{"id":171029,"date":"2025-09-26T19:19:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171029\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:19:12","slug":"they-shouldnt-play-in-the-nhl-vegas-golden-knights-recent-move-over-2018-hockey-canada-sexual-assault-scandal-divides-fans-nhl-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/171029\/","title":{"rendered":"“They shouldn’t play in the NHL”: Vegas Golden Knights’ recent move over 2018 Hockey Canada sexual assault scandal divides fans | NHL News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\""TheyVegas Golden Knights’ recent move has divided fans.(Image via THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Nicole Osborne) The Vegas Golden Knights have been in the news recently after it ended up banning The Athletic\u2019s reporter Mark Lazerus, after he asked one of the players about the infamous 2018 sexual assault case that shocked the world of the NHL<\/a> and its fans. While the Vegas Golden Knights have remained silent about this, fans are divided on their decision to allegedly ban a reporter.<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s reporter claims to have his credentials \u201crevoked\u201d by the Vegas Golden Knights for asking about the 2018 sexual assault case<\/p>\n

A few hours ago, The Athletic\u2019s reporter Mark Lazerus, took to X and wrote, “The Golden Knights asked me to leave their practice facility and revoked my credential because I asked one of their players about the Hockey Canada 5. Their sensitivity underscores the dicey nature of the decision VGK and Carolina are facing\u2026\u201dApparently, the reporter asked the Vegas Golden Knights\u2019 defenseman Noah Hanifin about \u201cHockey Canada 5\u201d; this includes Michael McLeod and Carter Hart who are speculated to joining the Vegas Golden Knights, even though nothing has been confirmed yet.With the reporter claiming the Vegas Golden Knights \u201crevoked\u201d his credential for asking about the 2018 sexual assault case, it has divided fans.Many fans feel the teams should be questioned due to the seriousness of the crime even though the five players were found not guilty. A fan by the username @StewartGreen81 wrote, \u201cDon\u2019t stop asking questions. Those 5 are creeps and don\u2019t deserve the privilege of playing in the NHL.\u201d\"Vegas<\/p>\n

Fans are furious.(Image via X)<\/p>\n

Another fan by the username @PeterPetsel wrote, \u201cThey know these questions are coming, they have a PR department \u2026..how on earth could they make themselves look so stupid?\u201d A third fan by the username @WhitetrashArab wrote, \u201cVegas shouldnt even have a team. Their existence was rigged for success and NO expansion team has ever had those benefits. F*ck vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some fans feel the players should be given second chances<\/p>\n

However, others feel differently; some fans feel the 5 players should be given a second chance because they were acquitted in the case.\"Vegas<\/p>\n

Some fans feel the matter should be put to rest.(Image via X)<\/p>\n

A fan by the username @BobFulci wrote, \u201cTime to move on. They were found not guilty. They faced the charges, and they came out positively. You\u2019ll always have the unhappy mopes, who *want* them to be guilty, despite everything pointing toward the opposite. Everyone involved, has been through MORE than enough. MOVE ON.\u201dAnother fan by the username @TheGambler35 wrote, \u201cGood for them. Give it a f*cking rest. They\u2019re not guilty. Let them continue to live their lives. No one cares but people like you who want clicks.\u201dA third fan by the username @LiterarySkuller posted, \u201cWhy are you trying to impede the success of 5 innocent men who are just trying to get back to work in an industry they literally dedicated their whole lives to work in?\u201dNeither the players nor the Vegas Golden Knights have issued a statement regarding the controversy.Also Read: Toronto Maple Leafs’ GM weighs in on Auston Matthews after a disappointing season ahead of the match against the Montreal Canadiens<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vegas Golden Knights’ recent move has divided fans.(Image via THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Nicole Osborne) The Vegas Golden Knights have…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":171030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,111587,575,36581,85,111588,7529],"class_list":["post-171029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-mark-lazerus","tag-nhl","tag-sexual-assault-case","tag-sports","tag-the-athletic","tag-vegas-golden-knights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}