Charlotte Wilder’s Sports Illustrated feature follows Las Vegas residents during the Golden Knights’ first run to the Stanley Cup Final. The story asks what a major professional team meant to people whose city was more often covered as a tourist destination.
Local identity, gathering places and the shared experience of watching hockey are central to the reporting. It broadens the franchise story beyond expansion-draft strategy or a list of playoff results. The team’s inaugural season belongs to the history of the NHL, but it also belongs to the neighbourhoods and residents who made the games part of their own routines.
Golden Knights' Stanley Cup Run Sheds Light on the Real Vegas
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