Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Alex Pietrangelo will not rule out a return to play this season as he continues to rehab a prolonged hip injury.

Pietrangelo, 35, and the Golden Knights announced in June that he was stepping away from "the intensity of hockey" to see if his injured hip could improve to the point where he could have "a normal quality of life." GM Kelly McCrimmon said at the time that the injury "would require bilateral femur reconstruction, with no guarantee of success."

Multiple reports indicated that Pietrangelo, the team's No. 1 defenseman, would miss the entire 2025-26 season at a minimum. The defenseman himself said in June that "the likelihood is low that my body will recover to the standard required to play."

But Pietrangelo said Monday that he has opted not to

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