There he was, two hours removed from getting off a flight from back home, and minutes after getting off the ice with a bunch of kids at the Vegas Golden Knights’ practice facility. It was a busy, jam-packed Wednesday afternoon, but he was just happy to be there.
“I didn’t know about that,” Buium said with a smile. “I think it’ll be pretty cool to see my face up there. It’ll be a special moment.” “I was blown away when I saw him at the Frozen Four,” top prospect Macklin Celebrini said at the 2024 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo. “I felt like he was the best player on the ice… but don’t let don’t let him know I said that.”Buium is so good at controlling the puck and might be one of the best passers of any defenseman in this class. He’s a top-end transition defender with incredible hockey sense, allowing him to put up the incredible numbers we saw all season long.