Fleury, Methot, Neal headline Golden Knights' expansion draft roster

The NHL's 31st team is ready to play hockey.

The Vegas Golden Knights' expansion draft roster was unveiled Wednesday night, ending months of speculation as to the look of the league's newest team.

Here are head coach Gerard Gallant's players, broken down alphabetically by position:

Forwards

• Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (from Flyers)
• Connor Brickley [1] (from Hurricanes)
• William Carrier [2] (from Sabres)
• David Clarkson [3] (from Blue Jackets via trade)
• Cody Eakin (from Stars)
• Mikhail Grabovski [4] (from Islanders via trade)
• Nikita Gusev [5] (from Lightning via trade)
• Erik Haula (from Wild)
• William Karlsson (from Blue Jackets)
• Brendan Leipsic (from Maple Leafs)
• Oscar Lindberg (from Rangers)
• Jonathan Marchessault (from Panthers)
• James Neal (from Predators)
• Tomas Nosek (from Red Wings)
• David Perron (from Blues)
• Teemu Pulkkinen (from Coyotes)
• Reilly Smith [6] (from Panthers via trade)
• Chris Thorburn [7] (from Jets)
• Alex Tuch [8] (from Wild via trade)

Footnotes

[1] Hurricanes trade 2017 fifth-round pick to Golden Knights as part of Brickley selection.
[2] Sabres trade 2017 sixth-round pick to Golden Knights (so Linus Ullmark wouldn't be selected, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman).
[3] Blue Jackets trade David Clarkson, 2017 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick to Vegas as part of Karlsson selection.
[4] Islanders trade 2017 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, forward Mikhail Grabovski, defenseman Jake Bischoff to Golden Knights as part of Jean-Francois Berube selection.
[5] Lightning trade Gusev, second-round pick in 2017, fourth-round pick in 2018 to Vegas as part of Garrison selection.
[6] Panthers trade Reilly Smith to Golden Knights for 2018 fourth-round pick.
[7] Golden Knights flip Jackets' first-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg for Jets' first-round pick in 2017 and third-round pick in 2019 (as part of agreement to keep Vegas from selecting Toby Enstrom in the draft).
[8] Wild trade Tuch to Vegas for conditional third-round pick in 2017 or 2018.

Defensemen

• Jake Bischoff [9] (from Islanders via trade)
• Alexei Emelin (from Canadiens)
• Deryk Engelland (from Flames)
• Jason Garrison [10] (from Lightning)
• Brayden McNabb (from Kings)
• Jon Merrill (from Devils)
• Marc Methot (from Senators)
• Colin Miller (from Bruins)
• Griffin Reinhart (from Oilers)
• Luca Sbisa (from Canucks)
• David Schlemko (from Sharks)
• Nate Schmidt (from Capitals)
• Clayton Stoner (from Ducks)
• Shea Theodore [11] (from Ducks via trade)
• Trevor van Riemsdyk (from Blackhawks)

Footnotes

[9] Islanders trade 2017 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, forward Mikhail Grabovski, defenseman Jake Bischoff to Golden Knights as part of Jean-Francois Berube selection.
[10] Lightning trade Gusev, second-round pick in 2017, fourth-round pick in 2018 as part of Garrison selection.
[11] Ducks trade Theodore to Golden Knights as part of Stoner selection.

Goalies

• Jean-Francois Berube [12] (from Islanders)
• Marc-Andre Fleury [13] (from Penguins)
• Calvin Pickard (from Avalanche)

Footnotes

[12] Islanders trade 2017 first-round pick, 2019 second-round pick, forward Mikhail Grabovski, defenseman Jake Bischoff to Golden Knights as part of Berube selection.
[13] Penguins trade 2020 second-round pick to Vegas as part of Fleury selection.