Vegas Golden Knights have pregame ceremony prior to home opener
Oct 10, 2017, 8:25 PM
How we chose to honor the heroes that make Las Vegas everything it is. Our home. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/E1YSyYxfyl
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 11, 2017
In the franchise’s first regular season home game that comes nine days after a shooting that took 58 lives, the Vegas Golden Knights had a pregame ceremony prior to their home opener against the Arizona Coyotes.
The team had a video package air to start, showing various landmarks around the city and citizens representing #VegasStrong.
Following the video, players took the ice with first responders from the Oct. 1 shooting that killed 58 people and injured over 450.
The @GoldenKnights take to the ice for the first time at home alongside the first responders from the shooting on Oct. 1. #VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/vThWyvzX1K
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 11, 2017
A moment of silence lasting 58 seconds for the 58 people who lost their lives that day was held.
Lastly, defenseman Deryk Engelland, who lives in Las Vegas, addressed the crowd.
“We are #VegasStrong.”#GoldenKnights defenceman Deryk Engelland addresses the home crowd. pic.twitter.com/OaykNFLiO9
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) October 11, 2017
All those moments led to an electric atmosphere inside T-Mobile Arena that translated directly to the team’s play.
How a healing city gets back on its feet!#VegasStrong pic.twitter.com/VR8gBfAHmx
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) October 11, 2017
They would score the first three goals of the game in seven minutes, including the second goal scored by Engelland himself.
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