2.Golden Knights in the Concrete Jungle
When you're the new kids on the block in the NHL, how do you go about discovering the best practices on the business side of hockey?
Go straight to the source.
Behind the Vegas Ice takes us behind the scenes as the Golden Knights' business team meets with NHL executives at the league headquarters in New York. The meetings give the business team an opportunity to share their progress with the league, as well as learn some of the best practices from around the NHL in terms of ticket sales, in-game presentation and other business aspects of running an NHL franchise.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sings the praises of the Golden Knights' business acumen, and even thinks they could become trailblazers in the sports landscape.
"I have no doubt, with the talent that you've assembled, you're going to have your own best practices, and you're going to make us, and some of the other teams, better and smarter at what we do," Bettman said.
3.Gerard Gallant's Waiting Game
On April 13, 2017, the Golden Knights named Gerard Gallant as the first head coach in team history. Behind the Vegas Ice documents that day, and Gallant's first appearances in Vegas and his introductory press conference.
While the announcement was historic and a big moment for the franchise, it begs the question: now what?