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Vegas Golden Knights Get Some Help: Meet The Newest Members Of The Realm

Author Larry Martino
Former Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha, #39, gets ready for a face-off in a recent game at the Honda Center against the Anaheim Ducks. He is the newest member of the Vegas Golden Knights.

If you follow the Vegas Golden Knights as closely as I do, then you know the injury bug has hit them. This Stanley Cup championship team is missing several key players. So General Manager Kelly McCrimmon made a trade today (March 5, 2024) to bring in some help for the forward lines. Meet Anthony Mantha, the newest member of The Realm.

Meet Anthony Mantha: The Newest Member Of The Realm

First of all, this guy is big. I mean really big when it comes to hockey players. He’s 6’5” and weighs in at over 230 pounds. So, he adds much needed size and strength to the Vegas lineup. Secondly, Mantha is having one of the best seasons in his nine-year professional career. He’s joining The Realm as one of only two 20-goal scorers this season for his former team, the Washington Capitals.

Here’s another interesting key as to why McCrimmon chooses to acquire Mantha from the Capitals before the trade deadline expires. He has played with at least three of the Vegas Golden Knights before. In fact, Mantha, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore, and Jonathan Marchessault all played for Team Canada at the 2019 IIHF World Championships. They won a silver medal together. Hopefully, that experience will help Mantha adjust to his new team quicker.

Will Vegas Make More Trades Before The Deadline?

This year’s NHL trade deadline is looming. It will be here before you know it. In fact, no more trades will be allowed after 12 p.m. Pacific Time on Friday, March 8th. So now that McCrimmon has dipped his toe into the trade waters, is there another big move coming our way?

In order to acquire Anthony Mantha, the Golden Knights give up some future picks to the Washington Capitals. In fact, they traded away a 2nd round pick in the 2024 draft and a 4th round pick in the 2026 draft. That’s according to an article by India Shay on the Vegas Golden Knights website.

Updated March 7, 2024

Yes! GM Kelly McCrimmon Makes Another Big Trade

Then on Wednesday, March 6th, Vegas General Manager Kelly McCrimmon brought in another NHL veteran to shore up the defense. In fact, three-time Stanley Cup champion defenseman Alec Martinez may be out the rest of the season with a lower body injury. With that in mind, he traded for 27-year-old defenseman Noah Hanifan from the Calgary Flames.

Photo of former Calgary Flames defenseman Noah Hanifan, #55. He is skating while stick-handling the puck in a recent game in New Jersey against the Devils. He is wearing the Flames white road jersey with red lettering, numbering, and logo. He is wearing red hockey pants and white hockey socks with red and yellow striping. He is also wearing a white hockey helmet with a plastic half-shield.

Another new member of the Vegas Golden Knights. Defenseman Noah Hanifan, #55, formerly of the Calgary Flames will don #15 in a Vegas uniform tonight (March 7, 2024).

This was part of a three-team trade which also involved the Philadelphia Flyers. Calgary gets a first round pick from Vegas along with defenseman Daniil Miromanov, and a conditional third-round pick. The Flyers get a fifth-round pick in the upcoming 2024 NHL Draft from the Golden Knights. That information comes from the Vegas Golden Knights website.

An expensive trade, but it appears it was necessary with all of the injuries to key players. Now, feel free to scroll down for more content which you may enjoy.

 

Larry Martino has been the afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ since 2007. He is also Music Director and Assistant Program Director. He’s been a professional radio broadcaster since 1980, serving as on-air talent, Program Director, and Music Director during his career. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Larry specializes in writing articles about music, recording artists, movies, food/restaurants, and hockey.

Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Champion Must Haves

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To borrow a phrase from Freddie Mercury and Queen, “We are the champions, my friend.” Well, we aren’t. However, our city’s National Hockey League team, the Vegas Golden Knights, certainly is! So, if you’ve been supporting this Vegas-born team since its inception in 2017, you’ll want to show your pride.

Being that the Golden Knights are the NHL’s 2022-2023 Stanley Cup Champions, I thought I’d browse the internet for some championship gear for the upcoming season. After all, what’s the point of rooting for your favorite team if you can’t boast a little when they win it all?  

Vegas Golden Knights: Quickest Expansion Team To Win A Stanley Cup 

Not only are Las Vegans proud and excited to be able to claim that we live in a championship city, but we can also boast that our team was the quickest expansion team to win a Stanley Cup. 

As a matter of fact, the Vegas Golden Knights sipped champagne from the Cup in their sixth season. Before they accomplished that feat, the Philadelphia Flyers were the quickest NHL expansion team to win a championship. They skated around the ice with Lord Stanley’s trophy in their seventh season. 

Vegas Defends Their Title And Attempts To Repeat

As special as the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup victory is, I think it’s also pretty amazing they won in their sixth season as management promised. Certainly, that’s unheard of in professional sports. So, now the goal is to successfully defend that title and attempt to repeat the feat. 

Since 1990, only four NHL teams have managed to become repeat champions. The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by future Hall-of-Famers Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr won two straight Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. Later that decade, the Detroit Red Wings, captained by Steve Yzerman, recorded consecutive championships in 1997 and 1998. 

Henceforth, during the “Salary Cap Era” which began in 2005-2006, the only teams to win consecutive Stanley Cups are the Pittsburgh Penguins, led by captain Sidney Crosby, in 2016 and 2017. Then, the Tampa Bay Lightning repeated the feat in 2020 and 2021.  

Accordingly, let’s check out what we’ll be wearing when the Vegas Golden Knights attempt to repeat the feat of winning a Stanley Cup championship in consecutive seasons. 

  • Stanley Cup Champions Hoodie

    This hoodie says it all: 2023 Stanley Cup Champions. It features a subdued, classic look. Nothing outrageous. Just the fact that the Vegas Golden Knights are champs. 

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  • Women's 2023 Stanley Cup Champions Lace-Up V-Neck Long Sleeve

    This is a great look for the ladies. Any lace-up shirt reminds me of “old-time hockey.” You get the Vegas Golden Knights shield emblem on the front, and a cool-looking “2023 Stanley Cup Champions” logo on the back. 

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  • Stanley Cup Champions Rally Cry Long Sleeve T-Shirt

    The Vegas Golden Knights marketing team really did a fantastic job of selling the team’s Stanley Cup Playoffs rallying cry of “UKnight The Realm!” And then, once the team sipped from Lord Stanley’s chalice, our hometown heroes could proclaim that: “The Realm Is UKnighted!” This t-shirt keeps that championship boast alive all season long.

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  • Vegas Hockey Champions Tee

    Another amazing fact about the Vegas Golden Knights’ 2023 championship team is that six of the original “Golden Misfits” from the inaugural season played key roles in bringing the Stanley Cup to Las Vegas. This t-shirt, in black or white, names some of our favorite players that have been around since that magical first season.

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  • 2023 Stanley Cup Champions Patch

    If you have a favorite jacket, sweater, or sweatshirt that you’d like to turn into Vegas Golden Knights championship game-day gear, this is a great way to do that. Just have this Stanley Cup Champions patch, featuring the team logo, sewn onto that favorite piece of clothing. 

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  • Black Golden Knights Championship Line Up Bootleg Style T-Shirt

    You’ve seen the Stanley Cup championship photos all over social media. The team photo. The photos of each player skating with the coveted trophy. Even Conn Smythe trophy winner Jonathan Marchessault skating with his award. This t-shirt displays many of these photos in an eye-catching collage.

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  • Vegas Knights Stanley Cup Ornament

    You probably won’t wear this ornament, but you can if you want. However, it’s really meant to spruce up that Christmas tree. The full-color ceramic ornament features the likenesses of all your favorite Vegas Golden Knights players who went on that amazing run to capture the Stanley Cup. Plus, the championship trophy is set right in the middle of the ornament. Merry Christmas!

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  • Men's Vegas Golden Knights 2023 Stanley Cup Champions Hat

    We all watched our team celebrate their Stanley Cup championship on the ice, and on into the locker room. Here’s a charcoal adjustable hat that matches the one worn by Vegas Golden Knights players in the locker room while they were dousing each other with champagne. 

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  • Vegas Golden Knights 2023 Stanley Cup Champions Coffee Mug

    Show your pride at work or at home by sipping your favorite beverage from this 15-ounce coffee mug which proclaims that your favorite hockey team are 2023 Stanley Cup Champions! It’ll always be a great time for a coffee break.

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Please note that items are in stock and prices are accurate at the time we published this list. Have an idea for a fun theme for a gift idea list you’d like us to create?  Drop us a line at shopping@bbgi.com. 

Larry Martino is the long-time afternoon drive personality on 96.3 KKLZ. The views and opinions expressed in this blog are those of Larry Martino and not necessarily those of Beasley Media Group, LLC.

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