{"id":505030,"date":"2026-03-15T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/505030\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T18:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T18:45:12","slug":"golden-knights-sign-6-foot-7-21-year-old-to-3-year-contract-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/505030\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Knights sign 6-foot-7 21-year old to 3-year contract"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden Knights sign 6-foot-7 21-year old to 3-year contract<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> are signing a player with some serious stature.<\/p>\n

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Their organization’s newest defenseman is a 6-foot-7 21-year old.<\/p>\n

The signing was announced<\/a> this weekend: His name is Bronson Ride.<\/p>\n

Ride plays in the Ontario Hockey League for the North Bay Batallion.<\/p>\n

He has played 57 games this season and has put up a career-best 21 points (four goals, 17 assists) while working mostly as a defense-first player.<\/p>\n

The left-shot Ride also has played in the OHL with the Niagara IceDogs and the Windsor Spitfires.<\/p>\n

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Ride participated in the Golden Knights’ development and training camps last year, so they had their eyes on him for a while.<\/p>\n

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North Bay’s season in the OHL is still playing, so Ride won’t be leaving right away.<\/p>\n

Instead, he’ll be a candidate to join the AHL Silver Knights at whatever point the Battalion’s season ends.<\/p>\n

He never got drafted during his eligibility to be chosen in the NHL Draft, which is why Ride is available to be a signing at this point in the season.<\/p>\n

It’s a logical try for the Golden Knights to take. Ride may not amount to much, but if he does, he’ll be a rare player type at his size with some legitimate defensive ability.<\/p>\n

For now, Golden Knights leadership will hope to see Ride make a key playoff contribution in the OHL before his next step.<\/p>\n

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