{"id":76576,"date":"2025-08-18T04:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76576\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T04:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T04:13:06","slug":"two-golden-knights-champions-named-to-nhl-networks-quarter-century-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/76576\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Golden Knights champions named to NHL Network&#8217;s Quarter-Century Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"66\">Now, some of you will look at the title and say that Shea Weber was a Vegas Golden Knight because of his contract. However, this prompt asks for Golden Knights players who stepped onto the ice with the team. Therefore, no bueno on this one.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"69\">That&#8217;s why we have two Vegas Golden Knights on the NHL Network&#8217;s Quarter-Century Team. One of those names you&#8217;ll know is <a href=\"https:\/\/vegashockeyknight.com\/the-3-best-defensemen-in-vegas-golden-knights-history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Pietrangelo<\/a>. The Golden Knights defenseman has 148 career goals, 489 career assists, and 2,095 blocked shots.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Introducing the NHL Network&#8217;s Quarter Century Team! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B9Or6GEJVI\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/B9Or6GEJVI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NHLNetwork\/status\/1956491091936481626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">It&#8217;s no surprise that he made the list. The three-time NHL All-Star also has two Stanley Cups to his name (one with the St. Louis Blues and the other with the Golden Knights). He&#8217;s been one of the most consistent defenders in the league, blocking shots and giving it his all on every play.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">But fans will also notice that Jonathan Quick made the list himself. Quick was acquired in 2023 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/news\/jonathan-quick-traded-to-vegas-golden-knights-day-after-being-acquired-341731498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> to fortify the Golden Knights&#8217; goaltending situation. He held down the fort while Vegas went on to fulfill promises and finish the most surprising story in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>The stats show why Jonathan Quick made the NHL Network&#8217;s Quarter-Century Team<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">In 18 years, the three-time Stanley Cup champion had a GAA of 2.49, a save percentage of .911, and 63 shutouts. During his Vegas tenure, he started nine games and posted a GAA of 3.13, a save percentage of .901, and three shutouts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">But his bread and butter was made with the Los Angeles Kings. Here, he spent 16 seasons as the Kings&#8217; netminder, posting a GAA of 2.46 and a save percentage of .911. On top of that, he had 57 shutouts.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">He also made two NHL All-Star appearances, one nomination for the NHL All-Star Team (2011-12), and won the 2011-12 Conn Smythe trophy. Quick also added two Jennings trophies to his collection, making him the best American goaltender ever.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">Therefore, fans shouldn&#8217;t be surprised that Quick also made the Quarter-Century Team. He&#8217;s shown himself to be a reliable, steady force wherever he goes, whether it&#8217;s with the Kings, the Golden Knights, or currently with the New York Rangers. Heck, he even had an integral role in getting the Golden Knights that 2023 Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Now, some of you will look at the title and say that Shea Weber was a Vegas Golden&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76577,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[556],"tags":[64,63,575,85],"class_list":["post-76576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nhl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76576","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=76576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}