Sisolak’s Plan Opens Door For Golden Knights To Have Some Fans After March 1 If VGK ‘Large Gathering Plan’ Complies With Local, State Authorities
By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
It looks like Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak’s new COVID-19 update plan unveiled Thursday opens the door for the Vegas Golden Knights to have fans at T-Mobile Arena after March 1 with 20 percent capacity.
For public gatherings and events, Sisolak outlined these updates:
The Knights would have to outline a detailed “large gathering plan” proposal for local health and state officials to evaluate for fans to be allowed after March 1. The Golden Knights say official capacity at T-Mobile Arena is 17,367. With Sisolak’s newly-updated COVID-19 restrictions allowing 20 percent of official capacity of large gatherings, that would compute out to 3,473 fans at the VGK home arena.
The Golden Knights have not had any fans inside the Big Ice House by the Strip so far during this 56-game pandemic season. The Knights are 8-1-1 though 10 games and play the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Eight of the ten games gave been at home so far.
Only three of 31 NHL teams have fans at their home arenas — Florida, Dallas and Arizona. Many Golden Knights made a road trip to Arizona last month to see the Knights play in the Coyotes in Glendale. The Knights split two games there.
The Raiders did not allow any fans in new Allegiant Stadium during their eight home games in Las Vegas. UNLV basketball is also not allowing any fans at Thomas & Mack Center, while UNLV’s football team had 2,000 fans for each of the first two home games at the Raiders’ stadium.
Golden Knights said they have no public comments today in response to Sisolak’s COVID update.
Sisolak also outlined these other COVID protocol updates:
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