The Vegas Golden Knights recently opened training camp for the 2025-26 season. At the end of the 2024-25 season, Alex Pietrangelo said he was stepping away from hockey to focus on his health. His latest comments suggest he may not be ready to fully hang up the skates yet.

“Nothing is really concrete. I'm just going to continue to take it day-by-day and see where it goes,” Pietrangelo said at training camp, according to Greg Wyshynski of ESPN. This was a slight departure from his previous comments made to the media in June. “The likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play.” Still, the defenseman said low possibility, and did not make a defensive retirement announcement at the time.

The injury is to his hip, and according to Golden Knights' GM Kelly

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