When was it announced that Marc-Andre Fleury would the Vegas Golden Knights because of the NHL expansion draft?
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2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Penguins season will be the 51st season for the National Hockey League ice hockey team that was established on June 5, 1967. They will enter the season as two-time defending Stanley Cup champions. It will be the first season since the 2002–03 season in which the team will play without goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, who was drafted to the Vegas Golden Knights in the expansion draft.
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2017 NHL Expansion Draft The 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was an expansion draft conducted by the National Hockey League on June 18–20, 2017 to fill the roster of the league's expansion team for the 2017–18 season, the Vegas Golden Knights. The team's selections were announced on June 21 during the NHL Awards ceremony at T-Mobile Arena.
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Las Vegas Wranglers The Las Vegas Wranglers were a professional ice hockey team based in Las Vegas Valley. The Wranglers were members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the ECHL (formerly the East Coast Hockey League). The Wranglers were founded as an expansion franchise in 2003 following the ECHL's takeover of the West Coast Hockey League to form the ECHL.
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List of Colorado Rockies (NHL) draft picks This is a complete list of ice hockey players who were drafted in the National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Colorado Rockies franchise. It includes every player whom the team drafted in the five drafts they took part in, from 1977 to 1981, regardless of whether they played for the team.
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Marco Scandella Marco Scandella (born February 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played major junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) for the Val d'Or Foreurs prior to being selected by the Minnesota Wild in the second round, 55th overall, in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.
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Al Montoya Álvaro "Al" Montoya (born February 13, 1985) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Montreal Canadiens  of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the first round, sixth overall, in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft after a three-year career with the University of Michigan. Montoya is the first Cuban-American to play in the NHL. Montoya was born in Chicago, Illinois, but grew up in Glenview, Illinois.
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Craig Duncanson Craig Duncanson (born March 17, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the first round, ninth overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He played thirty-eight games in the National Hockey League: twenty-eight over five seasons with the Kings, seven with the Winnipeg Jets in the 1990–91 season, and three with the New York Rangers in the 1992–93 season.
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Michael Gaul Michael S. "Mike" Gaul (born April 28, 1973 in Lachine, Quebec) is a former professional ice hockey defenceman. After playing for St. Lawrence University, he was drafted in the ninth round by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. After a few successful years in the American Hockey League (AHL) He made his National Hockey League debut in the 1998–99 season with the Colorado Avalanche. He also played with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2000–01 season. Upon retiring from Professional hockey in 2004, Mike accepted a position as a Senior Partner at an Investment Bank Vires Capital VII where he is currently developing and overseeing a portfolio of infrastructure projects totalling over $20B.
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2013 KHL Expansion Draft The 2013 KHL Expansion Draft was held on 17 June 2013 in order to fill the roster of the league's expansion team Admiral Vladivostok for the 2013-14 season.
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Arseny Bondarev Arseny Bondarev (Russian: Арсений Серге́евич Бондарев ; born April 9, 1985 in Tomichi, Russia) is a professional ice hockey player. He currently plays with Molot-Prikamie Perm, in the Vysshaya Liga. Bondarev was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the 9th round, 292nd overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
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2001 NHL Entry Draft The 2001 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 23–24, 2001, at the National Car Rental Center (now BB&T Center) in Sunrise, Florida.
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Dany Heatley Daniel James "Dany" Heatley (born January 21, 1981) is a German-born Canadian professional ice hockey winger currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played under contract to the Thomas Sabo Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Originally drafted by the Atlanta Thrashers second overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, he won the Calder Memorial Trophy as the top NHL rookie in 2002. However, after being responsible for a car crash in September 2003 that killed teammate and close friend Dan Snyder, he requested a trade and was subsequently dealt to the Ottawa Senators.
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Keith Gretzky Keith Edward Gretzky (born February 16, 1967) is the assistant general manager of the Edmonton Oilers. He is one of the brothers of ice hockey legend Wayne Gretzky. Keith was promoted to Director of Amateur Scouting for the Phoenix Coyotes on July 12, 2006, after serving the previous five seasons as an amateur scout for both the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres of the NHL, and though he attended two training camps and played in several pre-season games, he never played a regular-season game for them. He is a former director of Amateur Scouting for the Boston Bruins.
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Jamie Macoun Jamie Neil Macoun (born August 17, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played over 1,000 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) during a 17-year career. An undrafted player, Macoun played three seasons of college hockey with the Ohio State Buckeyes before signing with the Calgary Flames in 1983. Macoun was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team on defence in 1984 and, after missing 17 months due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident, was a member of Calgary's 1989 Stanley Cup championship team. He was involved in one of the largest trades in NHL history, a ten-player deal that sent him to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1992. He remained in Toronto until traded to the Detroit Red Wings in 1998, with whom he won his second Stanley Cup. His surname pronounced as "mah-tsohn". It's Czech origin.
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Dave Lumley David Earl "Lummer" Lumley (born September 1, 1954 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player. His formative hockey skills were developed playing in the West Hill Minor and the Scarborough Hockey Associations. After starting his junior career with the University of New Hampshire Wildcats, Lumley was selected in both the twelfth round of the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft (199th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens and in the eighth round of the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft (108th overall), by the Vancouver Blazers. Electing to pursue an NHL career, Lumley eventually played parts of nine seasons with the Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and Hartford Whalers, winning the Stanley Cup on two occasions 1984 and 1985 with the Edmonton Oilers.
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Nathan MacKinnon Nathan MacKinnon (born September 1, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward, an alternate captain of the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League (NHL). MacKinnon was selected first overall by the Avalanche in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.
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New York Golden Blades The New York Raiders were an ice hockey team and founding member of the World Hockey Association based in New York City. Intended to be the WHA's flagship franchise, its short lifespan was a result of being unable to compete with the National Hockey League's established New York Rangers, and the expansion New York Islanders. After its inaugural season, the team was known as the New York Golden Blades and eventually relocated to Cherry Hill, New Jersey, becoming the Jersey Knights.
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David Perron David Perron (born May 28, 1988) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He currently plays for the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 26th overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. He has also played for the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Anaheim Ducks.
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2011 MLS Expansion Draft The 2011 MLS Expansion Draft was held on November 23, 2011 as a special draft for the Major League Soccer expansion team Montreal Impact.
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Logan Couture Logan Couture (born March 28, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Sharks ninth overall in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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2000 NHL Entry Draft The 2000 NHL Entry Draft was held from June 24 to 25 at the Pengrowth (now Scotiabank) Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, following the 2000 NHL Expansion Draft on June 23 for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. This was the second NHL Entry Draft in which a goaltender was taken first overall (at that point), when the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick. Previously, Michel Plasse was selected 1st overall in the 1968 NHL Amateur Draft.
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2015 NBL Canada draft The 2015 NBL Canada draft was held on November 28, 2015 at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario. During the event, National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) teams took turns selecting amateur college basketball players. The new expansion team, the Niagara River Lions, were awarded the first overall pick and selected Erik Copes, a power forward from George Mason in the NCAA Division I. The eighth overall pick in the draft was defunct, due to the folding of the Mississauga Power team during the offseason. Both the River Lions and the Halifax Hurricanes made their first draft picks in franchise history. Matt McLean, out of Bishop's University, was the sole Canadian to be selected. The rest of the field was made up of Americans.