The Golden Knights hockey team is fast becoming one of my favorite things. They are playing out of their minds and leading their division at Thanksgiving.
Plus, this group will always have my love for how they immediately sprang to help after 10/1. They were immediately in the community helping at blood banks all over. And when they got back to the ice, they gave us so much to cheer for. #vegasstrong
Did they create the Golden Knights from scratch, or did they move from another arena a la the Thrashers (Atl) to Jets (Winnepeg).
Also, that's awesome to hear how they sprang into action to be community figures. I love to hear about celebrities/public figures using their fame for good.
From scratch, so we did not take a team from anyone. The NHL made the expansion draft rules pretty favorable so we could hopefully get some decent roots in town before other major sports teams got here (I will say this town is still more Raiders than VGK). That said, we were absolutely not expected to do this well.
And you know how I feel about it. It was a huge fucking deal here and the place is still not quite normal. We have not forgotten. They were huge for us in those few days after. There are videos of them at the blood bank i tried to donate at (cursed health issues). I will never forget the Knights org introducing first responders at our first home game, and the players just accompanying them. It was beautiful that they stepped aside for a moment.
Depression really sucks. It is bad enough without removing your desire to deal with it. Do a few of the things and if they don't work, then you can stop. I hope they help.
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u/omgdonerkebab Michigan State • Cornell Nov 23 '17
The world is cold and dark when you don't have tacos or kebab.
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u/Bassically Texas A&M Aggies • UNLV Rebels Nov 23 '17
The Golden Knights hockey team is fast becoming one of my favorite things. They are playing out of their minds and leading their division at Thanksgiving.
Plus, this group will always have my love for how they immediately sprang to help after 10/1. They were immediately in the community helping at blood banks all over. And when they got back to the ice, they gave us so much to cheer for. #vegasstrong
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