the Stanley cup ends up in the desert – Corriere.it

The Nhl title finished in Las Vegas, a victory on ice in the middle of the desert. THE Golden Knight they won the hockey championship and conquered their first Stanley Cup. A real triumph for the team coached by Bruce Cassidy, capable of breaking down the resistance of the Florida Panthers with a clear 4-1 in the best of seven games series. So much so that in game 5, the one that effectively delivered the title to the Golden Knights, Las Vegas won 9-3 thanks to hat-trick by captain Mark Stone, three assists by center Jack Eichel and 31 saves by goalkeeper Adin Hill. In short, an apotheosis.

Ed already records. Because the Nevada club got their hands on the Stanley Cup just six years after joining the league. Created in 2017, the team to have reached the NHL title fastest. Before them, the record belonged to the Philadelphia Flyers, champions after just seven seasons. Not only. Because it is the first title for a team from the city of Nevada which until a few years ago was considered off-limits. The reason? The usual. considered the city of betting and vice between one casino and another. it has always been considered an unattractive city for professional sports. Instead, suddenly the wonder of an unexpected victory was also revealed in Las Vegas. Which has, in fact, conquered the Stanley Cup. And the city also has an NFL football team. All this since 2020 and thanks to the transfer of the Raiders, a historic franchise that had previously been in both Oakland and Los Angeles.

And the NBA? Not saying she can’t get there. Indeed, in recent months it had been LeBron James to say that he would have liked to create his own company in Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the city of vice is now enjoying its triumph in Nhl. Having landed at the Golden Knights just a year, coach Bruce Cassidy fielded five of the original Knights and fielded the sixth in the second period: They are the foundation of this hockey team. The first blocks of this construction started from them. I’ve been here since the beginning. In 2018 they lost in the final like me the following year. I know how it feels, so I’m very happy for them. The six were the first to pass the cup during the festivities after captain Mark Stone traditionally was the first to lift the Stanley Cup. Stone, who arrived in Las Vegas in 2018, then passed it to the surviving six of the original team, starting with Reilly Smith who in turn gave it to Jonathan Marchessault, then to William Karlsson, to Brayden McNabb, to Shea Theodore and finally to William Carrier. The closing of a circle. And in Las Vegas they dream that it can only be a starting point.