The Las Vega Golden Knights traded goaltender Logan Thompson to the Washington Capitals throughout the 2nd day of the 2024 NHL Draft.
The 27-year-old Thompson invested components of 4 periods in Las Las vega and belonged to the 2022-23 Stanley Mug group, regardless of missing out on the last 3 months of the period because of injury.
Thompson’s time with the Golden Knights involved an upright Saturday, yet the timing was a little unpleasant. The profession with the Fundings was revealed not long prior to he was arranged to hold a sign session for followers inside Round in Las Las Vega.
However as a means to bid farewell to the follower base that sustained him as he obtained his beginning in the NHL, Thompson completed the session, authorizing autographs and taking images for an hour.
Consulting with press reporters after meeting followers, Thompson, that has a year left on his contract, really did not deny that he requested a profession and claimed he’ll require time to procedure relocating to Washington.
” It’s strange. I have actually never ever been traded previously, in juniors or professional,”Thompson said “A great deal of feelings still going through me. It’s mosting likely to take a number of days to procedure. The only group I have actually never ever understood in the NHL is the Golden Knights, so it’s mosting likely to be various.”
Thompson became part of the Fundings company in 2019-20 after authorizing a 1 year manage their American Hockey Organization associate in Hershey. He likewise attended their growth camp in 2019 and has a partnership with Fundings goaltending instructor Scott Murray.
Not long after the Thompson profession, basic supervisor Kelly McCrimmon located a brand-new back-up for starter Adin Hillside after acquiring restricted free agent Akira Schmid from the New Jacket Devils.