Interesting yarn on Foley's Golden Knights and their first season. Bit of a 'Moneyball Anaheim Angels' story (with Foley's cash!) - most of their team being castoffs from other NHL clubs.
What helped embed them in the local community was actually the tragedy of the 2017 Las Vegas music festival mass shooting that left 58 people dead. That was only 5 days before their first ever game, and many of the players got out in the community to offer support. Also greatly helped that they were quickly winning more than losing (made playoffs that first season), and they were Vegas's first team in any of the 'big 4' US pro sports.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/12/vegas-golden-knights-leicester-city-best-story
Edit - and winning the Stanley Cup is alot harder than the Toilet Seat. 32 clubs in the NHL with plenty of other billionaire owners.
What helped embed them in the local community was actually the tragedy of the 2017 Las Vegas music festival mass shooting that left 58 people dead. That was only 5 days before their first ever game, and many of the players got out in the community to offer support. Also greatly helped that they were quickly winning more than losing (made playoffs that first season), and they were Vegas's first team in any of the 'big 4' US pro sports.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/may/12/vegas-golden-knights-leicester-city-best-story
Edit - and winning the Stanley Cup is alot harder than the Toilet Seat. 32 clubs in the NHL with plenty of other billionaire owners.