Hilary Knight Is Heading to Hockeytown in PWHL Sign-and-Trade Deal Between Detroit and Las Vegas
Las Vegas used a foundational offer to sign the 36-year-old Olympian, then traded her to Detroit for a first-round pick.
- On Tuesday morning, PWHL Detroit acquired five-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight from PWHL Las Vegas in a sign-and-trade agreement following the roster freeze lift at 9 a.m.
- Las Vegas originally signed Knight to a one-year contract using an Expansion Foundational Offer on June 8, after Seattle left the inaugural Torrent captain unprotected.
- Detroit surrendered its first-round pick, the third overall selection in the 2026 PWHL Draft, to secure the 36-year-old forward; the trade cost remained unclear until Monday when the league published the draft order.
- PWHL Detroit general manager Manon Rheaume said Knight's 'leadership and presence in the locker room' will be 'instrumental in shaping our culture,' while Las Vegas GM Dominique DiDia highlighted how two top-five picks provide 'opportunity to add two players who will make an immediate and lasting impact.'
- Knight's resume includes co-leading the PWHL in points during the 2024-25 season and becoming the all-time leading U.S. Olympic scorer in February, arriving amid Wednesday's draft at Fox Theatre featuring five gold medalists from the Milan Cortina Games.
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Knight heading to Detroit in PWHL sign-and-trade with Las Vegas
With the PWHL’s trade freeze lifting on Tuesday, the league announced five-time U.S. Olympian Hilary Knight’s trade to Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade agreement reached with fellow expansion team Las Vegas last week.
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Hilary is officially headed to Hockeytown. With the PWHL’s trade freeze lifting, the league announced five-time U.S.
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