The weary smiles said it all.
For Golden Knights players and staff who participated in the team’s first five-day development camp, it had been a good week. Hard at times but good nonetheless.
Everyone got what they wanted out of the five-day camp, which capped a hectic three weeks for general manager George McPhee.
The Knights hockey staff began meeting at the team’s Summerlin offices June 14 to prepare for the June 21 NHL Expansion Draft and the league’s entry draft June 23 and 24 in Chicago. Right on the heels came the development camp, which meant getting players to Las Vegas within 48 hours and on the ice Tuesday at the Las Vegas Ice Center.