Justin Emerson
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Sports
Nothing could spoil a good walk at the renovated Wynn Golf Club
Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019 The majority of the course was re-created from scratch over 10 months; the 50,000 man-hours of total work included moving 40,000 cubic yards of earth. The course reopened October 11 with a $550 price tag for 18 holes, $50 higher than its previous cost. It comes with some serious perks.
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Sports
Golden Knights complete miracle comeback, beat Predators in OT
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019 Sometimes in the middle of a slump, it takes a miracle to break it. The Golden Knights got that miracle Wednesday night, and if they turn the season around it might be because of that goal. Max Pacioretty scored the game-tying goal with ...
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Early deficit in Dallas too much as Golden Knights drop third straight
Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 The Golden Knights played well for most of Monday night's game, but unfortunately a poor first period led to an early two-goal hole that was too much to overcome ...
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Golden Knights’ Mark Stone, Cody Eakin back on track thanks to each other
Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019 Mark Stone hadn’t scored a point in six games and Cody Eakin had just four points in 17 games all season. So the Golden Knights did what any reasonable ...
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Fleury’s stunning save caps Golden Knights' win over Maple Leafs
Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 He looked like a shortstop snaring a liner up the middle, extending fully and snatching it out of the air. Or maybe a wide receiver, diving in the end zone to corral a touchdown pass ...
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After another tough home loss, Golden Knights left wondering what comes next
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 After a 5-3 loss to Chicago on Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, the first loss in eight all-time meetings, the Golden Knights are now a quarter of the way through the season with ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Golden Knights are still the Pacific Division favorites
Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 The Golden Knights are back home after dropping three of four games on their East Coast road trip. ...
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Golden Knights' Cody Glass proving he belongs in NHL
Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 Cody Glass was dubbed the future the second that Vegas took him with the first draft pick in franchise history. Scoring in his debut against San Jose in the season opener didn’t dampen the excitement, and a month into what should be a long career, Glass has looked every bit the player the ...
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Controversial goal only part of Golden Knights’ problems against Jets
Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 Vegas fell to 4-3-2 at home this season, a troubling number for a team that for two years has relied on one of the league’s best home-ice advantages ...
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Schmidt brings trademark energy back to Golden Knights in return from injury
Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019 Anyone who’s spent time around the Golden Knights can recognize Nate Schmidt. He’s almost always grinning from ear to ear, laughing while he skates and hollers playfully during practice.
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Knights' Pacioretty dishing out assists until his scoring prowess returns
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 If you told Max Pacioretty before the season that he would have 11 points in the Golden Knights’ first 13 games, he might have believed you. But if you told him he would only have ...
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11 games in, a look at where the Golden Knights are shining
Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019 The Golden Knights defense has been subpar to open the season. Here are some observations about how Vegas has overcome some deficiencies on the blue line ...
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Golden Knights' defensive lapses masked in shootout win over Senators
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 The Golden Knights picked up the victory, a 3-2 shootout win over Ottawa. But the fact that they were in a shootout at all with the bottom-dwelling Senators ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Which team poses the biggest problem in the Pacific?
Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019 The Edmonton Oilers and Anaheim Ducks are two of the biggest surprises of the first two weeks of the NHL season. Which of the two Pacific Division opponents should the Golden Knights be more worried about it?
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Second-period mistakes doom Golden Knights in loss to Predators
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019 The play that made Golden Knights fans pull their hair out came on Nashville’s fourth goal. When Marc-Andre Fleury went to play a dump-in behind the net, his clearing went right to Filip Forsberg’s stick and into the net ...
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Blog: Golden Knights unable to get it going in loss to Coyotes
Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 It was not a pretty night in hockey's other desert city for the Vegas Golden Knights. They lost the special teams battle, they lost their goalie and they lost the game, 4-1 to the Arizona Coyotes at Gila River Arena on Thursday ...
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Cody Glass scores in debut as Golden Knights pound Sharks in opener
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 Cody Glass said Wednesday morning he got his best night of sleep in a long time, not worrying if he was going to make the team. He also doubted if his typical pregame nap would be as restful hours before his NHL debut ...
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Breaking News
Quiz: How’s your knowledge of the Golden Knights?
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 Just three years into NHL in the valley, and many Las Vegans have quickly become diehard Golden Knights fans, passionately cheering at games or watch parties, and becoming intimate with the roster. We can recite …
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Blog: Dominant effort powers Golden Knights over Sharks
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 Everyone knows who is coming to town tonight. Since the schedule was released, Vegas has been buzzing, knowing it was going to get a playoff rematch. And not just any playoff rematch: a chance for the Golden Knights to ...
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Season predictions: How will the Golden Knights' third campaign play out?
Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019 Many Golden Knights fans are confident in their vision for how the season will transpire. That vision, of course, ends with players hoisting the Stanley Cup ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Mark Stone's upcoming season
Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 Welcome to the "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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The Big 10: Circle these games on your VGK calendar
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019 If you see no other hockey games for the next six months or so, these are the ones to watch this season for the Vegas Golden Knights ...
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Golden Knights' new GM weighs in on roster moves, cap management
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 The Golden Knights had only one choice when Kelly McCrimmon’s name began floating around in connection with other franchises: promote their assistant general manager ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Looking at the bottom of the roster
Friday, Sept. 27, 2019 Welcome to the "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Paul Stastny's upcoming season
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 Welcome to the "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Golden Knights look poised for a Stanley Cup run
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 The Fate of the Golden Knights' season will rest on the answers to these five questions.
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Features
VGK youth movement: 2017 draftees Cody Glass and Nicolas Hague inch closer to the NHL
Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 No conclusions should be made if either misses the cut. Remember, Alex Tuch and Shea Theodore were sent to the AHL to start the 2017-2018 season. Glass and Hague will both get their chance, even if it’s not on October 2 when the Knights open the season against San Jose.
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Coghlan's blistering slap shot makes a splash at Golden Knights camp
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 Opinions vary on which young Golden Knights defenseman has stood out most at camp. But one thing should unify all observers: Dylan Coghlan has a heck of a shot ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Brayden McNabb's upcoming season
Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 Welcome to the "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Shea Theodore's upcoming season
Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 Welcome to the "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Las Vegas
AHL teammates reunite, battle for Golden Knights roster spot
Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019 Nicolas Roy and Patrick Brown didn’t expect to be teammates again. They won the Calder Cup together with Carolina’s AHL team last year, weeks before Roy was traded and ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Nick Holden's upcoming season
Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Jon Merrill's upcoming season
Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ..
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Brandon Pirri's upcoming season
Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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This small change in Golden Knights defense could stabilize blue line
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 Golden Knights coach Gerard Gallant made a minor announcement Monday, one that won’t perk too many ears but will get hardcore fans rethinking what the Vegas blue line will look like this season. By saying that Nate Schmidt is going to play on the right side ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Cody Eakin's upcoming season
Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Alex Tuch's upcoming season
Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing William Carrier's upcoming season
Friday, Sept. 13, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Tomas Nosek's upcoming season
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Las Vegas
Which rookie(s) will make the team and other key VGK questions
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 Hockey season is here, and the Vegas Golden Knights are currently in the midst of training camp. Though their roster is mostly set after two seasons that saw them make the playoffs, the Knights do have a ...
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Vegas Golden Podcast: Previewing Ryan Reaves' upcoming season
Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019 Welcome to the new "A player per day" series from Vegas Golden Podcast. ...
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Chasing NHL dreams, Golden Knights newcomers get first taste of rookie camp
Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 There’s a stark difference between development camp and rookie camp. Development camp in June was a chance for rookies to get into the Golden Knights’ facilities and learn what the organization expects. It’s also the first introduction to the city for recent draft picks ...
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With more cap space next year, here's how Golden Knights roster could look
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019 The Golden Knights spent the summer trying to get under the salary cap, shipping out Erik Haula, Colin Miller and Nikita Gusev while not adding much NHL talent. But next summer ...
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Breaking News
Golden Knights’ William Carrier had a better season than you remember
Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019 William Carrier is a bruising power forward who stumbled his way into some goals last season, but his league-leading hits-per-game and physical presence is the extent of ...
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Salary cap issues still loom for Golden Knights despite strong draft
Thursday, June 27, 2019 Vegas Golden Knights fans who hoped to come out of this summer’s NHL Entry Draft with more clarity on the team’s roster heading into the 2019-20 season were likely disappointed. Vegas still had as many questions at the conclusion of the draft June 22 as it did at the end of this past season, namely: The Golden Knights are still over the salary cap, a situation many thought they would address through draft-day trades.
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Three years after graduating from local high schools, Las Vegans poised to go high in MLB Draft
Thursday, May 30, 2019 Ryne Nelson swears he’s not thinking about Monday, June 3. No one would blame him if he was because it’s a day every baseball player dreams about yet few actually get to experience. The University of Oregon right-handed relief pitcher and Basic Academy graduate looks like one of the lucky ones. He could be ...
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How will the Vegas Golden Knights resolve William Karlsson’s situation this offseason?
Thursday, May 9, 2019 William Karlsson sighs when asked the question he’s grown accustomed to getting—and tired of answering. Any updates on a long-term contract with the Vegas Golden Knights?
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Features
The Golden Knights enter the playoffs with two potent, interchangeable top lines
Thursday, April 11, 2019 One minute it’s William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith, then Paul Stastny, Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty take the ice.
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Features
Mark Stone’s arrival has breathed new life into his season—and the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup hopes
Thursday, April 11, 2019 On a lake in northwest Ontario, two cottages sit just across the water from one another. It’s there that Mark Stone’s journey to Las Vegas began.
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Three things to watch as the Knights take on first-round opponent San Jose
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 For the second consecutive year, the Vegas Golden Knights will take on the San Jose Sharks in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Here are a few Sharks focal points as the Knights look to continue their dominance over their rivals.