The Las Vegas NHL franchise has announced the hiring of Murray Craven as senior vice president.

Under his new title, Craven will be responsible for the development of a practice facility, ensuring T-Mobile Arena is NHL ready, identifying and maintaining the team’s American Hockey League affiliate, and overseeing projects delegated by general manager George McPhee.

Craven, who spent 18 NHL seasons playing left wing, has served as an advisor to owner Bill Foley's Black Knight Sports & Entertainment group for the past two years.

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