Mark Stone isn’t going anywhere.
The Golden Knights locked up their captain on a two-year extension that carries a $9 million annual average value, keeping him in Las Vegas through the 2028-29 season. The new agreement replaces the contract that had been set to run through 2026-27, and it takes Stone off the board before he could have reached unrestricted free agency.
“Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, September 12, that the team has signed Team Captain Mark Stone to a two-year contract extension through the 2028-29 season worth an average annual value of $9 million.”
Stone, 34, turned in a strong season last year with 73 points in 60 games. He scored 28 goals and added 45 assists while continuing to drive the offense from the top of Vegas’ lineup.
The veteran winger’s path to this point started in Ottawa, where the Senators took him in the sixth round of the 2010 draft. He spent several years with the Canadian club before being dealt to Vegas in 2019, a move that changed the trajectory of both player and franchise.
Since arriving with the Golden Knights, Stone has been a central piece of the team’s rise. He helped Vegas win its first Stanley Cup in 2022-23, and he was especially dangerous in that playoff run, piling up 24 points in 22 games.
His career numbers tell the rest of the story: 707 points in 766 regular-season games, plus 97 points in 129 playoff appearances.
For Vegas, this is about more than one contract. Keeping Stone in place signals a clear commitment to the captain who has become one of the team’s defining veterans, and it gives the organization stability as it pushes to build around its experienced core and get back to the playoffs this season.
Montreal, meanwhile, still has unfinished business. Kent Hughes still has work to do with training camp approaching, as Arber Xhekaj and Zachary Bolduc remain unsigned.
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