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Golden Knights Fans Move Into Pep Talk Mode For SCF Game 5 In Las Vegas

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What, Your Coffeehouse Doesn’t Have A Vegas Showgirl and Golden Knights Pep Rally At 5 AM?

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By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was 4:30 a.m. on Golden Knights game day Thursday when Josh Molina opened his Makers

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Golden Knights Fans Feel The Hurt of VGK’s Painful Game 4 Loss to Capitals In Cup Finals In D.C.

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Capitals Generate Nearly $500,000 In Merchandise Sales At Capital One Arena For Game 3 Against VGK

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With Las Vegas Temps Approaching 110 Degrees, T-Mobile Arena Opens For Monday’s SCF Game 4 Watch Party

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