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Meet the Knights: A look at the 30 players selected in the expansion draft

June 22, 2017 at 6:03AM
Vegas Golden Knights' Chris Thorburn poses for photographers Wednesday, June 21, 2017, in Las Vegas. Thorburn was picked by the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL expansion draft. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Chris Thorburn, formerly of the Winnipeg Jets, was one of 30 players chosen by the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL expansion draft. The names were announced Wednesday. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

KNIGHTS EXPANSION DRAFT ROSTER

Forwards

PlayerFormer team

P.E. BellemarePhiladelphia

Connor BrickleyCarolina

William CarrierBuffalo

Cody EakinDallas

Erik HaulaWild

William KarlssonColumbus

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Brendan LeipsicToronto

Oscar LindbergN.Y. Rangers

Jonathan MarchessaultFlorida

James NealNashville

Tomas NosekDetroit

David PerronSt. Louis

Teemu PulkkinenArizona

Chris ThorburnWinnipeg

Defensemen

PlayerFormer team

Alexei EmelinMontreal

Deryk EngellandCalgary

Jason GarrisonTampa Bay

Brayden McNabbLos Angeles

Jon MerrillNew Jersey

Marc MethotOttawa

Colin MillerBoston

Griffin ReinhartEdmonton

Trevor van RiemsdykChicago

Luca SbisaVancouver

David SchlemkoSan Jose

Nate SchmidtWashington

Clayton StonerAnaheim

Goalies

Jean-Francois Berube (N.Y.I.), Marc-Andre Fleury (Pitt.), Calvin Pickard (Colo.)

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