The expansion Vegas Golden Knights made history Monday, agreeing to terms with free-agent Reid Duke.

The 21-year-old plays for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. After signing with the Golden Knights, the next step is for the young forward to attend the team's upcoming development camp.

Here are three things to know about the first-ever Golden Knight:

Wheat King Connection

Reid won't be the only Wheat Kings alumni making his name in the Vegas desert. Already with the team is Kelly McCrimmon, the new assistant general manager of the Golden Knights and longtime owner of the Wheat Kings. McCrimmon was also previously the general manager and coach in Brandon before accepting his new gig in Nevada.

That connection put Reid on the radar for the Golden Knights. McCrimmon said in a statement, "I think what's impressive with Reid is a real high skill level and yet a guy that's able to play a big, strong, heavy game."

Knowing Nolan

With a little lottery luck, Reid could be followed to Vegas by another Brandon forward. The Golden Knights have the third-best odds at the upcoming draft lottery, where the winner of the top pick could select Wheat Kings center Nolan Patrick.

Patrick is the favored first overall pick in the 2017 entry draft. The 18-year-old has had an abbreviated campaign after missing three months with a upper-body injury, but that hasn't stifled his production since his return. Patrick has registered 42 points in 28 games with Brandon this season.

Several other players who formerly sported the black and yellow for the Wheat Kings have stepped into the NHL in recent seasons, including Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Ivan Provorov, drafted seventh overall in 2015, and Flyers teammate Brayden Schenn, selected with the fifth pick in 2009.

Wild about the Draft

This isn't Duke's first crack at the NHL. The center was drafted in the sixth round by the Minnesota Wild in 2014. Duke spent that season with the WHL's Lethbridge Hurricanes, where he finished third in team scoring with 15 goals and 25 assists in 62 games.

This campaign marks a career-best for Duke since he made his WHL debut in 2011. In 54 games with the Wheat Kings this season, Duke has tallied 35 goals and 32 assists, while his 71 penalty minutes also ranks fourth on the team.

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