The RJ’s Steve Carp and Ed Graney recapped the 2017 Expansion Draft and talk about Marc-Andre Fleury’s already growing popularity. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
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Brayden McNabb was selected by the Golden Knights in the 2017 Expansion Draft. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
1. Metro’s abuse and neglect detectives are investigating the deadly drowning of a 14-year-old boy last night. Police say the unconscious teenager wasn’t breathing when he was pulled out of the water near Alta Drive and Valley View Boulevard. It isn’t clear if an adult was watching him when he went underwater.
2. The Golden Knights made headlines again with the unveiling of their uniform last night. The jerseys are a combination of steel gray, black, gold and red. But the team’s uniform comes with an accessory that no other NHL team wears: white gloves. Majority owner Bill Foley says the logo and uniform represent strength and power.
3. And Las Vegas hits 117 degrees. The National Weather Service says the desert tied the all-time record high yesterday. The city has only been this hot three other times in June 2013, July 2005 and July 1942. The weather service says the normal high for June 20th is 100 degrees.
The Golden State Warriors held their championship parade in Oakland with an estimated one to two million fans in attendance. RJ columnist Ed Graney asks what Las Vegas could anticipate if they host one of their own in the near future.
Vice President of Communications and Content with the Vegas Golden Knights, Eric Tosi, presented a custom hockey stick to professional boxer, Sergey Kovalev. Kovalev used to play hockey as a child before switching to boxing. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)