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NHL Comes to Las Vegas

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the first ever NHL in Las Vegas at the new T-Mobile Arena. The Frozen Fury, LA Kings vs. The Dallas Stars. Now mind you, I've never really watched Hockey, even on TV, but my husband and I decided to go out for date night. He mentioned it and I thought, why not? Maybe I'll become a Hockey fan. 

Walking up to the arena, it looked like a giant stadium from one I remember in LA when I went many many years ago. They hadn't had something like that in Vegas. Known for its glamour, lights, casinos and showgirls, not stadiums. It was a sight to see. Inside, just as enticing as the outside. It was huge, it looked even bigger inside than outside when you're driving past it. Walking around, the different vendors, bars, restaurants, it just kept going. It was clean, staff was friendly and with hockey jerseys everywhere, I was getting super excited! 

Finding our seats, we ended up in the Jack Daniels Lounge. Already note to self, I will be buying all my event tickets in this section. It has a separate bathroom and food/bar area. Even a statue of Mr. Daniel himself to take pictures with. (which I of course included). We some hoe managed seats close enough to the bottom, only 6ish seats up from the ice; that we could watch the teams walk in. You can see from my pictures below, we were close. 

The announcers get you ready for the event, the food, actually really good and the best part. The main event. Again, not seeing hockey much, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'm a football fan, so I figure I'd enjoy it. Right out of the gate, puck flying, sticks slapping and fans, not yet drunk shouting. It was by far one of my favorite sporting events. As the periods continued, it only got more exciting for me. Not as many penalties as football, and way more fights. With fists being thrown, helmets off, definitely one of my new favorite sports.

Since NHL has made the decision to come to Las Vegas, I can say that I'm officially a fan! Since we don't know the name yet, only partial, I'm a Knights fan now. Just waiting on my jersey. Season tickets coming soon, the Frozen Fury has converted me. Watch out hockey, you have a new fan!