#hudson foligno

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December 20, 2023

Clementine had just had a game last night against the Flyers, the Devils losing in overtime. She got on a separate flight then her team this morning having got permission to leave and meet the team tomorrow in Edmonton.

She walked through the airport holding her duffle bag in her hand, she walked out into the cold Chicago air and smiled when she saw Janelle Foligno in the car waiting for Clementine.

Clementine quickly hurried to the passenger side getting into the warm car, she smiled leaning over the console hugging Janelle, “Thank you for doing this!”

“Of course!” Janelle fondly smiled at her.

Clementine turned in her seat hearing the kids in the back, “Hi Kiddos!”

“Clemy!” The three kids all cheered at the same time having seen her a lot more since Connor had signed with the blackhawks.

“Are you guys excited!” Clementine smiled at the three kids while Janelle started driving through the airport chaos.

“Yeah!!” Hudson cheered the youngest son of Nick and Janelle.

“Me too!” Landon their middle child smiled excitedly.

“Yeah.” Miliana quickly nodded with a big smile always enjoying skating with her dad.

Clementine smiled, and for the remainder of the drive she listened to the three kids tell her everything that’s happen since she has seen them last.

Clementine brushed her long blonde hair out of its messy bun from the flight, she was wearing a pair of jeans and black sweater with a black trench coat, she played with her silver sea star necklace seeing the Blackhawks Arena as they drove into the parking garage.

“Ready?” Janelle asked the four with a big smile exicted for the surprise, she got four nods in return.

Clementine opened the back door helping Landon out as the other two got out on the other side, Landon shyly grabbed Clementine’s hand holding, She looked down with a smile letting him hold her hand.

They walked into the Arena towards the rink where they saw lots of different family and friends getting together for the Chicago Blackhawks family skate.

Clementine saw Connor’s back as he was talking to Nick she gently let go of Landon’s hand and snuck up behind her baby brother, she stood up on her toes wrapping her arms over his shoulders resting her chin on his shoulder.

Connor tensed just slightly before smelling the perfume his sister has always worn and relaxed smiling as he spun around seeing his big sister here, he pulled her into a hug burying his head in her neck, “Faye?” Connor was confused as he thought none of his family could make the family skate.

“Hi connie.” Clementine pressed a kiss to the side of his head, holding her baby brother tightly.

“What are you doing? i thought you couldn’t come?” Connor smiled at his big sister when they pulled away from the hug.

“I couldn’t but i got coach to agree to let me come.” Clementine smiled shrugging knowing she did everything to make sure Connor wouldn’t be alone his first family skate.

“Thank you.” Connor squeezed her hand, before he held her hand and started bringing her to all his teammates who he has already introduced her too but she let him drag her around always confused how he’s always so proud of her.

Connor dragged her to the booth that had skates for the family and friends to use and grabbed a pair for Clementine to wear, they headed to a bench around the rink sitting down putting their skates on.

Clementine was done first and watched her baby brother fondly feeling like it was yesterday their parents handed Connor to her and helped her hold him, Clementine ran a hand through his hair that was messy after he slipped his beanie off, “I’ve missed you.”

Connor looked up from finishing her skates relishing in the comfort from his sister and felt alot of the anxiety and worries go away with her near, “I missed you too Faye.” Connor smiled softly truthfully hating being away in Chicago and none of his family near by, he’s love playing hockey but some days hockey isn’t always enough.

Clementine slipped his black beanie on before standing up putting a hand down to her brother who quickly took it, “Come on it’s been awhile since we’ve skated for fun together.” Connor smiled.

Clementine threw an arm over his shoulder as they got onto the ice and started skating around, “Last time i was on this ice i scored a goal.” Clementine smirked remembering the winning goal she got against the Blackhawks last season.

Connor chuckled at his sister, “We play each other soon.” Connor was so excited to be on the same ice as his sister during a game never having done that before, truthfully he would always rather be on her team and hopefully one day he will be.

“I know I’m very excited.” Clementine grinned shaking his shoulder slightly making Connor laugh, “Mom, Dad and Mads are coming the 22nd right?” Clementine double checked with Connie, knowing they decided to do Christmas at Connor’s apartment this year as it’s easier to meet in Chicago this year than Vancouver.

“Mhm.” Connor nodded still skating together, “Your coming the 23rd right?”

“Yeah i’m taking a late flight after my game.” Clementine nodded having planned to leave right after her game so she had the most time with her family.

Connor nodded happily at the thought of just a few days with his family.

Landon had skated over to them and asked to play with Connor, Connor looked at Clementine not wanting to leave her but she just smiled and nodded.

Clementine watched as Connor skated after Landon just like she use to when he was a super young, she felt a bump to her leg and looked down seeing Hudson smiling up at her, she smiled back at him.

She saw Janelle, Nick and Miliana right behind him, “I think they are entertaining each other.” Clementine smiled watching Connor and Landon chase each other on the ice.

“He’s gonna sleep good tonight.” Nick fondly laughed, knowing how much his three kids love Connor and Clementine.

Clementine stayed skating with them for a good while before Connor and Landon joined them finally worn out, “Had fun?” Nick asked with an amused look.

“Did i have that much energy?” Connor looked at Clementine for an answer.

“Connor, you still do.” Clementine deadpan with a smile, Connor just shrugged knowing she wasn’t wrong.

A media person was skating around taking pictures and asked for a picture of Clementine and Connor, Clementine threw her arm around Connors shoulder pulling him to her as they smiled their identical smiles at the camera, the media perosn skated off saying a thank you.

Connor looked at Clementine with puppy eyes, Clementine fondly rolled her eyes knowing what he wants but nodded agreeing, Connor cheered always loving racing Clementine on the ice.

“Around the net and back?” Connor proposed, Clementine nodded, “3,2,1 Go.” The two started skating really fast to the other side of the rink, skating around all the people on the ice. Connor has always had to work really hard to be a fast skater and Clementine has always just had naturally ability of being very fast on the ice, she quickly got around the net first and skated back to other side of the rink easily beating Connor, she skidded to a stop turning around watching Connor reach the net.

“I’ll beat you one day.” Connor pouted slighty have never been able to beat his sister on the ice.

“Oh i have no doubts little brother.” Clementine fondly smiled throwing her arm over his shoulder again.

They skated around for a another hour before the Family skate was finally over and it was about 3:00 PM so Clementine and Connor had a good few hours to spend together before they had to go to sleep and Clementine was leaving early in the morning.

Clementine sat on the bench taking off her skates, Connor sat next to her taking hsi off as well, “Faye..”

Clementine looked at Connor who was looking at her with puppy eyes, “What do you want?” Clementine raised an eyebrow knowing Connor always uses his puppy dog eyes.

“Will you make mac and cheese?” Connor hopefully grinned, knowing Clementine doesn’t love cooking but she is really good at it.

“Do you have all the ingredients?” Clementine questioned sliding her black boots back on.

Connor rapidly nodded. Clementine fondly rolled her eyes, “Alright fine.” Connor smiled cheering looking very happy.

Clementine stood up with Connor walking out to the parking garage with the Foligno’s to get her bag from the car.

Clementine grabbed her bag from the car and turned around as the three kids all hugged her at the same time, “I’ll miss you guys.” Clementine smiled hugging all three of them at the same.

“We’ll miss you too Clemy!” Miliana sadly smiled, sad they can’t spend more time with her.

“I’ll see you guys soon don’t worry.” Clementine smiled at the three as she bent down to their height, she booped all their noses before getting up accepting the hug from Nick.

“Thank you for watching him.” Clementine muttered to Nick, having actually met Nick and his wife during her rookie year and had asked if they could keep an eye on her brother.

“Of course.” Nick fondly smiled knowing how much Clementine cares for her siblings and anyone can tell how much Connor looks up to his big sister and Nick had no doubt that sooner or later the two would be playing together on one team.

“Thank you.” Clementine whispered to Janelle, having been thankful how Janelle helped make this trip really easy for Clementine.

“Of course.” Janelle smiled before letting her go from the hug.

Clementine and Connor waved to the family before walking to Connor’s car, Clementine got into the passenger seat and Connor in the driver seat and Connor started driving the quick drive to his apartment.

Connor pulled into the parking garage of his apartment turning the car off, They walked into the apartment and headed into the elevator to Connor’s floor. Connor unlocked the door and let Clementine and him in.

“If you wanna take a shower first and then we can make dinner?” Connor suggested knowing Clementine always like showering after being on a airplane and she just loves taking warm showers.

Clementine nodded and headed to the guest room that she has stayed in many times already, She slipped off her clothes getting into the steaming hot shower feeling her body relax from the warmth.

Clementine finished her showered changing into a pair of devils sweatshirt and vancouver hoodie, she slipped on a pair of fuzzy socks and brushed out her long soaking wet hair before grabbing her phone and heading out of the room seeing Connor on his phone in comfy clothes as well.

Clementine plopped onto the couch next to Connor taking the blanket on the back of the couch she picked out for his apartment and layed it over her beginning to scroll on her phone for awhile.

Connor and Clementine were so focused on their phones for at least an hour until Connor’s stomach loudly rumbled, Clementine laughed, “Alright let’s get you some food.” She pulled him off the couch and heading to the kitchen.

Clementine was pleasantly surprised there was actually a few food ingredients in his fridge and started to pull out everything for mac and cheese, Connor pulled out a french bread loaf and started pulling things out for garlic bread.

Clementine and Connor both did their part of the meal and within thirty minutes they had both finished. They plated up their food and sat back down on the couch together turning the TV onto a hockey game that was playing right now.

They finished eating and Connor brought the plates into the kitchen and came back tot he living room and sat on the couch laying his head onto her lap, Clementine looked down smiling at her brother and started playing with his hair.

They watched the entire hockey game and Clementine could feel Connor fast asleep in her lap, she grabbed the other blanket covering him and set her alarm before she rested her head on the couch and slowly began to fall asleep as well.

December 21, 2023

Clementine woke up to the sound of her alarm, she rubbed her eyes shutting the alarm off seeing Connor slowly waking up as well.

Clementine yawned stretching her arms above her head before reluctantly getting off the couch, she headed to the guest room and did all of her toiletries and everything before putting all her stuff back in her duffle bag and closing it up, she grabbed her bag heading out of the room setting it by the front door.

Connor walked out of his room looking more awake, “Ready to go?” Connor asked Clementine while slipping on his slides.

Clementine nodded and picked her bag back up heading out of his apartment and down to the parking garage, they both got in the car and started the drive to airport.

After a little while they got to the crazy busy Chicago airport, getting to the terminal she’s needs to go to. Connor pulled into the parking spot by the terminal.

Clementine sadly smiled and leaned over the console pulling Connor into a tight hug, “I’ll see you in a few days, have a good game tonight, I love you.” Clementine pressed a soft kiss to the side of his head.

Connor held onto his sister tightly always hating saying bye to her, “Have a good game too, I love you too Faye.” He reluctantly pulled away sending her a sad smile, one she easily returned.

Clementine hopped out of the car with her bag and started heading to the door, she turned around sending one last wave to her brother before heading into the airport.

[hockeywags]

Nick, Landon, Milana, and Hudson Foligno [Source]

[zachwereskey]

Fliggy and Janelle just had their [third] child omg can they send me baby pics?! Like rn pls.

[fromthe-point]

Nick Foligno of the Columbus Blue Jackets, Robin Lehner of the New York Islanders and Joe Thornton of the San Jose Sharks were named finalists for the Masterton Trophy on Friday. The award is presented annually to the player voted to best exemplify the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.

The winner will be announced at the 2019 NHL Awards presented by Bridgestone at the Mandalay Bay Events Center sports and entertainment complex in Las Vegas on June 19.

Foligno, a 31-year-old forward, was forced to deal with health issues affecting two of his three young children yet returned to the lineup and played a significant role in helping the Blue Jackets qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He missed five games when his 5-year-old daughter, Milana, born with a congenital heart defect, needed a second heart surgery Dec. 31. Milana had surgery to replace a heart valve a few weeks after her birth in October 2013, a procedure that worked but still presented some complications. He missed four games when his 23-month-old son, Hudson, was hospitalized March 11 after contracting pneumonia so severe that his right lung collapsed four days later. The Blue Jackets captain managed 35 points (17 goals, 18 assists) in 73 games, and was second on Columbus in hits (175) and eighth in takeaways (37). No Columbus player has won the Masterton since the Blue Jackets entered the NHL in 2000.

[pksuburban]

Top 3 Most Attractive Players on Each NHL Team

Here it is, what you’ve all been waiting for: mine and my friend’s (non-hockey, woc, “they all start looking like the Minions - vaguely similar but still slightly different, basic white boys”) list.

List was compiled by looking at rosters on NHL.com, picking top faves, googling images(or looking at tumblr) to confirm attractiveness, and ranking top 3 from google/tumblr images and roster pics.

Anaheim Ducks

Adam Henrique

Kevin Roy

Brandon Montour

Arizona Coyotes

Scott Wedgewood

Jakob Chychrun

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Boston Bruins

Peter Cehlarik

Brandon Carlo

Sean Kuraly

Buffalo Sabres

Marco Scandella

Hudson Fasching

Ryan O’Rielly

Calgary Flames

Sean Monahan

Dougie Hamilton

Garnet Hathaway

Carolina Hurricanes

Elias Lindholm

Klas Dahlbeck

Jaccob Slavin

Chicago Blackhawks

Lance Bouma

Brandon Saad

Jonathan Toews

Colorado Avalanche

Gabriel Landeskog

JT Comphers

Colin Wilson

Columbus Blue Jackets

Alexander Wennberg

Ryan Murray

Josh Anderson

Dallas Stars

Tyler Seguin

Jamie Benn

Jamie Oleksiak

Detroit Red Wings

Petr Mrazek

Luke Glendening

Jonathan Ericsson

Edmonton Oilers

Oscar Klefbom

Laurent Brossoit

Leon Draisaitl

Florida Panthers

Vincent Trocheck

Nick Bjugstad

Ian McCoshen

Los Angeles Kings

Adrian Kempe

Alex Iafallo

Darcy Kuemper

Minnesota Wild

Marcus Foligno

Zach Parise

Jason Zucker

Montreal Canadiens

Carey Price

Jacob de la Rose

Jonathan Drouin

Nashville Predators

Roman Josi

Calle Jarnkrok

Juuse Saros

New Jersey Devils

Miles Wood

Michael McLeod

Marcus Johansson

New York Islanders

Jordan Eberle

Anders Lee

John Tavares

New York Rangers

Brady Skjei

Paul Carey

Henrik Lundqvist

Ottawa Senators

Tom Pyatt

Matt Duchene

Derick Brassard

Philadelphia Flyers

Nolan Patrick

Wayne Simmonds

Michael Raffl

Pittsburgh Penguins

Kris Letang

Casey DeSmith

Tom Kuhnhackl

San Jose Sharks

Chris Tierney

Brenden Dillon

Martin Jones

St. Louis Blues

Colton Parayko

Vladimir Sobotka

 Alex Pietrangelo

Tampa Bay Lightning

JT Brown

Dan Girardi

Cory Conacher

Toronto Maple Leafs

William Nylander

Nikita Zaitsev

Connor Carrick

Vancouver Canucks

Erik Gudbranson

Jacob Markstrom

Bo Horvat

Vegas Golden Knights

David Perron

Malcolm Subban

Alex Tuch

Washington Capitals

Tom Wilson

Andre Burakovsky

TJ Oshie

Winnipeg Jets

Dmitry Kulikov

Blake Wheeler

Adam Lowry

[vegasknightsoftheroundtable-blog]

Las Vegas–Tonight at T-Mobile Arena after several months of the Vegas Golden Knights going thru their monthly mock drafts, the moment the hockey in Southern Nevada’s Thriving Metropolis finally arrived!!!

The NHL Expansion Draft meshed with the NHL Awards Ceremony where many of the greats in the league took home some prestigious hardware.

For the Vegas Golden Knights, they broke up the selections into 4 separate rounds where Team Owner Bill Foley along with “The Engineer” General Manager George McPhee made the selections.

During the historic event they were using the hashtag #VegasDraft for hockey to use on Twitter.

First Group of Selections As Follows (With Stats)

Calvin Pickard, Goaltender, Colorado Avalanche. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 200 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the second round (49th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Has 28 wins in 74 NHL starts. Made his NHL debut on October 16, 2014 in relief of starter Reto Berra. Has a 2.77 GAA and .914 SV% in 86 career NHL games

Luca Sbisa, Defenseman, Vancouver Canucks. Nationality: Switzerland/Italy

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 209 lb, Age: 27

Draft: Selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round (19th overall) of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Has 88 points (16 G, 72 A) in 465 career NHL games. Scored his first NHL goal on December 28, 2010 vs. Phoenix Coyotes. Born on the Italian island of Sardinia and raised in Oberageri, Switzerland.

Jon Merrill, Defenseman, New Jersey Devils. Nationality: United States of America

Height: 6’3’’, Weight: 205 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the second round (38th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Has 36 points (6 G, 30 A) in 216 career NHL games. Reached NCAA Frozen Four title game in 2011 with the University of Michigan Wolverines. Scored his first NHL goal on February 7, 2014, an overtime game-winning goal vs. Edmonton Oilers

Teemu Pulkkinen, Forward, Arizona Coyotes. Nationality: Finland

Height: 5’10’’, Weight: 185 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the fourth round (111th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Made his NHL debut with the Red Wings on March 14, 2014 vs. Edmonton. Acquired by the Coyotes from the Minnesota Wild on February 26, 2017 in exchange for future considerations. Has 22 points (13 G, 9 A) in 83 career NHL games.

William Carrier, Forward, Buffalo Sabres*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 212 lb, Age: 22

Draft: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the second round (57th overall) of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Has eight points (5 G, 3 A) in 41 career NHL games. Made his NHL debut on November 5, 2016 vs. Ottawa Senators. Traded to Buffalo from St. Louis on February 28, 2014, along with Chris Stewart, Jaroslav Halak and first and third round draft picks in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for Ryan Miller and Steve Ott

Tomas Nosek, Forward, Detroit Red Wings. Nationality: Czech Republic

Height: 6’3’’, Weight: 210 lb, Age: 24

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed to a two-year entry-level contract as an unrestricted free agent by the Red Wings in June 2014. Had 41 points in 51 games for the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins, winning the Calder Cup in 2016-17. Scored his first NHL goal on March 28, 2017 vs. Carolina Hurricanes.

Cody Eakin, Forward, Dallas Stars. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 190 lb, Age: 26

Draft: Selected by the Washington Capitals in the third round (85th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal in his second career NHL game with the Capitals on November 4, 2011 vs. Carolina Hurricanes. Traded to the Dallas Stars along with a second round pick on June 22, 2012 in exchange for Mike Ribeiro. Has 154 points (65 G, 89 A) in 379 career NHL games

Jonathan Marchessault, Forward, Florida Panthers*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 5’9’’, Weight: 174 lb, Age: 26

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed as a free agent to a three-year entry-level contract in 2012 by the Columbus Blue Jackets. Has one point in seven career Stanley Cup Playoff games, all with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Had 51 points (30 G, 21 A) for the Florida Panthers in the 2016-17 season

Brayden McNabb, Defenseman, Los Angeles Kings. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’4’’, Weight: 212 lb, Age: 26

Draft: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the third round (66th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Has 50 points (76, 43 A) in 238 career NHL games. Scored his first NHL goal with the Sabres on December 26, 2011 vs. Washington Capitals. Traded to the Los Angeles Kings on March 5, 2014 along with Jonathan Parker and two draft picks in exchange for Hudson Fasching and Nicolas Deslauriers

2nd Group of Selections As Follows (With Stats)

Connor Brickley, Forward, Carolina Hurricanes*. Nationality: United States of America

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 203 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the Florida Panthers in the second round (50th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal on October 13, 2015 with the Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes. Traded to the Carolina Hurricanes on October 11, 2016 in exchange for Brody Sutter. Had 26 points (15 G, 11 A) in 2016-17 season with the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers

Chris Thorburn, Forward, Winnipeg Jets*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’3’’, Weight: 235 lb, Age: 34

Draft: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round (50th overall) of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Has 127 points (52 G, 75 A) in 750 career NHL games. Traded to the Atlanta Thrashers/Winnipeg Jets in 2007 in exchange for a third round draft pick. Made his NHL debut with the Buffalo Sabres on December 2, 2005

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Forward, Philadelphia Flyers. Nationality: France

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 198 lb, Age: 32

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed to a one-year contract as a free agent by the Flyers in June 2014. Played five seasons in the Swedish Hockey League prior to signing with the Flyers. Became the ninth French-born player to play in the NHL when he made his debut on October 8, 2014

Jason Garrison, Defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 218 lb, Age: 32

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed a two-year entry-level contract with the Florida Panthers on April 2, 2009. Traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Tampa Bay Lightning on June 27, 2014 along with the rights to Jeff Costello and a seventh-round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for a second round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. Has 158 points (48 G, 110 A) in 530 career NHL games

Jean-Francois Berube, Goaltender, New York Islanders*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 177 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (95th overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Claimed off waivers by the New York Islanders on October 6, 2015. Made his NHL debut on October 10, 2015 in a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Has a 6-4 record in 13 career NHL starts

James Neal, Forward, Nashville Predators. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 221 lb, Age: 29

Draft: Selected by the Dallas Stars in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first career NHL goal in his first career NHL game with the Dallas Stars on October 10, 2008 vs. Columbus Blue Jackets. Traded from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Nashville Predators on June 27, 2014 in exchange for Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling. Had 9 points (6 G, 3 A) in 22 games in the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Predators.

For Neal, the arena crowd gave him a very good welcome to Las Vegas.

Deryk Engelland, Defenseman, Calgary Flames. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 214 lb, Age: 35

Draft: Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 200 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Made his NHL debut for the Pittsburgh Penguins on November 10, 2009 vs. Boston Bruins. Has 86 points (22 G, 64 A) in 469 career NHL games. Played for the ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers for two seasons, and resides in Las Vegas during the offseason.

3rd Group of Selections As Follows (With Stats)

Brendan Leipsic, Forward, Toronto Maple Leafs. Nationality: Canada

Height: 5’10’’, Weight: 180 lb, Age: 23

Draft: Selected by the Nashville Predators in the third round (89th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal in his first NHL game on February 13, 2016 vs. Vancouver Canucks. Traded to the Maple Leafs on February 15, 2015 along with Olli Jokinen and a first round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli. Had 51 points (18 G, 33 A) in 49 games for the AHL’s Toronto Marlies in 2016-17

Colin Miller, Defenseman, Boston Bruins. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 196 lb, Age: 24

Draft: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Traded by the Kings to the Bruins on June 26, 2015 along with Martin Jones and the 13th overall pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft in exchange for Milan Lucic. Made his NHL debut on October 10, 2015 vs. Montreal Canadiens. Has 29 points (9 G, 20 A) in 103 career NHL games

Marc Methot, Defenseman, Ottawa Senators. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’3’’, Weight: 220 lb, Age: 32

Draft: Selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the sixth round (168th overall) of the 2003 NHL

Notes: Made his NHL debut for the Blue Jackets on February 25, 2006 for the Nashville Predators. Traded to the Ottawa Senators by Columbus on July 1, 2012 in exchange for Nick Foligno. Had 12 points (0 G, 12 A) for Ottawa in 2016-17 season

David Schlemko, Defenseman, San Jose Sharks. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 190 lb, Age: 30

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed as an undrafted free agent to a three-year entry-level contract by the Phoenix Coyotes on July 19, 2007. Scored his first NHL goal on November 14, 2009 vs. Dallas Stars. Had 18 points (2 G, 16 A) in 62 games this past season for the Sharks

David Perron, Forward, St. Louis Blues. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 200 lb, Age: 29

Draft: Selected by the St. Louis Blues in the first round (26th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal on November 3, 2007 vs. Chicago Blackhawks. Has 378 points (159 G, 219 A) in 652 career NHL games. Returned to play for the Blues this past season after stints with the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks

Oscar Lindberg, Forward, New York Rangers. Nationality: Sweden

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 202 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Selected by the Phoenix Coyotes in the second round (57th overall) of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Traded to the Rangers by the Coyotes on May 8, 2011 in exchange for Ethan Werek. Scored his first NHL goal on his first shot of the 2015-16 NHL season on October 7, 2015 vs. Chicago Blackhawks. Has 48 points (21 G, 27 A) in 134 career NHL games

Griffin Reinhart, Defenseman, Edmonton Oilers. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’4’’, Weight: 212 lb, Age: 23

Draft: Selected by the New York Islanders in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Made his NHL debut for the Islanders on October 10, 2014 vs. Carolina Hurricanes. Traded to the Edmonton Oilers by the Islanders on June 26, 2015 in exchange for a first and a second round draft pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Had an assist in one 2017 Stanley Cup Playoff game with Edmonton.

Alexei Emelin, Defenseman, Montreal Canadiens. Nationality: Russia

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 218 lb, Age: 31

Draft: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the third round (84th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Made his NHL debut on October 9, 2011 vs. Winnipeg Jets. Has 72 points (14 G, 58 A) in 380 career NHL games. Has won four IIHF World Championship medals with Team Russia, including a gold medal in 2012

4th Group of Selections As Follows (With Stats)

Clayton Stoner, Defenseman, Anaheim Ducks*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’4’’, Weight: 216 lb, Age: 32

Draft: Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the third round (79th overall) of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal with the Wild on January 4, 2011 vs. New Jersey Devils. Signed with the Ducks as a free agent on July 1, 2014. Has five points (2 G, 3 A) in 31 career Stanley Cup Playoff games

Erik Haula, Forward, Minnesota Wild*. Nationality: Finland

Height: 6’0’’, Weight: 193 lb, Age: 26

Draft: Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round (182nd overall) of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Scored his first NHL goal on January 18, 2013 vs. Dallas Stars. Played for Finland at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Has 89 points (42 G, 47 A) in 266 career NHL games

William Karlsson, Forward, Columbus Blue Jackets*. Nationality: Sweden

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 189 lb, Age: 24

Draft: Selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the second round (53rd overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Traded to the Blue Jackets by Anaheim on March 2, 2015, along with Rene Bourque and a second round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, in exchange for James Wisniewski and a third round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Scored his first two NHL goals in his second NHL game while with the Ducks on October 13, 2014 vs. Buffalo Sabres. Has three points (2 G, 1 A) in five career Stanley Cup Playoff games

Trevor van Riemsdyk, Defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks. Nationality: United States of America

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 188 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed a two-year entry-level contract as a free agent with the Blackhawks on March 24, 2014. Scored his first NHL goal on October 10, 2015 vs. New York Islanders.

-Won the Stanley Cup with the Blackhawks in 2015, making his playoff debut in Game Three of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final

Marc-Andre Fleury, Goaltender, Pittsburgh Penguins*. Nationality: Canada

Height: 6’2’’, Weight: 180 lb, Age: 32

Draft: Selected by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round (first overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft

Notes: Won the Stanley Cup three times with the Penguins (2009, 2016, 2017). Two-time NHL All Star (2011 and 2015). Has 375 wins and 216 losses in 691 NHL games.

For the fans that were in attendance at T-Mobile when “Flower” name was picked by VGK Owner Foley the audience literally blew the roof off of the building in celebration for the arguably the best headliner selection of the night.

Nate Schmidt, Defenseman, Washington Capitals. Nationality: United States of America

Height: 6’1’’, Weight: 194 lb, Age: 25

Draft: Undrafted

Notes: Signed with the Capitals as an undrafted free agent in April 2013. Scored his first NHL goal on December 7, 2013 vs. Nashville Predators. Has 43 points (8 G, 35 A) in 200 career NHL games.

Contract Absorption

According to CapFriendly.com, the Vegas Golden Knights have acquired $74,125,833 in NHL contracts with $874,167 left in cap space. The $74.125 million plus also includes Vadim Shipachyov’s $4.5 million cap hit that he signed before the 2017 IIHF World Championship Tournament.

Depth Pickups

The acquisitions of Tuch, Brickley, Nosek, Carrier, and Biscoff in the NHL Expansion are reported by CapFriendly.com depth moves for Vegas’s farm system. Before those moves that came today they only had two players with 2-way deals in Reid Duke and Tomas Hyka.

Picks Vegas Acquired For The 2017 Entry Draft

Major Transactions (Picks) that went for the Golden Knights were grabbing picks by snagging two 1st rounders for this year’s NHL Entry Draft from the New York Islanders and Columbus Blue Jackets. Those picks became the 13th and 15th overall selections for this Friday’s entry draft.

Vegas also picked an additional 2nd rounder from the Tampa Bay Lightning, another 5th round pick from the Boston Bruins, and an extra 6th from the Buffalo Sabres. Those selections would end up being the 45th, 142nd, and 161st overall picks.

Photos of all selections from this year’s Vegas Draft.

One important caveat to the Vegas Draft was the signing of local boy and defenseman Deryk Engelland. Engelland spent a few seasons with the former ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers where they use to play at the Orleans Arena off the strip.

While he was a member with the Wranglers during the 2003 thru 2005 season’s he played in a 107 games with the ECHL franchise scoring 7 goals and tallied 27 assists for 34 points. He also collected 201 penalty minutes for his efforts with the Wranglers.

For Engelland, he signed a 1-year deal with the Golden Knights that has AAV of $1 million.

Another notable signing that was made at the Vegas Draft was former Minnesota Wild forward Erik Haula. Haula’s 3-year deal has an AAV of $2.75 million.

Future Assets Vegas Received In The Draft

When you build a club you have to look to the future and Vegas during the selection process the Golden Knights managed to acquire more picks for the following draft cycles in 2019 and 2020.

More to follow…

Post Update: Vegas Golden Knights Expansion Draft Headlined By Marc-André Fleury & James Neal Las Vegas--Tonight at T-Mobile Arena after several months of the Vegas Golden Knights going thru their monthly mock drafts, the moment the hockey in Southern Nevada's Thriving Metropolis finally arrived!!!

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Final list of artists on our SXSW schedule this year:

!!! Aaron Lee Tasjan Active Bird Community (Brooklyn, NY) Adam Torres Agnes Obel Albin Lee Meldau (Gothenburg SWEDEN) Alex Napping Alexandra Savior (Portland OR) Allison Crutchfield Allysen Callery Amy Klein (Brooklyn NY) Annabel Allum (Guildford UK-ENGLAND) Annabelle Chairlegs (Austin, TX) Avi Buffalo (Long Beach CA) Bash & Pop (Hudson NY) Beach Slang (Philadelphia PA) Big Thief (Brooklyn NY) BNQT (Jason Lytle of Grandaddy) Brett Newski (Milwaukee WI) Broncho Burning Peppermints (Birmingham, AL) Catholic Action (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Cerise CHAI (Nagoya JAPAN) Chastity Belt (Seattle WA) Cindy Wilson (of The B-52s) (Athens GA) Coco Hames Dark Times (Oslo NORWAY) Darkbird (Austin TX) Deap Vally Diet Cig Dirty Lungs (Birmingham AL) Districts (Philadelphia PA) Downtown Boys (Providence RI) Dream Wife (London UK-ENGLAND) DTCV (Columbus OH) Duquette Johnston (Birmingham AL) Evolfo Fastball (Austin TX) Food Court (Sydney AUSTRALIA) Forth Wanderers Fragile Rock (Austin, TX) Future Generations (Brooklyn NY) Future Islands Gabriella Cohen (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Gaelynn Lea (Duluth, MN) A Giant Dog (Austin, TX) Glockabelle (New York NY) Gold Connections (Charlottesville VA) Golden Dawn Arkestra Grandaddy Greg Graffin (New York NY) Guantanamo Baywatch (Portland OR) Ha Ha Tonka (Springfield MO) Hamilton Leithauser Har Mar Superstar (Minneapolis, MN) Heat (Montreal CANADA) High Waisted (New York NY) Hundred Visions (Austin TX) Hurray for the Riff Raff (Bronx, NY) Idle Bloom (Nashville TN) Imaginary Tricks (Brooklyn NY) Jain Japanese Breakfast Jay Som (Oakland CA) Jealous of the Birds (Portadown UK-N. IRELAND) Kristeen Young (New York NY) L.A. Salami (London UK-ENGLAND) Langhorne Slim (Nashville, TN) Le Butcherettes Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires (Birmingham AL) Leopold and his Fiction (Austin TX) Lisa Prank (Seattle WA) Little Simz Lizzo (Minneapolis MN) Low Cut Connie (Philadelphia PA) Lowell (Toronto CANADA) Luke Sweeney (San Francisco CA) LVL UP (Brooklyn NY) M. Ward Mal Blum & The Blums (Brooklyn NY) Meat Wave (Chicago IL) Middle Kids (Sydney AUSTRALIA) Mint Field (Tijuana MEXICO) My Expansive Awareness (Zaragoza SPAIN) Mystery Lights (Brooklyn NY) National Parks (Provo UT) NE-HI (Chicago IL) Neko Case Never Young New Pornographers Nick Waterhouse and His Tarots (Los Angeles CA) Nightmare Air (Los Angeles CA) Noga Erez (Tel Aviv ISRAEL) Now, Now (Minneapolis MN) Omni (Atlanta GA) Open Mike Eagle (Chicago IL) Otis the Destroyer (Austin TX) Otoboke Beaver おとぼけビ～バ～ (Kyoto JAPAN) PARTYBABY (Los Angeles CA) PAVVLA (Barcelona SPAIN) PAWS (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Perro (Murcia SPAIN) Poliça Potty Mouth (Northampton, MA) Priests (Washington DC) Pussy Riot Theatre (Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION) PWR BTTM (New York NY) Ramesh (Austin, TX) Ratboys Real Estate Regrettes (Los Angeles CA) Ringo Deathstarr (Austin, TX) Ripe (Austin, TX) Robocobra Quartet (Belfast UK-N. IRELAND) Robyn Hitchcock (London, UK-ENGLAND) Romantic Comedy (New York NY) Roselit Bone (Portland OR) Ryan Adams Sad13 (Philadelphia PA) San Fermin Savoy Motel (Nashville TN) She Drew The Gun (Bebington UK-ENGLAND) Shelters (Los Angeles, CA) Sleigh Bells Slingshot Dakota (Bethlehem PA) Special Explosion (Seattle WA) Splashh (London UK-ENGLAND) Split Single Spoon (Austin, TX) Summer Cannibals (Portland OR) Sundara Karma (Reading UK-ENGLAND) Supermoon (Vancouver CANADA) Sweet Spirit (Austin, TX) TIGER! SHIT! TIGER! TIGER! (Foligno ITALY) Tim Darcy (Montreal CANADA) Tokyo Police Club Totally Mild (Melbourne AUSTRALIA) Walker Lukens (Austin TX) Weaves (Toronto CANADA) Weezer White Fang White Reaper (Louisville KY) Wild Reeds (Los Angeles CA) Wildflowers (Denver, CO) William Harries Graham (Austin TX) Womps (Glasgow UK-SCOTLAND) Wu-Tang Clan

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