Justin Emerson
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Hockey
COVID concerns reemerge for Golden Knights after beating Ducks
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 The Golden Knights had just polished up a thrilling 5-4 win against the Anaheim Ducks and looked to be feeling pretty good. Then the bad news ...
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Hockey
10 observations as Golden Knights set to play their 10th game
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021 The Golden Knights will play their 10th game of the season tonight when they host the Anaheim Ducks at 7 p.m., which is deeper into the season than you might have realized.
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Sports
Chandler Stephenson scores twice as Golden Knights down Kings
Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021 Stephenson scored a pair of goals, his first two-goal outing with Vegas, to help the Golden Knights defeat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at T-Mobile Arena.
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Sports
Henderson Silver Knights are Las Vegas’ newest show on ice
Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 The Silver Knights beat the Ontario Reign 5-2 at Orleans Arena on Saturday, the first game in the American Hockey League’s tenure in the Las Vegas valley.
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Hockey
Young Golden Knights trio showcase talents in dominating win
Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 The Golden Knights selected Cody Glass with their first-ever draft pick. They chose Nicolas Hague one round later. They signed Dylan Coghlan as an undrafted free agent a few months after that.
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Hockey
Golden Knights back in action, hopeful despite schedule uncertainty
Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 No one is blaming the Golden Knights for getting excited to play tonight. Vegas fans get to watch their favorite team again.
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Hockey
Golden Knights eager to return to ice after virus-related week off
Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 The Golden Knights are scheduled to return to game action Friday against the visiting Kings — of course, barring any more COVID-19 setbacks.
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Sports
How Zach Whitecloud became a NHL mainstay with Golden Knights
Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021 Whitecloud is humble, deferential, confident and eager all at the same time. That helps explain his journey to the NHL.
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Sports
Deryk Engelland returns to Orleans Arena as coach long after Wranglers days
Friday, Jan. 29, 2021 The last time Deryk Engelland was on the ice at Orleans Arena, he was skating for the Las Vegas Wranglers in 2005
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Sports
And this week’s Vegas Golden Knights Player of the Weekly is …
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 Hint: He led NHL defenesemen in goals.
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Hockey
Silver Knights coaches prepared to fill in for Golden Knights again if needed
Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021 Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros isn’t allowed on the ice at his own team’s practice because of COVID-19 safety protocols.
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Hockey
With coaches in quarantine, Golden Knights thrust into extraordinary circumstances
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 The Golden Knights weren’t naïve to the possibility that COVID-19 could come for them. And on Tuesday, for the first time this season, it did ...
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Hockey
Max Pacioretty's hat trick not enough as Golden Knights fall to Blues in shootout
Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021 The Golden Knights and St. Louis Blues are seemingly incapable of playing a normal hockey game. The latest example was Tuesday's outing at T-Mobile Arena, a wild 60 minutes followed by a wild five of overtime and even that wasn't enough ...
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Hockey
Golden Knights settle into virus hot spot on first pandemic road trip
Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 While it may seem odd that the Arizona Coyotes are allowing fans, they are making the most of their state guidelines that permit up to 3,500 people at Gila River Arena ....
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A&E
Las Vegas hockey for newbies: A quick primer for Vegas Golden Knights fans in waiting
Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021 Terms and rules to know, where to watch, Las Vegas hockey history and more.
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Hockey
Defense leads the way in Golden Knights’ most complete game of season
Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 Alex Pietrangelo and Shea Theodore said they talked with the Golden Knights defensive corps before Wednesday’s game about getting more involved in the offense ...
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Hockey
Golden Knights’ third-period dominance masks early-game challenges
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 The Golden Knights won in a way that’s quickly becoming a pattern in this shortened and still-young season. In three games, they have ...
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Hockey
Golden Knights rally again, erase 3rd period lead and beat Coyotes
Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 For the second game in a row, the Golden Knights rallied in the third period to win. This time it was against the Arizona Coyotes on Monday, as Vegas turned a one-goal deficit in the final period into an eventual ...
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Sports
Offense arrives just in time for Golden Knights to complete sweep of Ducks
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 It was a big win for the Golden Knights, in that they were able to fight through a night where the offense wasn’t there for 58 minutes and still come out with a win.
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Sports
Golden Knights rally to beat Ducks in overtime
Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021 It took awhile for the Golden Knights to score their first goal of the game. It didn't take them long to score their second. Max Pacioretty scored just seven seconds into overtime on Saturday ...
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Hockey
Mark Stone starts 2021 season, captaincy in style in Golden Knights win
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 A captain is supposed to break a slump, to snap a funk, to get the big goal when his team needs it most. It’s what the Golden Knights anticipated when they put on the “C” on Mark Stone’s jersey.
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Sports
Has Cody Glass transformed into the player the Vegas Golden Knights need him to be?
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 All eyes were on Cody Glass on opening night of the 2019-2020 Golden Knights season. The then-20-year-old rookie was making his NHL debut on the heels of a highlight-reel training camp, and his preseason that made it impossible for the club to leave him off the roster.
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Sports
The next wave: Who are the Golden Knights’ top prospects?
Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 The Golden Knights have reached the point in their history when they’re starting to rely on homegrown talent.
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Hockey
21 predictions for the Golden Knights season in 2021
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 As the Golden Knights prep for their season opener against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night, expectations are high for ...
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Sports
Now relied on, Nicolas Roy ready for second season with Golden Knights
Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 Of all the questions surrounding this year’s Golden Knights team, there’s a quiet confidence that Nicolas Roy will not be one of them.
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Hockey
For Golden Knights, personal responsibility key to season outside bubble
Friday, Jan. 8, 2021 Bubble hockey is over, and the Golden Knights are looking at a hockey season in the real world.
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Hockey
Golden Knights embrace the quirks of unusual NHL schedule
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 The upcoming hockey season won’t look and feel like what we are accustomed to because of changes brought on by the pandemic.
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Features
Five reasons for Las Vegans to feel optimistic about 2021
Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021 The vaccine rollout, a resilient economy, political stability and more.
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Sports
Pietrangelo getting acclimated to city, Golden Knights teammates
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 “It’s a whole new world that we didn’t even know was here in the city. It’s exciting for us. It’s part of going somewhere new and trying something different.”
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Sports
Report: Golden Knights to play outdoors at Lake Tahoe this season
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 Sportsnet reported on Friday morning that the Golden Knights will play the Colorado Avalanche at Lake Tahoe on Feb. 20. The game will be part of a two-day showcase at the Edgewood Tahoe Resort ...
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Sports
Top 10 Vegas Golden Knights moments from 2020
Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 The hope is that hockey in 2021 will start to look normal again. The coronavirus pandemic played a major role in the oddities of the Golden Knights in 2020, but even without pausing for the pandemic ...
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Sports
Vegas? Henderson? Winnipeg? Examining the Golden Knights’ options with prospect Peyton Krebs
Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 The Golden Knights will need to decide if Krebs is ready to play in the NHL when the season starts on Jan. 14 against the Ducks. If they decide the answer is no ...
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Sports
Golden Knights leader Deryk Engelland retires from hockey
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020 Engelland will remain with the Golden Knights as a special assistant to the owner and work with the Golden Knights Foundation on community outreach efforts.
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Sports
NHL season will be 56 games beginning Jan. 13
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 The Golden Knights will play in the newly formed West Division, which will include new opponents Colorado, Minnesota and St. Louis in addition to familiar foes in Anaheim, Arizona, Los Angeles and San Jose.
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Sports
Golden Knights prospects Krebs, Korczak eager to shine for Canada at World Juniors
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 The IIHF World Junior Championships start next week, the biggest global tournament for under-20 players. Peyton Krebs is one of two Golden Knights draft picks to make Canada’s roster ...
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Sports
Golden Knights preparing for season full of unknowns
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020 The Golden Knights don’t know when their season will start because of the pandemic, what it will look like, who they’ll be playing or where those games will be. Other than that ...
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Sports
Trading Pacioretty would leave Golden Knights with scoring void
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 Some surprising news surfaced this week, after an already strange offseason for the Golden Knights.
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Sports
Golden Knights’ Foley: NHL targeting Jan. 13 for season start
Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said “ostensibly” the goal is for the NHL to return on Jan. 13 with training camps to open at the beginning of January, possibly Jan. 3.
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Hockey
How divisional realignment would affect Golden Knights in shortened NHL season
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 If Vegas played a 56-game schedule in a division with just Arizona and the California teams, sports books might not bother putting up odds the Golden Knights would win it. But it wouldn’t be a five-team division. Realignment will put some teams ...
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Sports
Catching up with newest Golden Knights star as he relocates from St. Louis
Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020 The star defenseman signed a seven-year contract with the Golden Knights in October worth $8.8 million annually, making him the fifth highest-paid blue liner in the league. He earned the megadeal after finishing in the top five of Norris Trophy voting ...
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Hockey
Analysis: 5 Golden Knights who could be better (or worse) this season
Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 The Golden Knights, like the rest of the NHL, is still hopeful the season begins on the league’s targeted start date of Jan. 1.
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Hockey
5 reasons to be thankful as a Golden Knights fan
Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020 As we eat turkey and pumpkin pie, and virtually chat with our loved ones on this abbreviated Thanksgiving, let’s run down a few reasons why the Golden Knights should be thankful this holiday season.
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Hockey
Silver Knights unveil two uniforms ahead of AHL season
Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 The Silver Knights like to fashion themselves as the Golden Knights’ little sibling. The logo, practice rink and planned style of play are among the things the Henderson American Hockey League club is modeling after the NHL team ...
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UNLV
How UNLV, Raiders are working for greater diversity in coaching ranks
Monday, Nov. 2, 2020 The overarching aim is to improve the level of diversity among coaching and executive positions in football to better reflect the diversity of its players.
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A&E
Silver Knights excitement builds as Henderson Event Center takes shape
Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 Future Silver Knights players Reid Duke and Gage Quinney stood where their center ice will soon be and took a ceremonial puck drop from Henderson Mayor Debra March. They were at the heart of the construction site for the Henderson Event Center, the future home of the city’s ...
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News
How Golden Knights continue to draw stars like Pietrangelo
Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020 Sometimes it’s hard to forget the Golden Knights have played just three NHL seasons. They’ve been to the Western Conference Final twice and have reeled in the kind of star power even long-established franchises can only dream of.
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Sports
Petro power: Get to know the newest Golden Knight, Alex Pietrangelo
Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020 It’s been a busy offseason for the Golden Knights. They’ve signed Robin Lehner and Chandler Stephenson to extensions, said goodbye to Jon Merrill and Nick Cousins in free agency, and traded away Paul Stastny and Nate Schmidt to clear cap space. Space for what? Only the biggest free agent on this year’s market.
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Sports
Nate Schmidt on trade from Golden Knights: ‘Tough pill to swallow’
Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 The Golden Knights traded Schmidt to the Vancouver Canucks on Monday as part of a salary-clearing deal so Vegas could sign defenseman Alex Pietrangelo.
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Sports
Golden Knights sign star free agent Alex Pietrangelo, trade Nate Schmidt
Monday, Oct. 12, 2020 The former Blues captain is one of the top defensemen in the league, and along with Shea Theodore, helps the Golden Knights create arguably the best ...
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News
Golden Knights quiet on first day of free agency; splashy signing still possible
Friday, Oct. 9, 2020 The Golden Knights were quiet once free agency began Friday morning, but that doesn’t mean something isn’t brewing. The Golden Knights did not sign anyone new ...