The Golden Knights are heading into Rookie Camp with a group that already has some real intrigue, and the next stop is San Jose.
Vegas opens its 2026-27 season this week with Rookie Camp presented by Martin-Harris Construction at City National Arena, then sends its prospects to the 2026 Rookie Showcase on Friday. The Golden Knights will face the Utah Mammoth on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 3 p.m.
PT and the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 1 p.m. PT.
Both games will be streamed live on VegasGoldenKnights.com and KnightTime+. Daren Millard and Henderson Silver Knights play-by-play commentator Brian McCormack will handle the call throughout the weekend.
Among the names worth tracking is Trevor Connelly, the 20-year-old California native taken 19th overall in the 2024 NHL Draft. He’s in the second season of his three-year entry-level deal and finished last season on a heater with Henderson, piling up 49 points (14G, 35A) in 46 games after coming back from injury.
In March, he was named the AHL’s player of the month after putting up 20 points (3G, 17A) in all 15 games and setting the record for the longest point streak in Silver Knights history. Before turning pro in Henderson, Connelly played 23 games at Providence College in 2024-25, collecting 13 points (4G, 9A), winning Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Week and helping his team reach the NCAA tournament.
He’s also been on the World Junior stage twice, representing the United States at U18 in 2023-24 and U20 in 2024-25.
Alex Weiermair is another forward to watch. The Golden Knights took him in the sixth round, 186th overall, in the 2025 NHL Draft, and he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the organization on March 1, 2026.
The 21-year-old Southern California product spent his last two seasons with the Portland Winterhawks, where he posted 139 points (58G, 81A) in 107 games. He also got into the final stretch of the regular season and the postseason with the ECHL’s Tahoe Knight Monsters this past April.
Weiermair was named the 2026 WHL Scholastic Player of the Year in his final season in Portland. Before major junior, he played two seasons at the University of Denver, skating in 33 games and winning the 2024 NCAA Championship.
He also represented the United States with the U18 National Team in 2022-23 and recorded 26 points (11G, 15A) in 55 games.
Vegas also brings in Jonah Sivertson, its fourth-round pick from the 2026 NHL Draft at 113th overall. The 18-year-old from Saskatchewan played 66 games with the WHL’s Prince Albert Raiders last season and put up 53 points (24G, 29A) with a +46 rating.
He added ten points (3G, 7A) in 20 playoff games as Prince Albert reached the 2026 WHL championship series. Sivertson also represented Team Saskatchewan in the 2023-24 WHL Cup and scored three goals in five games.
Jordan Gustafson enters his last season on his three-year entry-level contract after being drafted 79th overall in 2022. The Alberta forward split last season between Henderson and Tahoe, appearing in 36 games and producing 30 points (9G, 21A).
Over four seasons with Seattle in the WHL, he totaled 127 points (55G, 72A) in 153 games and served as captain in his final year. He was part of Seattle’s WHL Championship run in 2021-22, finishing the playoffs with four goals and 12 assists.
On the blue line, Bronson Ride is set for the first year of his three-year entry-level deal after signing on March 14, 2026. The 6-foot-7 defenseman spent the previous five seasons in the Ontario Hockey League, where he put up 74 points (17G, 57A) in 298 games with Windsor, Niagara and North Bay. He’ll join Henderson after his final year in the OHL.
Sean Burick, the Golden Knights’ third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft at 95th overall, adds another massive body to the mix. The 18-year-old defenseman is 6-foot-8 and 214 pounds and is coming off his first junior season in the WHL.
Before that, he spent two seasons at Shattuck St. Mary’s, playing 122 combined games and recording 51 points (11G, 40A) while helping the team win the U18 national title.
The Penticton Vees selected the San Clemente, California native in the 2025 WHL Expansion Draft, and he played 50 games for them, finishing with four assists and a +25 rating. After another season in Penticton, Burick is committed to the University of Denver for 2027-28.
Will McLaughlin is also in the defensive group after being chosen in the fifth round of the 2026 NHL Entry Draft, 159th overall. The 18-year-old from Canmore, Alberta just finished his first WHL season with Portland, where he had 30 points (9G, 21A) in 68 games.
He also helped Team USA U18 win gold at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the country’s first title there in 22 years, and had three assists in five games, including one in the 5-3 win over Sweden in the final. McLaughlin is committed to Colorado College for 2027-28.
In goal, Pavel Moysevich arrives after signing a three-year entry-level contract in March 2026, two years after Vegas drafted him in the third round of the 2024 NHL Draft at 83rd overall. The 6-foot-6 netminder from Minsk, Belarus went 5-3-0 with a 2.41 GAA and .917 save percentage in 10 games this past season for SKA-VMF St.
Petersburg of the VHL. Before that, he appeared in 31 games over two seasons with SKA St.
Petersburg in the KHL. He made his KHL debut at 19 and set the record for save percentage by a teenager, posting a .942 mark in 13 games in 2023-24.
Moysevich took part in his first VGK Development Camp over the summer and is expected to join Henderson this fall for his first season of North American professional hockey.
Saturday’s matchup with Utah will be held at Tech CU Arena and Sharks Ice at San Jose, with Sunday’s game against Colorado set for the same venue.
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