Luckily, today, Gary Bettman put a halt to that potential disaster and confirmed the Golden Knights are indeed exempt when Seattle comes into the league.
The Golden Knights draft got underway one day later than most teams due to the trade that sent Vegas' first pick to the Red Wings for Tomas Tatar. On Day 2 of the Draft they have seven picks starting with #61, the penultimate pick of the 2nd round.
Seattle's new NHL team will benefit from the same favorable draft rules the Vegas Golden Knights leveraged to reach the Stanley Cup final their first season.
The Vegas Golden Knights didn't just hatch and then waddle their way into the Stanley Cup. Over a year of preparation went into selecting the team in the NHL's draft.
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team.
The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft conducted by the National Hockey League on June 18–20, 2017 to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2017–18 season, the Vegas Golden Knights.
Luckily, today, Gary Bettman put a halt to that potential disaster and confirmed the Golden Knights are indeed exempt when Seattle comes into the league.
The Golden Knights draft got underway one day later than most teams due to the trade that sent Vegas' first pick to the Red Wings for Tomas Tatar. On Day 2 of the Draft they have seven picks starting with #61, the penultimate pick of the 2nd round.
Seattle's new NHL team will benefit from the same favorable draft rules the Vegas Golden Knights leveraged to reach the Stanley Cup final their first season.
The Vegas Golden Knights didn't just hatch and then waddle their way into the Stanley Cup. Over a year of preparation went into selecting the team in the NHL's draft.
This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights franchise. It includes every player who was drafted, regardless of whether they played for the team.
The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft conducted by the National Hockey League on June 18–20, 2017 to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2017–18 season, the Vegas Golden Knights.
