Vegas Golden Knights
National Hockey League team
The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The team started play in the 2017–18 NHL season as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). In their very first season, they reached the Stanley Cup Finals where they lost to the Washington Capitals in five games. During the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Vegas Knights were leading the series in the first round three to one against San Jose Sharks, but failed to advance. They also became just the second NHL team to lose in game 7 after having a three goal third period lead.
| Vegas Golden Knights | |
|---|---|
| Division | West |
| Founded | 2017 |
| History | Vegas Golden Knights 2017–present |
| Home arena | T-Mobile Arena |
| City | Paradise, Nevada |
| Colors | Steel grey, gold, red, black[1][2] |
| Media | AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain West (TV) KKGK (Fox Sports 1340/98.9) (English radio) KENO (ESPN Deportes 1460) (Spanish radio) |
| Owner(s) | Black Knight Sports and Entertainment (Bill Foley (70%)[3] Maloof family (30%)) |
| General manager | Kelly McCrimmon |
| Head coach | Peter DeBoer |
| Captain | Mark Stone |
| Minor league affiliates | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) |
| Stanley Cups | 0 |
| Conference championships | 1 (2017–18) |
| Presidents' Trophies | 0 |
| Division championships | 2 (2017–18, 2019–20) |
| Official website | nhl |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Introducing the Vegas Golden Knights". VegasGoldenKnights.com. NHL Enterprises, L.P. November 22, 2016. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
The team's colors - steel grey, gold, red and black - reflect the community and the focus of the team:...
- ↑ "Staff Directory" (PDF). 2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights Media Guide. NHL Enterprises, L.P. November 3, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
- ↑ Ewing, Mark (July 16, 2017). "Bill Foley And The National Hockey League's Newest Franchise, The Vegas Golden Knights". Forbes. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
