Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Dylan Coghlan was born February 19, 1998, in Duncan, British Columbia. He is a defenseman in the NHL.

He was signed by the Vegas Golden Knights as an undrafted free agent after attending the team's inaugural development and NHL training camp on September 20, 2017.

On March 10, 2021, Coghlan scored his first career NHL goal and his first career NHL hat trick against the Minnesota Wild, becoming the third defenseman in NHL history to score his first three career goals in the same game. Additionally, he became the first rookie and the first defenseman to register a hat trick as a Golden Knight in franchise history.

On July 13, 2022, Coghlan and Max Pacioretty were traded to the Carolina Hurricanes for future considerations.