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New York Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Box Score - December 23, 2025
Upper-body - Mukhamadullin underwent shoulder surgery last week, Max Miller of reports Thursday (Apr. 17). Ankle - The Sharks said on Friday (Apr. 11) that Ferraro's season-ending injury is a broken ankle that won't require surgery, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. Lower-body - The Predators announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18) that Lauzon will miss 4-6 months with a lower-body injury. Hips - Pietrangelo announced that he is stepping away from hockey to improve his health and is unlikely to play again. T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
New York Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
San Jose Sharks vs Vegas Golden Knights Box Score - November 29, 2025
Upper-body - Mukhamadullin underwent shoulder surgery last week, Max Miller of reports Thursday (Apr. 17). Ankle - The Sharks said on Friday (Apr. 11) that Ferraro's season-ending injury is a broken ankle that won't require surgery, according to Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now. Lower-body - The Predators announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18) that Lauzon will miss 4-6 months with a lower-body injury. Hips - Pietrangelo announced that he is stepping away from hockey to improve his health and is unlikely to play again. T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV
Time of India
01-07-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Alex Pietrangelo steps away from hockey due to major hip injuries
Source: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images Alex Pietrangelo, a building block of the Vegas Golden Knights defense and one of the NHL's most highly regarded blue-liners, is walking away from hockey due to some alarming health issues. Although he hasn't officially retired, the 35-year-old said he does not expect to play again after doctors advised him to give up the sport to concentrate on healing from several debilitating hip conditions. Pietrangelo's absence represents a major turning point for Vegas as they revamp their defense and look to the future. Alex Pietrangelo faces uncertain future after serious hip injuries Pietrangelo disclosed he needs to undergo bilateral femur reconstruction on both hips, a lengthy procedure that is not even sure if he'll ever play hockey again. The longtime defenseman conceded keeping up the physical demands of the sport are no longer feasible, even with continuing treatment and rest periods during the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off hiatus mid-year. "The past few years have been very challenging on my physical well-being, and I am in a difficult position with my overall playing health. After exploring options with doctors as well as my family, it's been advised to remove the intensity of hockey to see if my body can improve so that I can return to a normal quality of likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play, but I know this is the right decision for me and my family. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo " Pietrangelo wrote in a statement. Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon shared the sentiment, saying Pietrangelo's attempts to remain on the ice had a growing impact. McCrimmon said the choice is hard, but it demonstrates the respect that the organization has for Pietrangelo as a person and as an individual player. Vegas reconfigures its defense during Alex Pietrangelo's absence Vegas will put Pietrangelo on long-term injured reserve, opening up his $8.8-million cap burden to cover new additions and retain roster balance. The same day the news came through, the Golden Knights signed Mitch Marner to an eight-year, $96-million sign-and-trade contract and are seeking a trade for Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson. Pietrangelo suited up for 71 games during last season, notching 33 points and averaging more than 22 minutes per contest. Across more than 1,087 regular-season games with St. Louis and Vegas, he compiled 637 points and won two Stanley Cups. At the international level, he won Olympic gold, a World Cup championship, and World Junior gold medals with Team Canada. While the door isn't shut on a return, Pietrangelo's career is virtually done. His leadership, reliability, and championship résumé have made an indelible imprint on the NHL, the Golden Knights franchise, and myriad teammates who respected his commitment to the game. Also Read: Fans call Sam Bennett's parade speech 'cringe' and 'classless' after viral mic-drop moment Game On Season 1 continues with Mirabai Chanu's inspiring story. Watch Episode 2 here.
Fox News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Stanley Cup champ Alex Pietrangelo steps away from Golden Knights for bilateral femur reconstruction
Stanley Cup champion Alex Pietrangelo is likely to be off of the ice for the foreseeable future as he gets set for bilateral femur reconstruction, the Vegas Golden Knights announced on Monday. The team said there was no guarantee that the reconstruction efforts would be a success. "Alex has our organization's full support in prioritizing his long-term health and quality of life," Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon said in a statement. "Alex is dealing with hips that would require bilateral femur reconstruction, with no guarantee of success. Throughout the season, the steps that Alex needed to take to be able to play and practice began to grow and take a significant toll on his body." McCrimmon said the team had hoped that treatment and rest during the 4 Nations Face-Off break would have been enough to get him back on the ice. "… But instead, what we found were diminished positive results and a process that is no longer sustainable moving forward. Alex has given everything to the game and to the Golden Knights and has played through significant challenges in the pursuit of trying to win another Stanley Cup in Vegas. "He is one of the most respected players in the league, not only for his elite talent but for his character, leadership, competitiveness, and professionalism. Today's decision is a difficult one for both Alex and the Golden Knights, but it is being made for the right reasons – so that Alex can be the family man we all know him to be." Pietrangelo signed a seven-year contract with the Golden Knights in October 2020 and helped the team to a Stanley Cup title in 2023 – the second one of his career as he already held the Cup with the St. Louis Blues. However, injuries have taken a toll on his body. "The past few years have been very challenging on my physical well-being, and I am in a difficult position with my overall playing health," he said. "After exploring options with doctors as well as my family, it's been advised to remove the intensity of hockey to see if my body can improve so that I can return to a normal quality of life. "This decision has been difficult to come to terms with after the last 17 years of competition and the camaraderie with my teammates and coaches. The likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play, but I know this is the right decision for me and my family." Pietrangelo, 35, has recorded 637 points in 1,087 games in his 17-year NHL career. He's scored 148 goals and recorded 489 assists. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Fox Sports
01-07-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
Golden Knights acquire Mitch Marner from the Maple Leafs, sign him for 8 years and $96 million
Associated Press Mitch Marner is going to Vegas, after the Golden Knights made another major move to add a big-time player, snatching up the top pending free agent before the rest of the NHL got the opportunity. They got Marner in a sign-and-trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs agreed to on Monday and announced early Tuesday. They signed the two-time All-Star winger to a $96 million contract for the maximum eight years before Marner would have been eligible to go anywhere else. Marner, 28, will count $12 million against the salary cap through the 2032-33 NHL season. He is coming off setting career highs with 75 assists and 102 points. Vegas sent center Nicolas Roy to Toronto to jump the line on Marner, who would have been the most sought-after player beginning at noon EDT. Instead, the talented, productive winger joins the Golden Knights' successful core of Mark Stone, Jack Eichel, William Karlsson, Shea Theodore and Adin Hill, which has made the playoffs three years in a row under coach Bruce Cassidy, including winning the Stanley Cup in 2023. Marner has never had that kind of postseason success. Toronto's so-called Core Four of Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and John Tavares won two of their 11 playoff series over the past nine years together and never got past the second round. Change was coming, and Marner is the first out the door. The No. 4 pick in the 2015 draft leaves the Leafs as their fifth-highest scorer in franchise history at 741 points in the regular season on 221 goals (14th) and 520 assists (fourth). Marner has just 13 goals to show for 70 playoff games, an average of 0.19 that ranks 94th among those with at least 50 games of experience since he entered the league in 2016. He is the team's postseason leading scorer over this stretch with 63 points, ahead of Nylander's 59, Matthews' 58, Morgan Reilly's 47 and Tavares' 31. For whatever reason, Marner was saddled with an outsized share of the blame for the early exits, and the Toronto-area native never got the chance to end his boyhood team's championship drought that dates to 1967 — almost 30 years to the day before he was born. After it was unavailable in Toronto because of Doug Gilmour, Marner will return to his No. 93 jersey with the Golden Knights. He also wore it in junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League. The deal for Marner came together as Vegas announced that veteran defenseman Alex Pietrangelo was stepping away from hockey because his hip injury would require bilateral femur reconstruction that general manager Kelly McCrimmon said had 'no guarantee of success.' Pietrangelo going on long-term injured reserve in part paves the way for the Golden Knights to fit Marner in under the salary cap. 'After exploring options with doctors as well as my family, it's been advised to remove the intensity of hockey to see if my body can improve so that I can return to a normal quality of life,' Pietrangelo said. "This decision has been difficult to come to terms with after the last 17 years of competition and the camaraderie with my teammates and coaches. The likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play, but I know this is the right decision for me and my family.' ___ AP Hockey Writer John Wawrow contributed to this report. ___ AP NHL: recommended
