Well, our glorious inaugural season is over. We have spent the better part of a year cheering, creating history, learning, watching, and obsessing about our Golden Knights. So, what do we do with our hockey-starved brains during the off-season? Here are some ideas to help you avoid being that weirdo, sitting alone at City National or T-Mobile, crying and mumbling incoherently about Stanley Cup Final Game 5.
- Follow VGK through upcoming scheduled events:
- 6/17-18: 12- 2 PM, 6-8 PM- Stanley Cup on display at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
- 6/20- NHL Awards at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino at 5 PM
- 6/21- Regular season schedule released
- 6/22-23- NHL Entry Draft
- 6/26-30- VGK Rookie Camp- Open to the Public (Full details available at: https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/golden-knights-nhl/golden-knights-announce-dates-for-rookie-development-camp/ )
- Complete your poster or puck collection through trades with other fans
- Binge-watch hockey movies, such as “Miracle,” “Goon,” “Strange Brew,” “The Mighty Ducks,” “Youngblood,” “Slap Shot,” and (my personal favorite) “The Cutting Edge”
- Feed your obsession by memorizing VGK player stats on nhl.com
- Take the family to ice skate at CNA, LV Ice Center, or Sobe Ice Arena (inside Fiesta Rancho)
- Plan a wine tasting party featuring wines from Foley Estates Vineyards, make sure to invite Sonnet Adams from the VGK Ladies group
- Start a “Go Knights Go” chant in a random public place
- Sort through your VGK pictures from the season to create new memes or make a giant collage of manly VGK tastiness to hang on your bedroom wall
- Learn hockey rules by going to the Hockey 101 section of this site, watching YouTube videos, or searching for “National Hockey League Rules” on Wikipedia.
- Perfect your VGK-themed craft and baked good skills
- Check out one of the VGK-themed paint parties around town
- Watch VGK games on YouTube or TV
- Stand outside of a room, play “John Wick Medley” by Le Castle Vania on full volume from your phone, walk into room and watch the place explode into excitement
- High-five anyone wearing VGK gear
- Play pick-up hockey, soap hockey (Google it! Hilarious!), or street hockey and hope Marc-Andre Fleury appears and offers to play goalie
- Get a VGK tattoo
- Lead the VGK to victory on NHL 2018 (video game)
- Count down the days until preseason starts 9/16/18 at home against the Coyotes
~By Sonnet Adams