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.
Read moreModest success by the Las Vegas Thunder in the 1990s convinced some NHL hockey could work in Las Vegas.
Read moreHere are the most important developments which led the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year of existence.
Read moreSome say the NHL favored the Vegas Golden Knights in expansion, but the facts don’t bear that out.
Read moreBy 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 moreOn 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
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