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Here?s what?s next for Las Vegas? NHL team | Las Vegas Review-Journal

 

Yes!!!!!!!!



Mark

 

would fly out if not already living there. I am a former STH for the Carolina Hurricanes

 

Dude: We have to see Montreal play!

And Chicago
And the Kings
And Pittsburgh
And the Rangers....

This is gonna be awesome!

 

I know! Jen and I are psyched. Like nearly everyone else I know, we put in for two tix (half season). I can't wait.



Mark

 

Like I needed another reason to move to LAS.........

 

It's official!!!!!!!!!!


Las Vegas awarded NHL expansion team | Las Vegas Review-Journal

 

That is sweet! Just one more cool thing to do in the world's playground!
T

 

Welcome to the NHL boys! The Jets pick 2nd overall tomorrow which means we're pretty much a lock for the cup next season LOL!

 

Congrats to Vegas, it is going to be very exciting but I think my house with be focused on NCAA Big Ten Hockey the next four years.

Blake Gober Commits to Penn State University

 

Congratulations!

I played two seasons in D1 in the WCHA in the late '80s. The developmental path is so completely different now.

CW

 

What is the local poop on team name? of the ones I hear reported nothing seems to be in the lead. Las Vegas Lasers?

 

I voted the "Las Vegas Strippers" but I don't think I'll win that one.

Rumor has it its "The Black Knights" -- which would make a great tag team pairing with "Raiders"

 

Black Nights is what I'm hearing. Foley wants to tie in his West Point connection, which I respect, but I don't think the name fits very well for the city.

Different topic: What will Vegas throw on the ice?

So far, I've heard bras, pasties, and fuzzy dice. I think bras are the way to go.



Mark

 

Will they play on/near The Strip? I saw an article about them playing at T-Mobile Arena near N.Y. N.Y.
T

 

Yes, it's just off the strip. See the copper-ish dome on the left. MGM built a pretty neat park leading back from the strip to the area with food, bars, etc. too.



Mark
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They built a brand new arena between NYNY and Montecarlo along with a new open air park (which is pretty cool).

The stadium was specifically designed for Hockey. They have concerts there now about once or twice a month but the main purpose was to attract a Hockey and Basketball team.

 

If they don't put together a decent team, they will be out of the T-Mobile Arena and end up playing at the Orleans. Las Vegas has a bad track record of supporting non winning sports teams.

I started playing hockey in the third grade. I really hope they can build a good team.

When UNLV was a winner in basketball you couldn't get near the Thomas and Mack, now you could pick any seat you want.

 

XENU. There are some new approaches the NHL will employ to help Las Vegas stock its franchise that will favor the team's competitiveness. This includes the expansion draft (limits on number of players that can be protected by existing teams) and future draft positioning. The NHL employs a salary cap. The LV franchise ownership has deep pockets. One unknown is how lucrative a TV / Cable deal would be but you can bet the ownership is already working on that.

 

I REALLY hope you are right Keith!!!! I have lived in Las Vegas for 30 years. I had season tickets for the Wranglers when they played at the Thomas and Mack.

 

Hope to meet all of the local F-Chatters and expect we will be neighbors at some point. You have a tremendous venue in T-Mobile and I also really like how MGM has developed the area behind Monte Carlo. The new owners know how to run a pro sports enterprise and there is no substitute for $$. I am already getting promotional stuff from M Life for hockey. Joker, the octopus ceremonially thrown on the ice in Detroit is representative of the eight games that had to be won in the old 6 team league to win the Stanley Cup. Teams now need to win 16 playoff games, so the collective intelligence of Las Vegas has to come up with a link to "16" to start its own tradition.

 

I was just out there a few weeks ago and all of my friends who live there seem fairly positive about the whole thing. In these days of endless *****ing and moaning about everything it was fairly refreshing. I'll definitely make my way out there to rock the red with the Caps