Vegas Golden Knights left wing Erik Haula (56) celebrates his goal with center Jonathan Marchessault (81) defenseman Nate Schmidt (88) and left wing James Neal (18) during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 in Ottawa, Ontario. (Fred Chartrand /The Canadian Press via AP)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Nate Schmidt remembers tons of people showing up. Same for Alex Tuch. Jon Merrill remembers watching football.
It’s Thanksgiving and for the Golden Knights’ American-born players, there’s memories of good times spent with families, playing with friends and plenty of good food.
“It was pretty standard stuff,” said Schmidt, the defenseman who grew up in Minnesota and will host some of his teammates Thursday.