The year isn’t over yet , and I’m sure that I’ll have many other favorite memories to talk about .
At this time though , at the middle of October , my favorite memory from this year so far occurred in a five day span, June 18th until June 23rd .
This was my annual trip to Las Vegas for the NHL Awards and red carpet ceremony.
This year was an extra special one though.
Las Vegas was getting a brand new hockey team, the Golden Knights.
(You know what that means , right? Las Vegas has become a stop on the 30 Plus Teams Tour . )
Not only was the city hosting the awards, something that they had done for the past few years at some theater in one of the many casino – hotels in town, but they were going to hold the ceremony and the Expansion Draft at the T-MOBILE Arena , home of the team.
Everyone who attended the awards ceremony also got to see and hear just what players would be wearing that black hockey jersey trimmed in gold and red with the gold Knights shield on the front.
I was really excited because for once not only was I going to the red carpet ceremony and take pictures with hockey players nominated for awards, but I could actually afford tickets to the awards for once.
$25 for a seat in Section 13, row 9 sounded awfully good to me.
The only thing that I didn’t like was the unbearable heat.
The city does get wicked hot in the months of June, July , and August , but maybe because I’m getting older and hadn’t lived in Vegas in 7 years, the heat did bother me a lot this time and I was wearing a sleeveless dress.
I can never forget how excited I was when five of the newest members of the team came on stage and greeted the crowd.
They were wearing their jerseys without their names or numbers on the back.
I wasn’t the only one who was excited .
The crowd in the arena was electric and this wasn’t even a hockey game that was being played .
There was even a question and answer period after the ceremony was over with not only the same five players, but the coach of the team as well.
It was something that I’ll never forget .
Vegas was ready to show the world that the newest member of “The Shield ” could put on a show worthy of “The Entertainment Capital of the World ” when their first inaugural home game happened on October 10th .
Yes, this was definitely my favorite memory of the year , if not the summer.
I couldn’t wait to see them play, and it’s even part of my bucket list to see a game at the T-MOBILE Arena .
Who would have known or even thought that just a few days before October 10th , someone would make my favorite memory of the year very bittersweet ?
I will still remember in spite of everything those days, June 18-23, 2017, and how they will be my favorite memory of the year.
#VEGASSTRONGFOREVER








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