The world-famous entertainment venue is hosting its first made-for-TV event in June, when the NHL draft comes to Las Vegas for the first time.
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The Maloofs helped bring the NHL to Vegas. They are likely to invest in more sports in the community.
The Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights are being honored by the Raiders on Monday.
Golden Knights defenseman Nicolas Hague was drafted 34th overall by the Knights in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and made his NHL debut in 2020.
Saturday’s game from T-Mobile Arena attracted 2.8 million viewers on cable.
Marshmello is a well-known club headliner. So is Lil Jon, who is also a Golden Knights fan.
Golden Knights forward William Karlsson and his wife, Emily, welcomed their first child early Friday morning.
Chippendales vocalist and emcee Jayson Michael shouted, “Give it up for Gritty!” followed by “Duuude!”
Jon Hamm is a famed St. Louis Blues fan, which is good training to judge the NHL All-Star Skills event on the Strip.
A face-off event is set for Lake Bellagio, and NHL players will fire pucks at cards in a round of blackjack.
Wayne Newton and Lil Jon have attended several Vegas Golden Knights games at T-Mobile Arena and are featured in the team’s “Valiant” documentary.
The NHL is eyeing Las Vegas as a hub city for the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, and MGM Resorts is prepping its hotels to potentially host 12 teams.
“Clearly, if you can be licensed to own a casino operation in Nevada, you’re OK,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said of new Coyotes majority owner Alex Mereulo.
With the NHL season on hold, it’s going to be a while before we can hope to see the Golden Knights again. But there’s still hockey to watch — at least in movie form.