Brandon, MB (CKLQ) – Former Brandon Wheat King Captain Ryan Craig has been named an Assistant Coach of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Craig joins Gerard Gallant’s staff that also includes former Wheat King coach Mike Kelly.
The Abbottsford, BC native played five seasons in the Wheat City before most recently captaining the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL for the last two seasons.
He brings 914 games of professional hockey experience to the Knights including 198 games in the NHL with the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets.
With the addition of Craig and Kelly, the Golden Knights organization has a distinct Brandon Wheat Kings flavor.
This includes former coaches Kelly McCrimmon and Bobby Lowes along with newly signed forward Reid Duke and development camp invitee Dmitry Osipov.
