The NHL is heading to Las Vegas with an expansion franchise.
On Wednesday, the league announced the team will "begin play in 2017-18" and noted the franchise will play in the Pacific Division, with no changes to the league's alignment. With the announcement of the Vegas franchise, potential expansion to Quebec City has been deferred, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
"This will perhaps be the most covered expansion in our history," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters.
Despite SiriusXM NHL Network reporting the team would be named the Black Knights, owner Bill Foley told reporters the franchise has not yet been named.
An expansion draft will be held on June 20, 2017, with teams required to submit protected lists three days earlier, per Bob McKenzie of TSN. Las Vegas' selections will be announced on June 21.
Chris Johnston of Sportsnet reported that the league "expects to open a window where the Las Vegas team can make trades/transactions before expansion draft." Johnston noted that has "never happ ...
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