Vegas Golden Knights announce Training Camp Roster
It is starting to get real all of a sudden. Yes, the Vegas Golden Knights have today released details for Training Camp which means that hockey is finally on the cusp of returning.
Following the conclusion of Rookie Camp and the Anaheim Rookie Faceoff tournament, all eyes are now on Training Camp which opens this Thursday, and the Vegas Golden Knights have revealed their roster, full schedule and jersey numbers for 2019-20.
Although this isn’t quite the regular season yet, today feels almost like Thanksgiving Eve given the excitement that comes with the NHL returning to work and, as was the case last year, expectations are high for the Golden Knights coming into camp.
With a loaded roster featuring elite stars such as Mark Stone, Max Pacioretty, William Karlsson and Marc-Andre Fleury, this roster as it is currently constituted is built to win now and Training Camp coupled with preseason will allow this current crop of players to set the tone and lay the foundations for what will hopefully be a successful year ahead.
So, ahead of the players getting back down to business tomorrow, the Golden Knights have released a plethora of details, including the all-important schedule for what is to come over the next few weeks.
Firstly, the Knights will report to City National Arena on Thursday, September 12 for off-ice testing – which is closed to the public – and that will be followed by rookie practice at 3:00 p.m. PT. All practice sessions at City National Arena are open to the public, which is music to the ears of any fans desperate to satisfy their hockey cravings.
Then the good stuff will happen on Friday, September 13 when the full roster, which will be split into A, B and C teams take to the ice for practice for the very first time together this year, with a number of scrimmages set before the Knights take on the Arizona Coyotes in their preseason opener at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday, September 15 at 1:30 p.m. PT.
It is a packed preseason slate for Vegas with seven games in total, including tilts against the Colorado Avalanche, the LA Kings and the San Jose Sharks, before opening the 2019-20 regular season against the Sharks at T-Mobile Arena on Oct, 2.
You can see the Vegas Golden Knights’ full 2019 Training Camp Schedule here.
Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon has also released the roster for Training Camp, and we will be giving you the lowdown on some of the lesser known names later this week but, for now, we’ve detailed the full roster:
Forwards:
Paul Cotter
Reid Duke
Lucas Elvenes
Cody Glass
Ben Jones
William Karlsson
Keegan Kolesar
Jake Leschyshyn
Jermaine Loewen
Jonathan Marchessault
Max Pacioretty
Mason Primeau
Gage Quinney
Jonas Rondbjerg
Mark Stone
Defensemen
Jake Bischoff
Xavier Bouchard
Dylan Coghlan
Connor Corcoran
Nicolas Hague
Kaedan Korczak
Jon Merrill
Brayden Pachal
Goalies
Marc-Andre Fleury
Jordan Kooy
Jiri Patera
That is the complete roster for the 2019 Training Camp and there will be a few intriguing names to keep an eye on, including generational talent Cody Glass who will be hoping to nail down a spot on the opening night roster, as will one of five stud defensemen including the likes of Jimmy Schuldt and Nic Hague.
Meanwhile, there are a few lesser-known names on the Training Camp roster including Jaycob Megna and Tyrell Goulbourne and, as already mentioned, we will be taking a closer look at some of those players this week.
53 players have been invited to Training Camp in total, including 29 forwards, 17 defensemen and seven goaltenders.
The Golden Knights also revealed their full set of jersey numbers for 2019-20 and we’ve mapped out the list below in numerical order by position:
Forwards:
7 – Valentin Zykov
9 – Cody Glass
10 – Nicolas Roy
11 – Curtis McKenzie
12 – Tyrell Goulbourne
18 – Peyton Krebs
19 – Reilly Smith
21 – Cody Eakin
23 – Patrick Brown
26 – Paul Stastny
28 – William Carrier
36 – Tye McGinn
37 – Reid Duke
39 – Jake Leschyshyn
43 – Paul Cotter
46 – Jonas Rondbjerg
53 – Marcus Kallionkieli
54 – Jermaine Loewen
55 – Keegan Kolesar
57 – Mason Primeau
61 – Mark Stone
64 – Ben Jones
67 – Max Pacioretty
70 – Lucas Elvenes
71 – William Karlsson
72 – Gage Quinney
73 – Brandon Pirri
75 – Ryan Reaves
81 – Jonathan Marchessault
89 – Alex Tuch
92 – Tomas Nosek
Defensemen
2 – Zach Whitecloud
3 – Brayden McNabb
4 – Jimmy Schuldt
5 – Deryk Engelland
6 – Kaedan Korczak
8 – Brett Lernout
14 – Nicolas Hague
15 – Jon Merrill
22 – Nick Holden
24 – Jaycob Megna
27 – Shea Theodore
45 – Jake Bischoff
52 – Dylan Coghlan
82 – Xavier Bouchard
85 – Connor Corcoran
88 – Nate Schmidt
94 – Brayden Pachal
Goalies
1 – Dylan Ferguson
29 – Marc-Andre Fleury
30 – Malcolm Subban
32 – Jiri Patera
34 – Jordan Kooy
35 – Oscar Dansk
40 – Garret Sparks
Now, of course jersey numbers are jersey numbers but there were a few that caught the eye, including #9 for high-end rookie Cody Glass, #10 for Nicholas Roy who was acquired as part of the trade that sent Erik Haula to the Carolina Hurricanes this summer, and #18 for Peyton Krebs who was Vegas’ No. 17 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
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It is also important to note that all of the Vegas Golden Knights’ preseason contests will be broadcast locally on KTNV Channel 13 in Las Vegas, while all on-ice practice sessions at City National Arena will be open to the public.
That’s all the finer details covered and now all is left is for the players to actually hit the ice and start putting the hard miles in ahead of what they hope will be a successful 2019-20, resulting in the Stanley Cup coming back to Sin City.
All we know is that we are extremely thankful hockey is back!