{
  "id": 11032296,
  "title": "Golden Knights sign William Karlsson to a 2-year, $13.5 million extension",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/golden-knights-sign-william-karlsson-to-a-2-year-13-5-million",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T21:09:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/2026/09/30/golden-knights-sign-william-karlsson-to-a-2-year-13-5-million-extension"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "William Karlsson, one of three original Golden Knights players, signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract extension with the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. This is the first annual payment, totaling $205.00 plus GST for the first year. Subsequent annual renewals will cost $233.00 plus GST every 52 weeks. The 33-year-old center will remain with the team through the 2028-29 season. Karlsson, along with defensemen Brayden McNabb and Shea Theodore, has been with the organization for its entire 10-year history. Known for his two-way skills, Karlsson is second in team history with 165 goals, 403 points, 382 takeaways, and a plus-128 rating. He was drafted from Columbus in the 2017 expansion draft and led the league in plus-49 rating in his debut season. The Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final that year before losing to Washington. Karlsson excelled in the postseason, recording 11 goals and 6 assists with a plus-11 rating over 22 games during their 2023 Stanley Cup victory over Florida. He returned to the lineup before the second-round series against Anaheim, contributing three goals and six assists with a plus-10 rating in 15 games. However, an upper-body injury in Game 5 of that series forced him to miss the remainder of the regular season and the first round of the playoffs.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}