Had billionaire businessman Bill Foley tried to buy an NHL franchise in 1967 instead of today, he could have gotten in for $2 million instead of the $500 million he is spending to bring the NHL to Las Vegas.
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Some key dates in Las Vegas’ pursuit of an NHL franchise, beginning with a meeting between Oscar Goodman, Las Vegas’ mayor at the time, and NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on Sept. 28, 1999, in New York.
Before the NHL awarded him a franchise that will begin play in the 2017-18 season, billionaire businessman Bill Foley sat down twice with the Review-Journal and gave his thoughts on a wide array of topics.
Hockey got its start in Las Vegas in 1968 when the Las Vegas Gamblers, a senior amateur team, joined the California-Nevada Hockey League. The team played at the International Ice Palace.
After a couple years of work, Bill Foley and Las Vegas was awarded an NHL expansion team on Wednesday, giving the city and Silver State its first major league team.
The National Hockey League’s 30 owners met this morning in Las Vegas to vote on expanding the league to 31 teams. Las Vegas is expected to be awarded a team.
The veteran defenseman, who is a finalist for the Norris Trophy at Wednesday’s NHL Awards Show at the Hard Rock Hotel, is happy to see the league expand to Las Vegas for 2017-18.
On the day history is made for Las Vegas and its NHL team, the key will be how things look at the box office 3 years from now.
The NHL is ready to expand for the first time since 2000 and 30 rich men will meet in a conference room at Encore on Wednesday morning to decide whether to bring a 31st rich person into their exclusive club.
Hockey fans in Las Vegas were able to pose for photos with the NHL’s greatest prize, the Stanley Cup, Monday at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Businessman Bill Foley, who has led the bid for a Las Vegas team, said over the weekend he still plans to build the team’s headquarters and practice facility in Summerlin, but that he hasn’t finalized the site.
If you ask NHL Awards host Will Arnett what the Las Vegas hockey team should be named, he’ll dance around your question to avoid leaking secrets.
In a matter of hours, the NHL’s Board of Governors will meet at Encore and are expected to approve expansion to Las Vegas for the 2017-18 season. But look for a muted immediate celebration from owner Bill Foley instead of a big party Wednesday.
The league’s Awards Show is set for Wednesday night at the Hard Rock Hotel. But the big news will be the expected announcement Wednesday afternoon that the NHL is expanding to Las Vegas.
Las Vegas’ relationship with the NHL is expected to culminate in a marriage Wednesday when the league’s Board of Governors approves expansion to the city for the 2017-18 season.
A recent Wall Street Journal poll of leading economists put the probability of the United States going into recession over the next 12 months at 63 percent. Conventional wisdom is that the Federal Reserve Bank will continue raising interest rates to combat stubborn high inflation, thereby slowing the economy and causing gross domestic product to […]
The Golden Knights traded winger Nikita Gusev for a 2020 third round pick and a 2021 second pick.
The 37-year-old defenseman is excited to stay in Las Vegas after signing a one-year, $700,000 contract that can reach up to $1.5 million with incentives.
Do you know what it takes to become a member of the Vegas Golden Aces?
The one-year deal for the 37-year-old has a base salary of $700,000 and can reach up to $1.5 million, his base salary last season, with incentives.
