Hilary Knight is heading to the PWHL’s expansion team in Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving one of women hockey’s most recognized stars.

Hilary Knight is heading to the PWHL’s expansion team in Detroit as part of a sign-and-trade deal involving one of women hockey’s most recognized stars.

Knight will sign a contract with Las Vegas and then be traded to Detroit for the team's first-round pick in the PWHL draft, a source said.

Hilary Knight signed a one-year foundational contract offer with the PWHL’s expansion team in Las Vegas in the first step that will eventually land the five-time U.S.