Training camp is here for the Vegas Golden Knights, and the first preseason test comes Saturday in Ontario, California, when they face the Los Angeles Kings. The spotlight will naturally land on the marquee names - Jack Eichel, Mitch Marner, and Mark Stone - but there’s plenty more simmering beneath the surface as the season starts to take shape.
One of the most intriguing things to watch is how Juho Piiparinen looks in his first camp with Vegas. The 2026 first-round pick is an 18-year-old Finnish defenseman, and while he is not expected to crack the NHL roster this season because of his obligations with Tappara of Liiga, the Golden Knights will get a close look at his game. If he shows progress in his two-way play, he could start building real momentum toward the future.
There’s also a cluster of young forwards worth tracking. Trevor Connelly already has some buzz after putting up 35 assists with the Silver Knights last season, but he’s not the only prospect trying to turn heads.
Kai Uchacz posted 20 goals and 31 assists, Tuomas Uronen had 12 goals and eight assists in 57 games, and Trent Swick finished with 25 goals and 25 assists with the Tahoe Knight Monsters. Camp will give all of them a chance to show they can move closer to the NHL.
Alexander Holtz is another name worth watching closely. His time in Vegas hasn’t gone the way anyone wanted, with seven goals and 14 assists across two seasons.
That’s a sharp drop from what he produced with the New Jersey Devils in 2023-24, when he scored 16 goals and added 12 assists. Now the Swedish winger is trying to reestablish himself and give the Golden Knights reason to keep investing in him.
Marc Gatcomb enters camp with a different kind of opportunity. Vegas is counting on him to fill the spot Keegan Kolesar vacated after being traded to the Detroit Red Wings over the summer.
Gatcomb had 192 hits last season with the New York Islanders, along with three goals and four assists in 49 games. The big question is whether he can bring that edge to Vegas and chip in more offensively once he gets his chance.
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