{"id":11387,"date":"2017-06-21T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T02:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=11387"},"modified":"2017-06-22T01:33:49","modified_gmt":"2017-06-22T05:33:49","slug":"golden-knights-draft-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/06\/21\/golden-knights-draft-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion Draft Gives Vegas Golden Knights Their Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

After teams submitted their protection lists on Sunday, the Vegas Golden Knights officially went to work on drafting their team. General manager\u00a0George McPhee<\/a> worked on deals with teams and that was reflected in some of the player choices. Now the Knights officially have their players.<\/p>\n

Expansion Draft Gives Golden Knights Their Team<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Wednesday night not only signified the NHL Awards, it also gave the Knights the opportunity to introduce the team that will take the ice for them this upcoming season. There were plenty of surprise choices.<\/p>\n

Forwards<\/strong><\/h5>\n

David Perron<\/a>\u00a0(STL)
\nBrendan Leipsic<\/a>\u00a0(TOR)
\nTomas Nosek<\/a>\u00a0(DET)
\nPierre-Edouard Bellemare<\/a>\u00a0(PHI)
\nOscar Lindberg<\/a>\u00a0(NYR)
\nErik Haula<\/a>\u00a0(MIN)
\nJames Neal<\/a>\u00a0(NSH)
\nWilliam Karlsson<\/a>\u00a0(CBJ)
\nJon Marchessault<\/a> (FLA)
\nCody Eakin<\/a>\u00a0(DAL)
\nTeemu Pulkkinen<\/a> (ARI)
\nConnor Brickley<\/a> (CAR)
\nChris Thorburn<\/a> (WPG)<\/p>\n

Defensemen<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Brayden McNabb<\/a>\u00a0(LA)
\nMarc Methot<\/a> (OTT)
\nDavid Schlemko<\/a>\u00a0(SJS)
\nGriffin Reinhart<\/a>\u00a0(EDM)
\nAlexei Emelin<\/a>\u00a0(MTL)
\nColin Miller<\/a>\u00a0(BOS)
\nClayton Stoner<\/a>\u00a0(ANA)
\nDeryk Engelland<\/a>\u00a0(CGY)
\nNate Schmidt<\/a>\u00a0(WSH)
\nTrevor van Riemsdyk<\/a>\u00a0(CHI)
\nJason Garrison<\/a>\u00a0(TB)
\nJonathan Merill (NJ)
\nWilliam Carrier<\/a>\u00a0(BUF)
\nLuca Sbisa<\/a> (VAN)<\/p>\n

Goaltenders
\n<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Marc-Andre Fleury<\/a>\u00a0(PIT)
\nJean-Francois Berube<\/a> (NYI)
\nCalvin Pickard<\/a> (COL)<\/p>\n

While most of these players are already under contract for next season, Engelland and Haula were two free agent choices.<\/p>\n

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One year deal for Deryk Engelland with VGK, $1M in salary and $1M in potential bonuses.<\/p>\n

— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 22, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n