One down.Lots to go.The Vegas Golden Knights, officially part of the NHL since the start of the month, made things even more official Monday , from the Western Hockey Leagues Brandon Wheat Kings -- a move that marks the true beginning of a Golden Knights team.Aside from the fact that Duke is best known for his time with a team thats called the Wheat Kings and, well, the fact that his name is Reid Duke, here are three other odd things to know as Vegas kicks off its presence in the NHL:Duke was originally drafted by the and supposed to be used as trade baitA native of Calgary Eric Byrnes Jersey in Alberta, Canada, The Duke was a sixth-round choice of the Wild in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. After two seasons in the WHL with the Wheat Kings, Minnesota apparently intended to sell Dukes rights in exchange for another draft pick. In June 2016, a report indicated , allowing him to enter the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, in which he was not chosen by any team.Dukes old Wheat Kings coach is now the Golden Knights a sistant GMThis is more an observation of Dukes ties to the new Vegas organization than it is an oddity, but its no wonder the Wheat Kings forward was targeted by the Golden Knights when ex-Brandon coach Kelly McCrimmon holds quite a bit of power in Vegas front office.McCrimmon, , spent nearly three decades with the Wheat Kings, including two separate stints as head coach (2004-11 and 2013-16). Duke, meanwhile, has been skating for the WHL club for much of the last three seasons.Duke is a king of scoring and a celebrated vet of the WHLLets not go overboard in crowning Vegas first addition as the next top scorer, but Duke was honored for all kinds of reasons after requesting -- and getting -- , which he began in Wild training camp. Part of the Wheat Kings championship team in 2015-16, he leads Brandon in points as he wraps up his second straight year with at least 30 goals, outscoring projected top NHL draft pick Nolan Patrick. And just this month, he was honored for playing in his 300th career WHL contest: Congrats tonight to 5-year veteran Reid Duke ( ) for eclipsing the 300-game plateau in his career Brandon Wheat Kings (@bdnwheatkings) Jason Giambi Jersey