3. The Vegas Golden Knights Making Their First Stanley Cup Final
You always remember your first, whether it's winning the Stanley Cup or even making the Stanley Cup Finals. Although the Vegas Golden Knights didn't win it all in their inaugural season (2017-2018), they still impressed sports fans and NHL fans alike. That's especially true when hockey experts and critics didn't think the Golden Knights could contend entering their first season.
With the Las Vegas community reeling from a terrible mass shooting that took 60 lives, residents needed something to turn to. The Raiders weren't in town yet and the Vegas Golden Knights were just a babyfaced team. Little did everyone know that the new hockey team, a group of "Misfits", mind you, would take the sports world by storm.
Yet, that's what they did. The Golden Knights made short work of the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and Winnipeg Jets to represent the Western Conference. While Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup Finals, 4-1, the Golden Knights became the belle of the Las Vegas Ball.