[News] UPD: NHL BOG approves Las Vegas as 31st team for 2017/18. $500 million expansion fee

[Erick Estrada]

I still think they should revive the Las Vegas Posse. Great name IMO.

[FanIn80]

The Mighty Bats of Las Vegas

[1qqaaz]

I still like "Las Vegas Bet Man"

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by FireGilbert

The Las Vegas Posse?

I thought it was going to be Black Knights for sure but then read something about not wanting a black jersey. Couldn't they go for just the Knights then?

Or even don't have a name. Go soccer style and be the Las Vegas Hockey and Gambling Club, LVHGC for short.

Las Vegas Knights would be a great name

[squiggs96]

Originally Posted by Itse

A bighorn could easily look pretty aggressive, but as a name it's not that great. Not the worst either though.

What about Las Vegas Big Horny Sheep?

[polak]

Originally Posted by FanIn80

Las Vegas No-Apostrophes

It's possessive. Las Vegas belongs to the Vengaboys.

[scotty2hotty]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Las Vegas Knights would be a great name

Agreed. It would be the perfect name.

[Senator Clay Davis]

The Las Vegas-it-doesn't-matter-what-the-name-is-everyone-will-call-the-team-Vegas-anyways...es

[Locke]

The Las Vegas Vegans!

It works on so many levels!

[Pepper2489]

Originally Posted by fastpuck

Here is the article.

http://flatheadbeacon.com/2016/07/13...ountain-mogul/

"Foley wanted the Black Knights, uniformed in black, gold and gray in homage to the United States Military Academy."

"But as others pointed out last week, the Black Knights and their dark color scheme didn’t seem to fit the identity of Las Vegas, an Air Force town defined by bright shades of red and gold."

Forget black and gold in homage to the US Military Academy. They should be black and gold in homage to Ted Dibiase.

[spetch]

I couldn't make it but my dad grabbed a couple pics from the open house. The view of the ice are all from the cheapest sections P6. Looks to be a good venue for hockey sight lines of these are the "cheap seats". He didn't take a picture but said even the top row was decent.

[fastpuck]

As I posted a month ago, won't be surprised to hear Murry's name in one of the high management positions.
" Foley hadn’t thought of owning a pro sports team and it was Craven who said he first planted the seed in the billionaire’s head. “I said to Bill, I used to say it more than once, I said ‘why won’t you buy a pro sports team? What greater enjoyment would have you have being able to pick up the paper in the morning and seeing how your team did or go to watch your team?’” Craven said.
Foley wasn’t dismissive of Craven’s idea, but he didn’t look into it seriously until around three years ago when the idea to bring an NHL franchise to Las Vegas started to make sense to Foley according to Craven."
http://tigershockey.com/article/murr...-for-las-vegas

[Resolute 14]

Looks like 'Knights' is unlikely for the team's nickname; the Hunters are demanding too much money for the rights. Gotta find the money to pay for NCAA college players somehow, I suppose.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/l...ondon-knights/

[bubbsy]

what's the probability that the 32nd team is a year away? Expansion draft this year is manageable, though flames are due to lose something intriguing be it a jokipakka, ferland, shinkaruk, poirier, etc, depending on how they want to handle the protection list.

Could get far uglier in the next year or 2, with far more interesting pieces from the prospect pool hitting the "2nd year pro" threshold...

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by bubbsy

what's the probability that the 32nd team is a year away? Expansion draft this year is manageable, though flames are due to lose something intriguing be it a jokipakka, ferland, shinkaruk, poirier, etc, depending on how they want to handle the protection list.

Could get far uglier in the next year or 2, with far more interesting pieces from the prospect pool hitting the "2nd year pro" threshold...

That is why I was hoping for two this year. I would rather lose two players from the currently eligibility list right now than one now and another in a couple years.

Will also be interesting if they get the same guaranteed top 5 pick for their first few years. It is going to make the draft lottery stressful for the Oilers and other bottom teams.

[Madman]

Eric Francis @EricFrancis
After 18 seasons with the Calgary Hitmen, Kelly Kisio is moving on to be a scout w the NHL's Las Vegas team

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Madman

Eric Francis @EricFrancis
After 18 seasons with the Calgary Hitmen, Kelly Kisio is moving on to be a scout w the NHL's Las Vegas team

That is an actual shame.

Its sad to lose Kelly from the Organization.

[Fire]

Originally Posted by Madman

Eric Francis @EricFrancis
After 18 seasons with the Calgary Hitmen, Kelly Kisio is moving on to be a scout w the NHL's Las Vegas team

Surprised with how many years of experience Kisio has in the WHL that he couldn't get a more important position with an NHL club. Not that scout isn't important but I would think a Assistant GM position would be possible.