Vegas Golden Knights: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

A Rotowire study shows that Ryan Craig's seat is hot before he even coaches an NHL game

Take 32 head coaches and put them in a pressure cooker. What happens when one of them breaks down and explodes? That's what Vegas Golden Knights head coach Ryan Craig faces after being hired over the summer.

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The Quiz of the Day

The Golden Knights trim their roster down by 15 players

Ladies and gentlemen, it's that time of the preseason again. The Vegas Golden Knights are making roster cuts and have made 15 selections for the chopping block.

Mitch Marner News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 21

Mitch Marner cracks the Top 20 in the NHL Network's Top 50 Players Right Now list

This picture of Mitch Marner looks amazing. He looks serious and isn't taking any more guff from the media. He's endured all sorts of disrespect from some jilted fans in his hometown and is ready to prove them wrong.

Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / September 21

Call Me Crazy, But (Ken’s 2026-27 Picks)

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) It’s prediction season again! We’re back with our favorite and boldest style of predictions: Call Me Crazy, But.

San Jose Sharks News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The ''EA NHL,'' covers since 2000' quiz

How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"

The 'First-overall NHL Draft picks' quiz

The 'Conn Smythe Trophy winners' quiz

The 'Most NHL goals all-time' quiz

Trevor Connelly News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 21

What Trevor Connelly can do after a disappointing game against the Los Angeles Kings

Vegas Golden Knights fans were extremely worried about Trevor Connelly after he didn't register a single point on Saturday. Granted, the Golden Knights won because of Jackson Hallum and Viliam Kmec stepping up.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Jack Eichel News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 20

Jack Eichel changed the course of the Vegas Golden Knights for the better

We are officially nine days away from the start of the 2026-27 regular season, folks. You're probably thinking about Jack Eichel here because he's, well, No.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 20

Sunday thoughts about... drafting

Ah, the word draft. It comes up in various contexts, whether it's with the Vegas Golden Knights or your fantasy leagues. The very word invokes the idea that you're building something great.

Jackson Hallum News / Dice City Sports / September 20

Golden Knights preseason opens with Hallum’s late push

Jackson Hallum scored twice in the third period as the Vegas Golden Knights opened the preseason with a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday at Toyota Arena in Ontario, California.

Mark Stone News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 19

Golden Knights Round-Up featuring Mark Stone, training camp and more

Ladies and gentlemen, we have preseason hockey today. Yes, it's not Opening Knight. But hockey is hockey, no matter how you slice it. Yes, I know you've waited all summer for hockey to return.

Bruce Cassidy News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 18

Bruce Cassidy endorses Ryan Craig as the newest Vegas Golden Knights head coach

You've got to love it when old head coaches give ringing endorsements of the new guard. They instill confidence in the new head coach, ensuring that everything will go as planned.

Logan Thompson News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 18

Logan Thompson might've thrown some shade at the Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights will fondly remember Logan Thompson and his contributions to the franchise. They'll look back on a goaltender who stood out when called upon, going 56-32-11 during his four-year Vegas residency.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / September 18

Golden Knights camp opens with Craig’s urgency

The Vegas Golden Knights are not easing into the 2026-27 season. There is a new coach, a shortened training camp and only four preseason games before the games count.

Ben Hutton News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 18

Golden Knights Stanley Cup champion Ben Hutton gets a PTO with Ottawa

When it comes to Vegas Golden Knights defensemen, people will think about names like Alex Pietrangelo, Shea Theodore, and Brayden McNabb. Those names are part of a lengthy line of reliable blue liners who etched out a legacy with the Golden Knights.

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The 'NFL all-time passing leaders' quiz

The 'FBS animal nicknames' quiz

The 'Most lefty-homers in a season' quiz

The 'Active 150-yard NFL rushers' quiz

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 17

Sportsnet vastly underestimates the Vegas Golden Knights in the first power rankings

Make what you want of the Vegas Golden Knights' play last season. But the team deserved some praise after saving its season and coming two games shy of its second Stanley Cup.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 17

Takeaways from the first day of Golden Knights training camp

You know, I was going to post a pic of Jack Eichel smiling like he was going back to school. It was a wholesome pic of the Vegas Golden Knights forward, as he looked like he was happy to get out of Buffalo.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Lindy's Sports / September 17

NBA Has Significant Interest For Las Vegas Franchise

The NBA has significant interest among investors for an expansion franchise in Las Vegas, according to NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Though nothing is official just yet, the NBA seems destined to expand to a 32-team league, with franchises in Seattle and Las Vegas at the top of the list.

NHL News / Vegas Hockey Knight / September 17

The Athletic reassures the Golden Knights are fine with the latest Stanley Cup window map

The biggest debate isn't whether pineapples go on pizza or not. It's also not whether or not the "dress is blue or gray". It's about whether the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup contention window is about to close.

Juho Piiparinen News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 14

Golden Knights Recall Juho Piiparinen From Liiga

Vegas Golden Knights first-round pick Juho Piiparinen didn’t last long on his loan to Finland’s Liiga. The team announced on Monday that they have recalled Piiparinen and added him to the training camp roster.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / September 13

Golden Knights extend Stone and Bowman before preseason

The Golden Knights are six days from their preseason opener, but general manager Kelly McCrimmon has already handled two important pieces of business. Vegas signed Braeden Bowman to a six-year extension Thursday.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 12

Golden Knights sign Mark Stone to two-year extension

The captain of the Golden Knights won’t be moving on when his current contract expires next summer.

Dylan Larkin reporting to Red Wings camp, but stripped of captaincy after trade request

Connor Ingram announces retirement from hockey at age 29

John Klingberg retires from NHL after legendary 700-game career

Canucks' Quinn Hughes mistake is now the Wild's problem

Vegas Golden Knights News / The Forkball / September 11

Golden Knights Sign Braeden Bowman to Six-Year Extension

The Vegas Golden Knights have signed forward Braeden Bowman to a six-year contract extension worth $3.4 million annually, the team announced Thursday. The deal will begin with the 2027-28 season and keep Bowman under contract through the 2032-33 campaign.

Braeden Bowman News / Daily Faceoff / September 10

Golden Knights sign Braeden Bowman to six-year extension

The Vegas Golden Knights, always willing to spend aggressively to acquire and retain top talent, are therefore also always on the lookout for opportunities to find surplus value on their roster to enable those big swings.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / September 10

2026-27 Vegas Golden Knights Season Preview

The Vegas Golden Knights enter the 2026–27 season saying goodbye to their leading goal scorer last year, Pavel Dorofeyev. They are hoping Victor Olofsson will replace some of that scoring, but he obviously won’t totally replace him.

Ilya Samsonov News / Pro Hockey Rumors / September 8

Veteran goaltender Ilya Samsonov returns to NHL on two-way contract

This deal offers Samsonov a return to the NHL after spending last season with HK Sochi of Russia’s KHL.

The 'Single-playoff goal leaders' quiz

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / September 4

Maple Leafs’ Brendan Brisson signing just created a potentially big problem

The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Brendan Brisson to a one-year contract. The 24-year-old spent last season with the New York Rangers and their AHL affiliate, the Hartford Wolf Pack, tallying an assist in three NHL games and 37 points in 66 AHL games.