Barbershopman
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It is around 9:45 PM central time as I write this. For those that don't know, the Las Vegas Golden Knights are the newest franchise in the NHL. Tonight is their inaugural home opener.
Usually pre-game is pretty hyped, especially for a new franchise just starting out. However, due to the recent shooting that happened on October 1st, it is a more subdued occasion. Never the less, this is pretty cool.
All around the rink where there is usually local advertising, are the words VEGAS STRONG over and over. Each players' intro was proceeded by the intro of a local first responder, and they walked together to center ice. There were firefighters, EMS, emergency room doctors and nurses, a K-9 unit, and even members of the SWAT team that were introduced.
There were met at center ice by the owner of the Knights and some of the survivors of the October 1st shooting which drew even bigger cheers. After the puck drop(or more accurate the kid set the puck on the ice, hey he looked all of 5 years old) there was 58 seconds of silence for the 58 victims, the lights dimmed and on the ice you could not only read VEGAS STRONG, but they had the names of the 58 on the ice. What made the moments more chilling was that it was completely SILENT, you didn't hear a sound unlike some moments of silence that are broken by some moron yelling at the top of his or her lungs, TALK ABOUT RESPECT!!
The anthem was sung by the 91 Foundation, which I am guessing is the foundation set up for the families of the victims, which was cool. The captain of the Golden Knights came out and thanked the fans, the first responders, but most of all he praised the city of Las Vegas for coming together at this time. Very cool!!
It was a pretty cool intro to the newest NHL franchises' home opener. By the way, the Knights are off to a 2-0 start in the early season and they just took the lead 1-0 with a goal at 1:58 of the first period.
Barbershopman
Usually pre-game is pretty hyped, especially for a new franchise just starting out. However, due to the recent shooting that happened on October 1st, it is a more subdued occasion. Never the less, this is pretty cool.
All around the rink where there is usually local advertising, are the words VEGAS STRONG over and over. Each players' intro was proceeded by the intro of a local first responder, and they walked together to center ice. There were firefighters, EMS, emergency room doctors and nurses, a K-9 unit, and even members of the SWAT team that were introduced.
There were met at center ice by the owner of the Knights and some of the survivors of the October 1st shooting which drew even bigger cheers. After the puck drop(or more accurate the kid set the puck on the ice, hey he looked all of 5 years old) there was 58 seconds of silence for the 58 victims, the lights dimmed and on the ice you could not only read VEGAS STRONG, but they had the names of the 58 on the ice. What made the moments more chilling was that it was completely SILENT, you didn't hear a sound unlike some moments of silence that are broken by some moron yelling at the top of his or her lungs, TALK ABOUT RESPECT!!
The anthem was sung by the 91 Foundation, which I am guessing is the foundation set up for the families of the victims, which was cool. The captain of the Golden Knights came out and thanked the fans, the first responders, but most of all he praised the city of Las Vegas for coming together at this time. Very cool!!
It was a pretty cool intro to the newest NHL franchises' home opener. By the way, the Knights are off to a 2-0 start in the early season and they just took the lead 1-0 with a goal at 1:58 of the first period.
Barbershopman