Vegas Golden Knights right wing Mark Stone (61) shoots the puck against Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake (53) during the third period in game six of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at T-Mobile Arena. (Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images) Veteran forward Mark Stone has reportedly signed a two-year, $18 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights ahead of the 2026-27 season. The Golden Knights announced Saturday that they have signed their captain to a two-year, $18 million contract extension. The deal carries an average annual value of $9 million and will keep Stone under contract through the 2028-29 season. As per reports, the captain could have become an unrestricted free agent after this season. With the contract extension, Stone will stay with the club for at least two more seasons.
Mark Stone signs a two-year, $18 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights before becoming an unrestricted free agent
Captain Mark Stone will stay with the team, as the forward has reportedly signed a two-year, $18 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights, carrying an average annual value of $9 million, which begins next season. According to the NHL, the 34-year-old forward is in the final season of an eight-year, $76 million contract, which he signed with Vegas on March 8, 2019, and could have become an unrestricted free agent.As per his records, Stone earned 73 points (28 goals, 45 assists) in 60 games last season were third on the Golden Knights, and he had 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in 17 Stanley Cup Playoff games to help Vegas reach the Stanley Cup Final, a six-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.Reports suggest that Stone had been sidelined from the game, and he missed almost 16 games last season from Oct. 20-Nov. 24 with a wrist injury. In addition to this, he was sidelined for five games from March 3-10 with a lower-body injury.He also did not play Games 4-6 of the Western Conference Second Round against the Anaheim Ducks and Games 1 and 2 of the Western Conference Final against the Colorado Avalanche because of an undisclosed injury.Following his contract extension, coach Ryan Craig stated, “Mark and I have talked probably the most out of any player this summer, just because I think he’s a very good captain. He’s somebody that we talk about a legacy, that wants to win another Stanley Cup, that wants to continue to build that. He’s a good conduit for me between our team.”He further stated, “I think he’s very, very well respected in our dressing room. It meant a lot to me that he showed up on the day I was announced as head coach. I think we’ve had some very good face-to-face conversations, some phone conversations. He’s going to be somebody along with our leadership group that I lean a lot on. You talked about the grind of the season and those kinds of things that we have to make sure we’re on the same page.”Apart from Mark Stone, the Golden Knights also signed forward Braeden Bowman to a six-year, $20.4 million contract ($3.4 million AAV) that also starts next season. Meanwhile, the team will now have its captain under contract through 2028-29 as it looks to make another run for the Stanley Cup.