Vegas Golden Knights Announce Three Contract Extensions

VEGAS (January 30, 2022) - Vegas Golden Knights General Manager Kelly McCrimmon announced today, January 30, that the team has signed three players to contract extensions. Defenseman Brayden McNabb has signed a three-year contract extension through the 2024-25 season worth an average annual value of $2,850,000, forward Michael Amadio has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season worth an average annual value of $762,500 and goaltender Logan Thompson has signed a three-year contract extension through 2024-25 season worth an average annual value of $766,667.

McNabb has tallied nine points (2 G, 7 A) to go with 30 penalty minutes with the Golden Knights this season. He leads the league with 110 blocked shots and is only player in the NHL who has recorded at least 100 hits and 110 blocked shots this season. In five years with Vegas, he has posted 57 points (15 G, 42 A) to go with 190 penalty minutes in 314 games, which ranks as the second most appearances in franchise history. McNabb leads the organization with 634 blocks and ranks second with 824 hits since joining the Golden Knights. Over the course of his 10 year career, he has recorded 107 points (22 G, 85 A) to go with 409 penalty minutes in 552 games. Prior to joining Vegas, he spent two seasons with the Buffalo Sabres and three with the Los Angeles Kings. The Davidson, Saskatchewan native was originally selected by the Vegas Golden Knights during the 2017 Expansion Draft on June 21 from the Kings and signed an extension with Vegas during the inaugural season.
Amadio has appeared in 25 games for the Golden Knights this season and has posted seven points (4 G, 3 A) to go with two penalty minutes. He has appeared in a total of 201 NHL games and prior to coming to Vegas he skated with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings. The forward played in a career-high 68 games with the Kings during the 2019-20 campaign and collected 16 points (6 G, 10 A). Amadio was selected by Los Angeles in the third round (90th overall) of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft after spending four seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with North Bay Battalion. The Golden Knights claimed the Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario native off waivers on October 30, 2021.
Thompson made his first career NHL start against the Nashville Predators on January 4, 2022 and became the first former U Sports goaltender to start an NHL game since 1990. His first NHL appearance came in relief at Minnesota on March 10, 2021, where he played nine minutes. The Calgary, Alberta native earned the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award, given to the American Hockey League's best goaltender for the 2021 season after posting a 16-6-2 record to go with a 1.96 goals-against average and a .943 save percentage for the Henderson Silver Knights. During the 2019-20 season, Thompson appeared in 32 games with the East Coast Hockey League's South Carolina Stingrays. He posted a 2.25 GAA and .929 save percentage during his lone season in North Charleston, South Carolina with the Stingrays. During the 2018-19 season, he was named the U Sports OUA West Goaltender of the Year after collecting a 2.22 GAA and .934 save percentage in 24 games with Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. The goaltender also spent parts of four seasons playing in the Western Hockey League with the Brandon Wheat Kings, and helped Brandon to a WHL Championship during the 2015-16 season. Thompson originally signed a two-year, entry level contract with the Golden Knights on July 13, 2020.
Brayden McNabb, Defenseman
Hometown: Davidson, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-4
Weight: 212 lbs.
Age: 31
Shoots: Left
Notes:
- Has appeared in 314 games for the Golden Knights with 57 points (15 G, 42 A) to go with 190 PIM
- Turned in 460 blocked shots and 637 hits in three years with Vegas, which rank first and second on the team during that time, respectively
- Led the team with career-high 225 hits and 176 blocked shots during the 2017-18 season
- Made NHL debut for Buffalo vs the Washington Capitals (November 26, 2011)
Michael Amadio, Forward
Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Height: 6-2
Weight: 205 lbs.
Age: 25
Shoots: Right
Notes:
- Has appeared in 25 contests with Vegas during the 2021-22 campaign, gathering seven points (4 G, 3 A)
- Played in a total of 176 NHL games with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators and Los Angeles Kings
- Appeared in a career-high 68 games with the Kings during the 2019-20 campaign and collected 16 points (6 G, 10 A)
- Spent four seasons in the OHL with North Bay Battalion, and led the team in scoring over his final two campaigns in North Bay
Logan Thompson, Goaltender
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta
Height: 6-4
Weight: 202 lbs.
Age: 24
Catches: Right
Notes:
- Has a record of 11-7-4 to go with a 2.62 GAA and a .928 save percentage with the Henderson Silver Knights this season
- Made NHL debut on March 10, 2021, against the Minnesota Wild after entering the game in relief during the third period
- Won the Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award as the AHL's outstanding goaltender for the 2020-21 season after going 16-6-1 with a .943 save percentage and 1.96 GAA
- Spent parts of four seasons playing with the Western Hockey League's Brandon Wheat Kings