There are no holidays in hockey.
Especially for the Golden Knights.
As the rest of America has been sitting back and enjoying a holiday weekend, the team's staff has been hard at work in Windsor, Ont. It's there that a large portion of team executives, led by George McPhee, have been attending the Memorial Cup this past week.
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Which although the 2017 Memorial Cup will be remembered for Sunday's finale, in which the host Windsor Spitfires defeated the Erie Otters to capture the title, it had a different significance for the Golden Knights. As the championship trophy was raised, it officially concluded the on-ice portion of the 2016-17 amateur season, with Vegas' amateur scouting staff transitioning into full-on Entry Draft mode beginning Sunday night.
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The Golden Knights will attend the NHL Draft Scouting Combine later this week in Buffalo