Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Zach Whitecloud was born November 28, 1996 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. He is a defenseman in the National Hockey League.

Whitecloud was signed by the Golden Knights to a three-year, $4.475 million entry-level contract on March 8, 2018. He played 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 team's reserve list by the trade deadline. While attending the Knights training camp prior to the 2018–19 season, Whitecloud was re-assigned to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Chicago Wolves. Late in the 2019-20 season Whitecloud established himself with Vegas and he and teammate Nick Holden were one of the best duos in the playoffs in terms of defense and possession. On October 28, 2021, Whitecloud signed a six-year, $16.5 million contract extension with the Golden Knights.

Whitecloud helped the Vegas Golden Knights win their first NHL Stanley Cup on June 13, 2023.