Vegas Golden Knights advance to Western Conference Final

sportsMay 15, 202616254

The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 in Game 6 on May 14 to close out the second-round series 4-2 and eliminate Anaheim. Vegas will now meet the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final after Colorado advanced from the other side of the bracket. The Golden Knights get nearly a week to regroup before the West Final, setting up a high-stakes matchup between two Stanley Cup contenders. The winner of the Vegas-Colorado series will advance to the Stanley Cup Final, making this round pivotal for both teams' title chances.

The Athletic

@theathletic.com

NEWS: The Vegas Golden Knights must forfeit their 2026 second-round NHL Draft pick, and John Tortorella has been fined $100,000 after Tortorella skipped his postgame news conference and the team failed to allow locker-room access to reporters after a victory on Thursday.

5745d ago

Paul 🇨🇦11

Good. Media availability rules during the playoffs aren't optional. Also... they won and advanced to the semi's with lilely 5-6 days off, so what possibly reasonable explanation can there be? A late night flight? Lol.

ABMed7

Seems excessive to me. Okay w the fine but a second rounder? Wow.

sully6.bsky.social2

He’s a lunatic and jackass who deserves to be fined and disciplined, but penalizing the team with a draft pick forfeiture is too excessive. Fans don’t want a league with this kind of authoritarian #NHL front office who is willing to give the appearance of corruption without expected consequences.

TSN

@tsnofficial.bsky.social

The NHL has announced that as a result of flagrant violations of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations following Game 6, the Vegas Golden Knights will forfeit a second-round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. In addition, Golden Knights head coach John Tortorella has been fined $100,000.

3045d ago

Bob Grove3

Love to see this. Vegas thinks it’s above league rules.

Jesse Granger

@jessegranger.bsky.social

Golden Knights lose 2nd draft pick, John Tortorella fined $100,000 by NHL for “flagrant violations” of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs Media Regulations. Full story on @theathletic.com ⤵️

2545d ago

Lara ❌👑2

Gee, if only this could have been predictable when they were deciding to hire Torts.

Laas 🌸

@whatabossislaas.bsky.social

of course the golden knights declined media access to both tortorella and the majority of the team after they advanced to the western conference finals last night. how else are they going to avoid answering the question “is winning worth employing a rapist?”

2145d ago

Laas 🌸10

I’m so fucking tired of the media normalizing that man being on their roster. I know they’re “just doing their job” but goddamn.

Mark Lazerus

@marklazerus.bsky.social

In the NHL release about the serious sanctions handed down to the Golden Knights: "The imposition of these penalties comes after previous warnings were issued to the Club regarding their compliance with the Media Regulations and other associated policies."

2445d ago

hannah

@hockeywthhannah.bsky.social

there's a real arrogance to how the vegas golden knights do business as an organization and it's fascinating to me (derogatory)

1844d ago

RMNB

@rmnb.bsky.social

NHL strips Vegas Golden Knights of 2026 second-round pick and fines John Tortorella after team commits "flagrant violation" of media policy

1545d ago

Stephen Whyno

@swhyno.bsky.social

Golden Knights docked a 2nd-round pick, coach John Tortorella fined $100K for violating NHL media rules: apnews.com/article/vega...

845d ago

Alex Adams

@alexadamssn.bsky.social

Golden Knights pushed hard to punish Ottawa for the Dadonov trade. Ottawa got their 1st round pick back. Now they lost their 2026 2nd round pick, for skipping out on the media last night. Crazy turn of events.

1145d ago

Darrell Mast3

Technically Ottawa got *a* first round pick back, and paid a hefty monetary fine.

Rick City

@rickcity.bsky.social

Fining John Tortorella for not showing up to a press conference after Vegas won is hilarious. The NHL should deliver more punishments based on how funny they are

1044d ago

Rick Springhetti

@rickspringhetti.bsky.social

I have no problem with this. It's not the first time Tortorella disrespects the media (unless he works for them) and Vegas can't just flaunt the rules. Having said all that, Vegas will probably appeal and it will be reduced to something less. www.tsn.ca/nhl/article/...

945d ago

Emily

@emilydawn.bsky.social

I don’t give a shit about players and coaches talking to the media but I DO give a shit about the Golden Knights getting right fucked

845d ago

ass worthtappen

@jessespector.com

i am glad he beat joel quenneville, who is somehow an even worse motherfucker. i now need the colorado avalanche to rip out john tortorella’s spleen and show it to him as he mumbles how he can’t even be mad because the avalanche showed a lot of balls doing that

644d ago

Gabby Carr

@gabbyc2010.bsky.social

I hope the Avs wipe the floor of the Vegas Golden Knights.

545d ago

Greg Boysen

@gregboysen.bsky.social

Is there a future Blackhawk on the Golden Knights? blackhawkup.com/is-there-a-f...

445d ago

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