Knight Monsters bring back Ness

STATELINE, Nev. – The Tahoe Knight Monsters, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights, announced the signing of defenseman Tucker Ness.

Ness rejoins the Knight Monsters after appearing in 17 games at the end of the 2025-26 season, where he scored one goal and added 27 penalty minutes.

The Plymouth, Minnesota native spent four seasons at Arizona State University, where he tallied two goals and had 102 penalty minutes in in 86 career games.

Prior to his time as a Sun Devil, Ness appeared in 104 games with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the United States Hockey League and registered 24 points (5g-19a) and 218 penalty minutes.