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It was a busy week for the Golden Knights with another contract extension, more injuries and a special giveaway, and there’s questions on all of them! Let’s get to it:
“Is Nate Schmidt European?” – @JustinLevineHBS
Short answer: No.
Newly extended defenseman Nate Schmidt is not skating away his 20-game suspension for violating the NHL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs in Vienna, Austria, because he gets to see family and friends.