John Owens
A Hartford kid, John grew up on The Whale and Brass Bonanza. He first laced up the skates at age 3 and has rarely taken them off since. Now based in Los Angeles, John considered the Kings as his new team, but since he once scored on Jonathan Quick, he decided the merry band of misfits in Vegas better suited him. Stickside low, for the record.
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Vegas Golden Knights Training Camp Primer
September 13th, 2018 Training camp has officially opened for the Vegas Golden Knights (view the full roster and schedule here) and although much of the roster seems set in stone, there are several interesting battles for a few open spots that will take place in the pre-season. Here's a quick look. Who Lines up with Stastny and Pacioretty? The first line is...
Vegas Golden Knights Are All-In
September 13th, 2018 An NHL franchise in its second year of existence is trading away its future assets. This should still be an absolutely baffling sentence... but it's not anymore. Not after the Vegas Golden Knights rode a massive wave of momentum for the entire 2017-18 season that took them all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Would they stay the...
Who'll Be the Vegas Golden Knights' First Captain?
August 14th, 2018 The headline might seem confusing, as the Vegas Golden Knights are in fact set to enter their second season of play, but it's true! The team has yet to name its inaugural captain. So who should be the first to wear the 'C' in a Sin City? Last Season's Alternate Captains Last year, the team was content to give a good chunk of the roster...
Did the Golden Knights Improve This Offseason?
August 2nd, 2018 It's a question on the minds of many after the Vegas Golden Knights' miracle first season - did this team get better? Before we get into the answer, let's recap the bigger moves made by the Golden Knights this offseason as we start to gear up for the 2018-19 season. June 30: Ryan Reaves - 2 Years, $5.55 Million I'm still scratching...
What Would Erik Karlsson Cost the Golden Knights?
July 14th, 2018 The Vegas Golden Knights are still in on the Erik Karlsson trade sweepstakes, depending on who you believe. They have the cap space and, potentially, the trade chips available -- and adding a generational talent like Karlsson would surely help shore up a back-end that needs some help. But...at what cost? Perhaps the reason he has...
It's Good the Golden Knights Didn't Win the Cup
June 22nd, 2018 It's now been two weeks since the Washington Capitals put an end to the Vegas Golden Knights' magical season and hoisted the cup in Sin City (and are now doing it again thanks to the NHL Awards), which has given us time to reflect and to turn our focus forward. Sure, we all wanted to see the full Miracle Hollywood treatment, but...
