By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
The Vegas Golden Knights’ Mr. Entertainment, Jonny Greco, is leaving the Knights for a new job in New York.
Greco, who had a formal title of vice president for events and entertainment, oversaw the Knights’ over-the-top, colorful pregame shows and off-ice fan entertainment programs.
The Golden Knights sent a statement from VGK President Kerry Bubolz about Greco leaving the Knights: “We are excited for Jonny as he pursues this tremendous opportunity in his home state of New York. We will miss his positivity, passion, innovation and the contagious enthusiasm he has for creating memorable experiences. Jonny was instrumental in helping build the world class in-game entertainment that our organization has become synonymous with.
“He has been an outstanding leader and we have full confidence in our Production Team that the Vegas Golden Knights fan experience will continue to thrive, innovate and set the standard across all of sports after his departure. Jonny will always be Vegas Born. We wish him and his family all the best on this new adventure.”
Greco is from a small upstate city named Oneonta in central New York state. Greco’s next stopin New York is part of a very diverse sports entertainment career for the much traveled entertainment producer/creator/designer. He worked for the Marlins in Major League Baseball as a producer/editor; the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets as video production manager; the NFL, NBA and Olympics on special events and the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers from 2004-11. And he has also spent time with the WWE.
Jesse Granger, who covers the Golden Knights for The Athletic, wrote in a Tweet that Greco was heading to Madison Square Garden.
Greco could not be reached for comment. The Knights declined to discuss Greco’ next job in New York.
In an August 2017 LVSportsBiz.com story, Greco talked about creating the colorful Golden Knights pregame shows and off-ice entertainment programs. The story includes a video of Greco discussing his VGK job.
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