First VGK Fan Bracelet Snapped On At 7AM Sunday For 11AM Golden Knights Practice

By ALAN SNEL

LVSportsBiz.com

 

Las Vegas got the fever.

 

The Stanley Cup is a now a series win away and the Vegas Golden Knights have everyone in Sin City thinking championship.

 

Part surreal, part miracle, part what’s-good-about-sports.

 

It means the first fans showing up at City National Arena Sunday morning picked up their practice bracelets at 7 a.m. for a Golden Knights practice that begins at 11 a.m. later this morning.

 

That’s four hours before practice begins.

 

The first fan — other than the pee wee hockey players and their parents who were there to use the rink — said he had arrived Saturday at 6:40 a.m. to get a wrist band for yesterday’s 11 a.m. practice.

 

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Let’s take a look at what’s Golden Knights on social media. Here’s your Sunday goose bumps.

 

Bill Bradley, the Las Vegas Review-Journal sports editor, posted a cool art graphic that his newspaper is using today.

 

Then, there’s NHL.com hockey columnist Nick Cotsonika sharing this tasty morsel of  VGK goalie Marc-Andre Fleury made out of chocolate.

 

Even Washington Nationals star and Las Vegas Bryce Harper is getting into the act. according to the boys at SinBin.com.

 

People at McCarran International Airport are being treated to this message.

 

Practice is 11 a.m. at City National Arena Sunday so get there early. Capacity is about 600 and security is serious about keeping the bleachers safe and the steps clear. Here is the sign greeting City National Arena visitors Saturday at 11 a.m.

 

LVSportsBiz.com is heading to T-Mobile Arena for Media Day look for some live reports later.

 

Game 1 between the Golden Knights and Washington Capitals is Monday 5 p.m. local Las Vegas time. Make sure you don’t miss the pregame show.

 

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