It is taking a while but we are slowly inching closer towards the return of hockey and there is plenty to be excited about if you are a Vegas Golden Knights fan.
As great as summer is when it comes to glorious sunshine and endless amounts of Baseball, and given that I am a New York Mets fan the last few weeks have been ‘Amazin’ indeed, there is literally nothing better than hockey season and watching the Vegas Golden Knights do their thing.
Following what has been a long off-season, the Golden Knights are now gearing up for training camp and the first preseason game against the Arizona Coyotes at T-Mobile Arena is only 17 days away, which is very exciting indeed.
And we couldn’t have been treated to a better start to the regular season, either, with the Knights opening up 2019-20 with a double-header against the San Jose Sharks, who they have developed one hell of a tasty rivalry with over the last two years.
There will of course be added spice when the two teams do battle at T-Mobile Arena on Oct, 2 given what happened in Game 7 of the First Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last year. We don’t need to rehash what happened but it is fair to say that there will be one hell of an edge to Vegas’ home opener.
Round two will take place in San Jose the following night and those opening two games will carry added importance given that they are both Pacific Division matchups and the Knights and the Sharks should be on a collision course all year long for the divisional title.
Aside from that, there are a plethora of other reasons to get excited for the return of Vegas Golden Knights hockey. William Karlsson is back and locked down for the long-term after signing an eight-year, $47,200,000 contract in the offseason, we will have a full season of peak Mark Stone, Marc-Andre Fleury is still vintage Marc-Andre Fleury, Cody Glass could make the leap to the majors and Shea Theodore looks set to continue his rise to superstardom in the NHL.
Basically, it is a good time to be a Vegas Golden Knights fan right now and we are going to map out three reasons in-depth as to why you should be extremely excited for 2019-20…