LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins announced a defenseman-for-defenseman trade on Tuesday.
Kaedan Korczak leaves Vegas for Pittsburgh, in exchange for Penguins D-man Parker Wotherspoon, VGK general manager Kelly McCrimmon announced.
The Penguins will retain 50% of Wotherspoon's salary, freeing up some cap space for the Golden Knights.
Wotherspoon, 28, scored a career-high 30 points (three goals, 27 assists) in his last season with Pittsburgh and led the club with 112 blocked shots and 2:22 average shorthanded time on ice.
He has also seen playoff action in his 188-game NHL career with both Pittsburgh and the Boston Bruins, the Golden Knights noted in Tuesday's trade announcement.
Wotherspoon was drafted 112th overall in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders.
Parker Wotherspoon, Defenseman
- Birthplace: Surrey, British Columbia
- Height: 6-1
- Weight: 190 lbs.
- Age: 28
- Shoots: Left
Notes:
- Skated in a career-high 80 games and recorded 30 points (3 G, 27 A) with Pittsburgh last season
- Logged a +17 rating to rank second for the Penguins last season, and his 112 blocked shots led the club
- Appeared in 188 games to go with 46 career points (4 G, 42 A) with Pittsburgh, Boston and the New York Islanders
- Competed in 16 postseason contests with the Penguins and Bruins
- Represented Canada at the 2026 World Championship and recorded four points (1 G, 3 A) in 10 games with a +13 rating
- Spent nine years in the AHL, appearing in 312 games and recording 113 points (23 G, 90 A)
- Drafted in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft by the Islanders
-
Golden Knights' improbable run comes to crashing halt with shutout loss on home ice
The Vegas Golden Knights’ improbable run through the Stanley Cup Final came to a crashing halt Sunday night with a 3-0 loss to Carolina in Game 6
Tortorella doubles down on Carter Hart as Golden Knights face elimination
Vegas Golden Knights coach John Tortorella is sticking with Carter Hart against the Carolina Hurricanes, despite Hart giving up four goals in each of the first five games of the Stanley Cup Final.
Golden Knights' Karlsson out for Game 6 as Hurricanes lead Stanley Cup Final 3-2
Vegas Golden Knights second-line center William Karlsson will not play in Sunday’s Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes because of an injury.
Hear from Mitch Marner and Carter Hart ahead of Game 6
The Vegas Golden Knights are sticking with Carter Hart in net for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, even as defensive struggles have defined the series.
