The Vancouver Canucks finished the 2015-16 campaign as the second-worst team of the Pacific Division. Starting in 2017-18, they might be joined by another team that is worse — the expansion franchise from Las Vegas.
As reported by Sportsnet, “the NHL’s Executive Committee voted unanimously to recommend expansion to Las Vegas.” With that, the final hurdle is the Board of Governors meeting which is scheduled for next Wednesday, hours before the NHL Awards ceremony. According to Sportsnet, the Las Vegas franchise will be called the Black Knights, and they are slotted for the Pacific Division starting in 2017-18.