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Penguins’ Malkin, Korczak out day-to-day with lower-body injuries

Some more injury trouble in the Steel City. On Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced that forward Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kaedan Korczak are considered day-to-day with lower-body injuries.

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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.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / July 3

Penguins Bet on Kaedan Korczak’s Upside

The Pittsburgh Penguins did not just trade one defenseman for another. They made the kind of move that feels small at first, then starts to say more the longer it sits.

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The 'NHL Hart Trophy winners' quiz

Can you name every winner of the Hart Trophy, which honors the most valuable player in the NHL, since 1983?

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / June 30

Golden Knights, Penguins swap Kaeden Korczak, Parker Wotherspoon

According to an announcement from the Vegas Golden Knights, the defending Western Conference champions have traded defenseman Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins for defenseman Parker Wotherspoon.

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Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / August 22, 2025

VGK Looking To Do With Korczak What They Successfully Did With Hague And Whitecloud

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) The Golden Knights do not have a long history of handing over starting positions to young players coming up through the pipeline.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Dice City Sports / July 30, 2025

Golden Knights prospect suffers rough injury setback

The Vegas Golden Knights have rarely relied on their farm system when it comes to finding impact players. While homegrown talents such as Pavel Dorofeyev and Kaedan Korczak have found success in Vegas, most of the team’s big-ticket players have come outside the organization.

Vegas Golden Knights News / NHL on ClutchPoints / July 2, 2025

Vegas Golden Knights sign key defenseman to $13 million contract extension

The Vegas Golden Knights just locked in key blue-line talent with a four-year, $13 million extension for defenseman Kaedan Korczak that carries a $3.25 million annual cap hit beginning in the 2026–27 season.

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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 / July 2, 2025

Young Golden Knights defenseman receives four-year extension

Kaedan Korczak is going to be in Vegas for a while longer. On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights announced they re-signed Korczak to a four-year contract extension with an annual cap hit of $3.25 million.

NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 2, 2025

Golden Knights sign young defenseman to a four-year extension

He will earn a hardy bode of confidence with this news. He has one more season left on a two-year, $1.65M contract signed on July 1, 2024.

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Vegas places Alex Pietrangelo on LTIR, unlikely to play again

Knights sign Reilly Smith, Brandon Saad, Cole Reinhardt to contracts

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Can you name every player selected in the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft?

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Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / November 18, 2024

Unpacking VGK’s Odd Decision To Use Kaedan Korczak And Ben Hutton As Forwards

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) The Golden Knights have stepped outside the box with their lineup decisions in the last two games.

NHL News / Pro Hockey Rumors / July 1, 2024

Golden Knights fill goaltending vacancy on a one-year deal

The Golden Knights have found Logan Thompson’s replacement on the open market, inking Ilya Samsonov to a one-year pact Monday, per a team release.

Golden Knights trade goalie during his autograph session

Golden Knights make pair of depth signings

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Can you name every player selected in the Vegas Golden Knights expansion draft?

Vegas Golden Knights News / SinBin / May 23, 2024

Kaedan Korczak Has VGK Staring At An Abundance Of Defensemen

(Photo Credit: SinBin.vegas Photographer Brandon Andreasen) The Golden Knights defense corps is stacked. But is it too stacked? Since the addition of Noah Hanifin, there’s a strong argument that Vegas boasts the strongest and deepest blue line in the NHL.

Vegas Golden Knights News / Pro Hockey Rumors / January 11, 2024