Keegan Kolesar and Jeremy Lauzon sang a Bruce Springsteen song together in Maui.

That’s all you need to know about the Vegas Golden Knights’ group vacation over the Winter Olympic break.

Beverages were had, karaoke was sung and the Super Bowl was viewed. It was a needed reprieve for the Knights who didn’t make the trip to Italy to represent their country in the Olympics.

It was back to reality Friday with the Knights returning to practice for the first time since last playing 15 days ago.

“Just getting our details back,” Kolesar said. “The legs will come over time. If you’re skating so many times, you’re going to eventually get back to where you need to be.”

The Knights had a sizable contingent in Hawaii. Kolesar, Lauzon, Colton Sissons, Brett Howden, Brayden McNabb and former teammate Chandler Stephenson made the trip, to name a few.

The 12-hour time difference in Maui made it tough to keep up with what’s going on in Italy, but the Knights were keeping tabs, especially with a Canadian-heavy locker room.

Cheering on their teammates

All 13 skaters and goaltender Adin Hill huddled in the locker room to watch Canada rally from two goals down against Finland and punch their ticket to Sunday’s gold medal match.

The Knights have had their fingerprints on Canada’s last two games. Mitch Marner scored the overtime winner against Czechia in the quarterfinals, and Shea Theodore scored his first Olympic goal midway through the third to tie it 2-2 against Finland on Friday.

“Rely on the Golden Knights to step up in those big-game moments and they find a way to produce,” Kolesar said. “Very excited for those guys.”

Added the Canadian defenseman Lauzon on Theodore’s goal: “I was pumped. It was a great play by him. Great shot. Big-time play by a big-time player.”

Small group at practice

Assistant coach John Stevens ran practice in coach Bruce Cassidy’s absence, much like he did when the Knights were participating in the 4 Nations Face-Off last year.

It’s a challenge, Stevens said, because the players available are at a premium and they’re trying to cover all their bases before the full group eventually returns.

“We’re just trying to get the legs back,” Stevens said. “We’re just trying to structure the drills. We’re not practicing as hard, but we can still get the reps that they need.”

Friday was also the first sign that the Knights are getting healthy. McNabb, Sissons and winger Brandon Saad skated for the first time since they suffered their respective injuries.

McNabb (upper body) has been out since Dec. 31. Sissons (upper body) hasn’t played since Jan. 14, and Saad (undisclosed) since Jan. 8.

“I think any time you get a player back, it’s a big boost to your team,” Stevens said. “All our guys that have been out of our lineup are veteran guys that play key situations.”

The Knights will get more bodies in the coming days. Tomas Hertl, Rasmus Andersson and Akira Schmid will rejoin soon after their teams were eliminated from the Olympic quarterfinals.

Slowly, but surely, the Knights will have close to a full group back before picking things back up for a five-game road trip starting Wednesday in Los Angeles.

“I think it’s good to be back at it, playing high-intensity hockey,” Lauzon said. “Good for the bodies. We got a big 25 games coming up.”

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