Here’s what people are saying about the Las Vegas NHL team name

By KIRA TERRY LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, right, celebrates at the conclusion of a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team name, logos and colors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley, right, speaks during a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team name, logos and colors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fans purchase official Golden Knights merchandise at the conclusion of a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team nickname, logos and colors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Golden Knights owner Bill Foley takes questions from the media at the conclusion of a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team nickname, logos and colors on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Fireworks light up the sky during a ceremony to unveil the Las Vegas’ NHL expansion franchise’s official team nickname, the Golden Knights, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, at Toshiba Plaza, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Las Vegas hockey fans had to wait five months, but they finally know the name of their National Hockey League expansion team — Vegas Golden Knights.

Team owner Bill Foley and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman officially revealed the Vegas Golden Knights’ name and logo to the thousands attending the party on the Las Vegas Strip at Toshiba Plaza.

Here’s a look at the reaction from social media:

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