The Vegas Golden Knights have traded forward Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2024 third-round draft pick, the club announced Wednesday. The deal was initially reported by ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, but the team confirmed it shortly thereafter. The third-round pick, which originally belonged to Vegas, was used in the trade-deadline deal for Teddy Blueger. … [Read more...] about Golden Knights trade Reilly Smith to Penguins for third-round pick
Golden Knights sign Barbashev to five-year, $25 million extension
The Vegas Golden Knights have agreed to terms on a five-year, $25 million contract extension with forward Ivan Barbashev, the club announced Wednesday. The deal carries an AAV of $5 million. The move comes just over an hour after the club traded forward Reilly Smith to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a 2024 third-round pick. Smith’s contract also carried a $5 million … [Read more...] about Golden Knights sign Barbashev to five-year, $25 million extension
2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights select David Edstrom in first round (No. 32)
The Vegas Golden Knights selected center David Edstrom with the No. 32 overall pick in the first round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft Wednesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Edstrom was ranked 25th overall on Central Scouting’s list of top European skaters; he was considered a bubble player that could go late in the first round or in the second, but the Golden Knights … [Read more...] about 2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights select David Edstrom in first round (No. 32)
2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights draft Mathieu Cataford and Arttu Kärki in third round
The Vegas Golden Knights used their two third-round picks in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft to draft center Mathieu Cataford (No. 77 overall) from the Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL and defenseman Arttu Kärki (No. 96 overall) from the Tappara U20 in the U20 SM-sarja league in Finland. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound native of Chateauguay, Quebec scored 31 goals and 75 points in 68 games … [Read more...] about 2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights draft Mathieu Cataford and Arttu Kärki in third round
2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights select winger Tuomas Uronen in sixth round (No. 192)
The Vegas Golden Knights selected right winger Tuomas Uronen with the No. 192 pick in the sixth round of the 2023 NHL Entry Draft. In the end, it was the Golden Knights’ final pick of the draft, as Vegas traded its seventh-round pick (No. 224) to Columbus in exchange for a 2024 seventh-rounder. Uronen, a native of Kerava, Finland, played for HIFK U20 of the U20 SM-sarja league … [Read more...] about 2023 NHL Entry Draft: Golden Knights select winger Tuomas Uronen in sixth round (No. 192)