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Golden Knights weigh options after goalie Robin Lehner fails to report

Sep. 19, 2024 13:01 PM EDT

Goalie Robin Lehner failed to report to the Vegas Golden Knights, forcing the club to weigh its options regarding a player who has not played in more than two years because of a hip injury. Lehner underwent hip surgery in August 2022 and was placed on long-term injured reserve. Club...

Buffalo Sabres avert arbitration by agreeing to sign forward Beck Malenstyn to a 2-year contract

Jul. 23, 2024 12:26 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres averted salary arbitration by agreeing to sign newly acquired forward Beck Malenstyn to a two-year, $2.7 million contract on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Malenstyn was a restricted free agent and had opted for salary arbitration earlier this...

Leaving Las Vegas: Marchessault balances disappointment with excitement of his new team in Nashville

Jul. 03, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

Excited as Jonathan Marchessault is looking forward to join Steven Stamkos and the retooled Nashville Predators, the one-time original member of the Golden Knights' so-called “misfits” couldn’t help but feel let down by how his time ended in Las Vegas. Once believing he would...

'Unpredictable' free agency is on tap around the NHL as part of a fast-tracked offseason

Jun. 30, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

NHL free agency opens Monday, less than a week since Commissioner Gary Bettman presented the Stanley Cup to the Florida Panthers. The offseason comes at you fast, and with all of it packed into a short period of time and more extra money to spend since before the pandemic, general...

Connelly seeks to put past mistake behind after being selected 19th in NHL draft by Golden Knights

Jun. 29, 2024 01:57 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It meant little to Trevor Connelly what spot he was selected in the NHL draft — first round or beyond — due to the regrettable decision he made in the past. What ultimately mattered to the 18-year-old is the work he put in through volunteer work and diversity...

Macklin Celebrini selected No. 1 by San Jose at NHL draft where Las Vegas and hockey royalty mix

Jun. 29, 2024 00:06 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Macklin Celebrini headlined the NHL draft by going first overall to the San Jose Sharks on a Friday night hockey and Las Vegas royalty mixed company under the visual spectacle of the Sphere. French-Canadian chanteuse Celine Dion and longtime boxing announcer...

NHL Player Inclusion Coalition strives to continue growth of hockey

Jun. 27, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NHL All-Star PK Subban was all smiles Thursday afternoon at the James Boys & Girls Club in historic West Las Vegas, participating in an NHL Player Inclusion Coalition ball hockey clinic on the group’s first anniversary. Then the team he was playing on,...