Vegas Golden Knights sign Brandon Saad to a one -year contract

Vegas (January 31, 2025) – General Manager Vegas Golden Knights Kelly Mccrimmon Announced today, January 31, announced that the team signed forward Brandon Saad For a one-year contract for the rest of the 2024-25 NHL season worth an average annual value of $ 1,500,000.

The 32-year-old Saad performed in his career in 906 NHL games, most recently with the St. Louis Blues, where he signed as Free Agent before the 2021-22 campaign. The striker scored 26 goals last season when he played in the 82 games of the blues and collected a total of 515 points (260 g, 255 a), with an evaluation of +37 in 13 seasons in St. Louis, Colorado, Columbus was spent. and chicago. Saad scored at least 20 goals in seven seasons and drove nine times in over 70 games in his career. Since his rookie year with the Blackhawks in the years 2012-13, the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been taking third place at the games played in the regular season in the Skaters born in the regular season, while his 260 goals are ranked^TH.

Saad has an abundance of additional experience in the post -season, where he won the Stanley Cup twice (2013, 2015) in his seven seasons at the Blackhawks. The 6: 1 striker recorded action in 103 games during the Stanley Cup playoffs, while scored 55 points (27 g, 28 a) and a +17 rating on the ice. Saad’s eight goals while Chicago’s run for the trophy ended in 2015 as the third highest sum of his club.

Chicago designed Saad in the second round (43^RD Overall) of the NHL entry design 2011. Before the striker became professional, he spent two seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Saginaw Spirit and one year in the program on the development of the USA Hockey National Team.

Brandon SaadForward
Place of birth: Pittsburgh, PA
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215 lbs.
Age: 32
Recordings: left
Notes:
-Was in 906 play during his 13-year NHL career for the blues (2021-25), Avalanche (2020-21), Blue Jackets (2015-17) and Blackhawks (2017-20, 2011-15), collect 515 Points (260 g, 255 a) with an assessment of +37
-Rank’s third among the American-born skaters in games that have been played since his rookie season 2012-13
-26 goals for St. Louis scored last season, while he was released in each of the 82 games of the club
-Name for the NHL All-Star game in 2016 and ended the 2015-16 campaign with a career high of 31 goals
-Won The Stanley Cup twice with Chicago (2013, 2015) and recorded 55 points (27 g, 28 a) in 103 games in the late season
-Fed Rookie season as a finalist for the Calder Trophy in 2013 after publishing 27 points (10 g, 17 a) in 46 NHL games
-In the second round of the Blackhawks (43^RD overall) of the NHL entry design 2011
-Zwei seasons in the Ohl play with the Saginaw Spirit and one in the US Hockey National Team Development Program

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