The Knights’ challenge is to blend their defensemen’s mix of skill and personality into a defensive corps capable of competing for a Stanley Cup while weathering some early-season drama.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
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Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
The Knights scored three times on the penalty kill in a 5-2 win against the San Jose Sharks at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz predicts the order of finish in the Pacific and Central divisions for the 2018-19 season.
The move leaves the Knights with eight defensemen eligible to start the regular season, meaning 24-year-old Jake Bischoff is in line to make the roster.
While the 23-year-old’s seven-year, $36.4 million deal was a welcome move for the Golden Knights, at least one defenseman will have to go before the team’s season opener Oct. 4.
Review-Journal reporter Ben Gotz answers questions on the Golden Knights’ playoff chances, prospect Erik Brannstrom and Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot Gritty.
Gritty, an orange bearded creature with big eyes and a knack for imitating Kim Kardashian, has received plenty of criticism on Twitter since his unveiling Monday and Chance piled on Tuesday.
Eakin, who largely centered the Knights’ third line last season, has a lower body injury and coach Gerard Gallant doesn’t know if he’ll be ready by the team’s season opener.
The Knights were happy to get some 3-on-3 practice in when their preseason game with the San Jose Sharks went to overtime Saturday.
The network will air 73 regular-season games and introduce a weekly magazine show, “Vegas Golden Knights: Knight Life,” which will debut on Oct. 12.
The Knights have been outselling the Toronto Maple Leafs, StubHub’s second top-selling team, by 27 percent.
The defenseman played forward Wednesday to help with his conditioning since his 20-game suspension prevents him from playing in the preseason.
NHL writer Ben Gotz answers reader questions on Erik Karlsson, Vadim Shipachev and more.
The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center.
The 24-year old was a solid two-way player with the American Hockey League’s Chicago Wolves last season, scoring 23 points and finishing first on the team in plus-minus.