Golden Knights’ success was unexpected by many, but not all have been shocked
Modest success by the Las Vegas Thunder in the 1990s convinced some NHL hockey could work in Las Vegas.
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Ten key moments which helped Vegas Golden Knights to Stanley Cup Finals
Here are the most important developments which led the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year of existence.
Read moreFacts don’t bear out revisionist history being written about Vegas Golden Knights
Some say the NHL favored the Vegas Golden Knights in expansion, but the facts don’t bear that out.
Read moreChanging times on my 11-year anniversary at Yahoo Sports
On a Friday afternoon in the middle of April in 2007, I received a phone call from Nick Khan, whom I had a few months earlier hired to be my agent. Khan is now with Creative Artists Agency and is one of the most powerful media agents in the business. He was working his way up in the media representation
Read moreFacing my fears: A Golden Knights-Kings first-round playoff match-up
By Howard Stutz Special guest contributor My home office contains a small shrine to the Los Angeles Kings. Photos of me with Kings’ legends Luc Robitaille, Anze Kopitar, and Dave Taylor are displayed along with signed hockey cards from Jim Fox and Butch Goring. There are Robitaille and Fox bobbleheads, and other memorabilia. Two Stanley Cup Champion caps, from 2012
Read morePenguins or Golden Knights? The battle for a hockey fan’s heart heading into the Stanley Cup playoffs
On May 25, 1991, I sat in an oversized chair in a small room off of the Las Vegas Hilton SuperBook and wept uncontrollably. I was not quite 32 years old, but I saw something I’d never thought I would see in my lifetime. The Pittsburgh Penguins had won the Stanley Cup. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh
Read moreNHL should adopt these five suggestions to increase scoring and emphasize skill
The only thing that is wrong with the NHL is, well, the NHL. Hockey is great; playoff hockey is something you have to experience in order to understand it. But as great as hockey is, it’s not nearly as popular as it should be. It’s succeeded almost in spite of the Neanderthals who have run it forever and tried desperately
Read moreAre Facebook and other social media sites more trouble than they’re worth?
Scams have been around since the beginning of time and, sadly, many among us prey on the weaknesses, gullibilities and ignorance of others for their own personal gain. If you’re old enough, you surely remember receiving the oddly handwritten letter from the Nigerian prince, informing you that he’s going to give you millions of dollars for little to no reason
Read moreFly the Friendly Skies? I think not
One would think that employees of United Airlines would have learned a valuable lesson after the avalanche of horrendous publicity that hit it in the wake of a 69-year-old doctor being dragged off of one of its planes. However you feel about the incident — Dr. David Dao was asked to leave the overbooked flight, and refused, resulting in him
Read moreAli-Frazier a rivalry that defines sports
Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier shared a ring together for 41 rounds, including 15 rounds in perhaps the most famous bout ever held, on March 8, 1971. That bout was the first time in boxing history that two undefeated fighters with claim to the title met in the ring. Frazier won the first fight, knocking Ali down in the 15th with
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