LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Golden Knights continue to make moves this offseason, announcing Wednesday free agent signings and a trade sending forward Keegan Kolesar to the Detroit Red Wings.
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1:59In return for the Kolesar trade, Vegas is receiving a 2027 seventh-round pick and a 2029 third-round pick.
In his 439 career games in Vegas, Kolesar has 44 goals and 76 assists. The 29-year-old played in all 82 games the past two seasons for the Golden Knights.
Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced at a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the organization has also re-signed defenseman Rasmus Andersson with a reported seven-year deal and defenseman Dylan Coghlan.
VGK also agreed to terms with forwards Jakub Demek, Joe Fleming, Tanner Laczynski and Jonas Rondbjerg, who were already with the organization.
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2:08On the forward side, Vegas signed Marc Gatcomb from the New York Islanders and Victor Olofsson from the Calgary Flames, who was previously with Vegas during the 2024-25 season.
Defenseman signings include Adam Ginning from the Philadelphia Flyers organization, Ville Heinola from the Winnipeg Jets organization and Antti Tuimisto from the Detroit Red Wings organization.
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Vegas began its offseason moves with a splash on the opening night of the NHL draft, trading leading goal-scorer Pavel Dorofeyev to the New York Rangers for a first-round and third-round pick in this year's draft.
They used those picks to select defenseman Juho Piiparinen and center Benjamin Wilmott. They also received a 2028 first-round pick.
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2:08Earlier this week, the Golden Knights traded defenseman Kaedan Korczak to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for defenseman Parker Wotherspoon. Vegas also acquired a 2028 third-round pick from the Florida Panthers for goaltender Akira Schmid.