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Las Vegas Golden Knights reportedly block Edmonton Oilers from interviewing their former head coach Bruce Cassidy
Fox News ^ | 12 May 2026 | Matt Reigle

Posted on 05/13/2026 1:39:04 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701

'm all about respect and sportsmanship, but I also love a healthy dose of gamesmanship, and that seems to be what we're getting from the Vegas Golden Knights.

Vegas is still in the playoffs and currently tied with the Anaheim Ducks 2-2. However, they were the talk of hockey at the end of the regular season when they fired then-head coach Bruce Cassidy with just eight games left in the season and the team on track to make the playoffs.

It was a shocker — especially after Cassidy led the team to a Stanley Cup in 2023 — and the team moved on to John Tortorella.

The Vegas Golden Knights stunned the hockey world by dumping Bruce Cassidy with just eight games left in the regular season and the team headed for the playoffs.

Of course, this makes Cassidy, a former Jack Adams Award-winner, the hottest commodity on the coaching market.

One of those teams reportedly interested in Cassidy is the Edmonton Oilers; however, they needed, however they needed to get Vegas' permission to talk to him.

According to insider Frank Seravalli, they did, but the Golden Knights wouldn't give it to them.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: commerce; hockey; nevada; nhl; noncompete; sports

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The term is noncompete clause. He cannot interview with Seattle, Calgary, Vancouver, or Edmonton under the noncompete clause that is good for any Pacific Division club except the three California clubs, which are governed by a state law that prohibits noncompete clauses.
1 posted on 05/13/2026 1:39:04 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Interesting... thanks.


2 posted on 05/13/2026 1:40:27 AM PDT by nutmeg (We are all Charlie Kirk now)
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

Las Vegas apparently think it’s worth $4.5M to keep him from coaching for another team, or at least Edmonton.


3 posted on 05/13/2026 4:16:47 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan

That’s standard noncompetes in a nutshell, and it’s not about sport, it’s about work.

The only catch is if there is a coaching opportunity in a California NHL team, Vegas can’t do anything about it because the other club can call out California state law banning noncompetes.

For example, if employee Craig has trade secrets of a business that has been its success, if he is released, a noncompete comes in where he cannot be employed in similar businesses for one year. But if he goes to California, he can work immediately because state law goes into effect.


4 posted on 05/13/2026 4:22:35 AM PDT by WhiteHatBobby0701
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To: WhiteHatBobby0701

I’m surprised a noncompete clause in professional sports would be allowed in a case where a coach is fired.


5 posted on 05/13/2026 5:10:44 AM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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