Zach Whitecloud

Whitecloud was signed by the Golden Knights to a three-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract on March 8, 2018. He played in his first career NHL game on April 5, 2018 against the Edmonton Oilers. He finished with a team-best plus-3 in 16:42 of ice time in a 4–3 loss to the Oilers. Although the Golden Knights qualified for the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs, Whitecloud was ineligible to be on the roster since he was not on the teams reserve list by the trade deadline.

While attending the Knights training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Whitecloud was reassigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves.

During his second full season with the Virden Oil Capitals, Whitecloud announced his commitment to play hockey for Bemidji State University. Following his rookie year at Bemidji State, where he led defenceman in scoring, Whitecloud was invited to the Los Angeles Kings Development Camp before the 2017–18 NHL season. Following his sophomore year at Bemidji, Whitecloud was named the 2017–18 WCHA Scholar-Athlete and named to the WCHA All-Academic Team. He ended the season with 19 points and a team-best 51 blocked shots.

Whitecloud was the youngest skater selected to play for Team Canada at the 2017 Karjala Cup in Finland. He was later named to Team Canada's pre Olympic roster before the 2018 Winter Olympics but failed to make the final roster.

Whitecloud was born in Brandon, Manitoba and raised in the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Growing up, he attended Vincent Massey High School where he graduated from in 2015.

Zach Whitecloud (born November 28, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing with the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).