What Happens in Vegas should happen on ICE
StigsSports
If Hockey can work in San Jose, California. It WILL work in Las Vegas, NV.
There is more people living in the Las Vegas Valley that moved here from MAJOR Hockey City's, like New York, Chicago, Boston, Buffalo, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Detroit.
If you ever went to a Las Vegas Wranglers ECHL game you saw HOCKEY fans wearing NHL Hockey Jerseys for most teams in the arena.
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The ECHL is Minor league Hockey. Two steps down from the NHL, but it's still professional Hockey. The Las Vegas Wranglers 2003-2014 played at The Orleans Arena that held 7,773. They Voluntarily suspended operations due to an inability to locate a new venue in a timely manner after losing their lease at the Orleans Arena. Makes sense, why would anyone have minor league Hockey when the NHL has been talking about coming to Las Vegas since 2008.
Before the Wranglers Las Vegas had a IHL (International Hockey League) team called the Las Vegas Thunder from 1993 - 1999. They played at the Thomas and Mack Center.
Wanye Gretzky's brother Bret played for the Thunder along with Top NHL Players, Pavol Demitra, Alexei Yashin 2nd overall in the 1992 NHL Draft, Petr Nedved 2nd Overall in the 1990 NHL Draft.
first game of the 2016 season is September 16th inside the LV Ice Center vs San Diego State
Last year the UNLV Rebels Hockey Team went *24-8-3, much better then the Football team did.
Mike STIGS