VEGAS (October 10, 2023)– The Vegas Golden Knights have a variety of special activations planned for tonight’s Opening Knight game against the Seattle Kraken, set for 7:30 p.m. PT at T-Mobile Arena and presented by America First Credit Union.
For those attending the game:
- Toshiba Plaza opens to the public at 1 p.m. PT. Revolt Tattoos will be on hand to provide free VGK tattoos to fans until 7 p.m. PT.
- The Gold Carpet festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. PT on Toshiba Plaza. A limited number of gold pompoms will be distributed to fans along the Gold Carpet before Golden Knights players, Head Coach Bruce Cassidy, VGK personalities, and the Stanley Cup® walk the carpet to enter the arena.
- Photo opportunities with images of the Stanley Cup® will be available for fans on Toshiba Plaza and in the arena outside of section 17.
- Arena doors will open at 6 p.m. PT.
- Fans will find gold Opening Knight battle towels presented by GHOST Energy on their seats.
- For the first time, VGK Authentics will be selling game-used Stanley Cup® Final items outside of section 10.
- Fans can browse championship ring fan program merchandise from Jason of Beverly Hills at locations outside sections 9 & 10 and section 214.
- Pregame warmups will begin at 7:20 p.m. PT.
- A special championship banner-raising ceremony will take place prior to puck drop.
- Replicas of the Stanley Cup® banner will be passed out as fans exit the arena, starting at the beginning of the third period.
For those watching on Toshiba Plaza:
- Toshiba Plaza opens to the public at 1 p.m. PT. Revolt Tattoos will be on hand to provide free VGK tattoos to fans until 7 p.m. PT.
- The Gold Carpet festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. PT on Toshiba Plaza. A limited number of gold pompoms will be distributed to fans along the Gold Carpet before Golden Knights players, coaches, VGK personalities, and the Stanley Cup® walk the carpet to enter the arena.
- A photo opportunity with a larger-than-life image of the Stanley Cup® will be available for fans on Toshiba Plaza.
- The entire championship banner-raising ceremony will be broadcast on the Allegiant Stage screen. A replica of the championship banner will be unfurled on T-Mobile Arena overlooking the plaza.
- For the only time this regular season, the game will also be broadcast live on the Allegiant screen.
For those watching or listening elsewhere:
- ESPN and ESPN+ will carry the exclusive television broadcast of the game (Bob Wischusen, A.J. Mleczko, Leah Hextall).
- Scripps Sports will broadcast a special one-hour season preview show beginning at 6 p.m. PT live from T-Mobile Arena. The show, hosted by Daren Millard and featuring Ashali Vise, Dave Goucher, Shane Hnidy, Gary Lawless, and Darren Eliot, will be televised by KTNV-TV13 and Vegas 34 in Las Vegas, on affiliates throughout the team’s television territory, and streamed live on KnightTime+.
- FOX Sports Las Vegas (98.9 FM/1340 AM) will broadcast the VGK Insiders Show live from the Gold Carpet beginning at 4 p.m. PT. Millard and Ryan Wallis will host, leading into the pregame show.
- Dan D’Uva and Lawless will call the game on FOX Sports Las Vegas and the VGK Radio Network.
- Jesus Lopez and Alex Romo will provide Spanish-language coverage of the game on Deportes Vegas (1460 AM).
- Sports USA will provide national radio coverage, with John Forslund and Jim Fox on the call.
ABOUT THE VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
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