The Golden Knights have traded defenseman Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Parker Wotherspoon. Pittsburgh retains 50% of Wotherspoon’s contract which makes his cap hit in Vegas $500,000 for one season.
Wotherspoon is a 28-year-old left-handed stay-at-home defenseman who played heavy minutes with the Penguins last season. Partnered with Erik Karlsson he logged more than 20 minutes per night and was one of Pittsburgh’s top penalty killers.
Wotherspoon scored three goals and 27 assists in 80 games, all career highs in the NHL, last season.
The Golden Knights have traded forward Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers, per TSN’s Darren Dreger. The return, according to Mollie Walker of the New York Post, is a 1st round pick in this year’s draft to be taken later tonight (#26), a 3rd round pick in this year’s draft to be taken tomorrow (#92), and a 2028 1st round pick that is top-10 protected.
Dorofeyev scored 37 goals in the regular season this year while scoring 35 last season. He also added 12 goals in 22 playoff games this postseason.
Per Elliotte Friedman, Dorofeyev is expected to sign a seven-year, $11 million AAV contract in New York.
The NHL has announced that the Golden Knights will forfeit a 2nd Round pick in the 2026 Draft as a result of “flagrant violations of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations.”
John Tortorella has also been fined $100,000.
Following the Golden Knights’ 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center to clinch a place in the Western Conference Final, John Tortorella declined to attend the required postgame press conference.
In addition, the Vegas locker room was not opened to the media as it typically is following games. One player, Shea Theodore, was brought into an auxiliary dressing room to answer questions and his press conference was cut short by the public relations staff in less than three minutes. Mitch Marner and Brett Howden fielded questions at the podium, as is standard after a playoff win, but quickly made it clear they were in a hurry, with Marner even outwardly joking about it before even sitting down.
The Golden Knights insisted the team bus had to leave so they could make their flight.
The NHL added that “the imposition of these penalties comes after previous warnings were issued to the Club regarding their compliance with the Media Regulations and other associated policies.”
Vegas has the right to appeal, which will take place in person next week in New York.
The Professional Women’s Hockey League has announced its newest expansion franchise is coming to Las Vegas. The league is holding a press conference at 1 PM today to make the announcement official.
The team will wear green and gold, which is “inspired by the natural tones of Southern Nevada.”
Home games will be played at T-Mobile Arena and will practice at America First Center in Henderson.
According to multiple reports, first reported by TSN’s Darren Dreger, the Golden Knights have acquired defenseman Rasmus Andersson in exchange for Zach Whitecloud, 2027 1st round pick, 2028 2nd round pick (which turns into a 1st round pick if VGK win the 2026 Stanley Cup), and prospect Abram Wiebe. 50% of Andersson’s salary is being retained by the Flames.
Andersson is a pending free agent and the deal reportedly does not include a contract extension at this time.
2028 – OWNED (conditionally to CGY) 2027 – to CGY 2026 – to CGY 2025 – to SJS 2024 – OWNED (Trevor Connelly) 2023 – to SJS 2022 – to BUF 2021 – to STL 2020 – to NYR 2019 – to BUF 2018 – to DET 2017 – to OTT 2017 – to MTL 2017 – to NSH
Rasmus Andersson, acquired by VGK, is an offensive defenceman who can carry the puck up-ice and defend the net-front. Tools are good, production is good, underlying numbers haven't been so great. Has in past struggled defending the rush and making clean plays out of the zone. pic.twitter.com/oAWS4EElNv
The wait for the Jack Eichel extension is officially over as reports indicate he and the Golden Knights have agreed to an 8-year extension with AAV of $13.5 million.
The deal keeps Eichel in Las Vegas through the end of the 2033-34 season.
Per multiple reports the Golden Knights have acquired Mitch Marner from the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner signed an 8-year $12 million AAV contract with the Leafs that will be transferred to Vegas.
