Full Ice Surface Installed at T-Mobile Arena Andrew Forbes | July 30, 2016 The city of Las Vegas got one step closer to that inaugural NHL game as workers finished the installation process for T-Mobile Arena’s ice surface on Saturday. And there you…
Seattle NHL Window is Closing Michael Straw | July 22, 2016 Seattle’s bid for an NHL team is still alive, but it may as well be on life support. With only the city of Las Vegas recently being approved for league…
What Does the Future of Hockey Hold in Arizona? Devin Slawson | July 21, 2016 Arizona has long been a talking point in the NHL as the next potential franchise to be thwarted through relocation. The city struggled to draw consistent crowds and the team…
Facing Off: Giving Las Vegas a Name, Identity, and Potential Players Larry Fisher | July 18, 2016 Facing Off is a weekly column debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. From current events like trades and hat tricks to bigger-picture stuff like scandals and expansion —…
Mock Expansion Draft: Las Vegas Lineup Better Than Expected Larry Fisher | July 15, 2016 Las Vegas still needs a name for its NHL franchise but put a name to its general manager this week by hiring George McPhee to head up the expansion process.…
Las Vegas Hires George McPhee as First General Manager Brandon Share-Cohen | July 12, 2016 When the NHL officially announced that Las Vegas would be receiving an NHL franchise, some major questions were still left unanswered. The general manager, coach, expansion draft players, and otherwise…
Nashville Predators and the Expansion Draft Anthony Pagliarulo | July 2, 2016 A few weeks ago the NHL announced the addition of a Las Vegas franchise and the NHL Expansion Draft for the new Las Vegas team. The expansion draft will not take…
Signings of the Times Matt Pryor | June 24, 2016 John Lennon said it best: Nobody told me there’d be days like these. When was the last time the top two pending unrestricted free agent defensemen saw their negotiating rights…
NHL Approves Las Vegas Expansion Andrew Forbes | June 22, 2016 The NHL Board of Governors met again on Wednesday with the discussion surrounding the league’s expansion in 2017-18. They closed the meetings with the vote in favour of the NHL…
Expansion Draft Could Do Montreal Canadiens a Favor Ryan Szporer | June 18, 2016 NHL expansion into Las Vegas seems like a foregone conclusion at this point. As does the notion the Montreal Canadiens are poised to benefit greatly from the resulting draft. Sure,…
NHL Will Expand to Las Vegas: Report Dustin L. Nelson | June 14, 2016 The NHL has decided to expand to just a single city, and that city will be Las Vegas, according to an AP report. That is, they’re tentatively approved for expansion…
Expansion Draft Rules Gain Clarity Dustin Nelson | June 11, 2016 The expansion draft is likely on its way. The NHL is expected to make a formal announcement about expansion to Las Vegas and/or Quebec City prior to this month’s NHL…