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VGK Joins Project Replacing Fiesta Rancho And Texas Station

Author Shawn Tempesta
The Vegas Golden Knights are teaming up with a new North Las Vegas development planned on Rancho.

When Texas Station and later Fiesta Rancho were bulldozed in North Las Vegas after being shuttered since COVID, it left a lot of questions for locals. What would go in its place? There was talk about a large project that emulated an Olympic village of sorts… but it seemed like fantasy. Much like the 2nd observation wheel and Star Trek hotel of the past. But the latest news from the Vegas Golden Knights has us becoming a believer.

What are the Golden Knights doing with this new North Las Vegas development?

This planned megadevelopment is sports themed, with a field, outdoor recreation and entertainment. It will also feature apartments and hotels and a selection of restaurants and bars. The one holdover from the existing property at the moment is the ice rink.

With the Vegas Golden Knights exploding onto the scene and making ice time an incredibly hot commodity, the rink remained after demolition. Now the team is joining forces with Agora Realty and Management on the “Hylo” project.

VGK will have an operating agreement with the brand new sheets of ice, providing programming and management of the facility. When it’s finished, the existing Pepsi Ice Arena will go into the dustbin.

When is this expected?

According to Sports Business Journal, construction is expected to be done by the end of 2025. By then it will join the ranks of CNA and America First Center as sheets of ice under the Knights management.

The need for more (and better) rinks for budding hockey players to learn the game and show off their stuff has grown stratospherically since the Knights hit the ice in 2017. The NHL franchise has worked hard to get more sheets available to players (ice time and hockey equipment ain’t cheap). This is yet another sign of their commitment to bringing hockey to the community inside and out of T-Mobile Arena.

Shawn Tempesta is the co-host of Aimee+Shawn on 102.7 VGS in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is also an Emmy award nominated television host. As a content creator for 102.7 VGS, Shawn writes about current events, education, funny and trending stories.

Vegas Golden Knights Parade Electrifies Las Vegas Strip

On Saturday, a sea of people twinkling gold, silver and black overtook the Las Vegas Strip in celebration of the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup Parade.

Over 100,000 people squished in the narrow streets of Las Vegas Boulevard with Toshiba Plaza reaching capacity before the parade even started.

It was a true celebration done with Las Vegas fanfare with some of the players getting noticeably inebriated during the parade.

We even got a treat from William Karlsson, who delivered one of the best drunk speeches of all time. It made no sense, yet the message was clear: They did it for the city, and they brought home the team’s first-ever Stanley Cup.

Someone involved with the team tried to snatch the microphone from him a few times amid the post-parade rally, but they were unsuccessful. Finally, someone was able to quell his slurred speech of fiery happiness by confiscating the microphone.

During the parade, the busses of players, coaches, and family members crept past the eager crowd. People and players who were in the parade could be seen pouring shaken beers across the cacophony of people, allowing the gold liquid to explode among the crowd.

The Las Vegas Strip became packed to the brim with people, many of who were wearing their shiniest and brightest VGK gear. The buzzing chant of “GO KNIGHTS GO,” could be heard throughout the parade route.

After the parade, the party continued in Toshiba Plaza. It was equally as chaotic and celebratory with the entire team displayed among the fortress stage.

Music blared, people cheered and the energy was colorful with celebration. People from Las Vegas and across the country were enjoying the few hours of the Vegas Golden Knights Parade and essentially party. The Strip was shut down and within those few hours, the city felt connected and together.

Bruce Cassidy spoke humble words saying that it was an honor to coach the team. Mark Stone’s speech was filled with the emotional ups and downs that came with this win. Other players drunkenly gushed about how good winning the Cup felt while also thanking the fans.

As the streamers, confetti and lights flashed across Toshiba Plaza, this scene was an emblem of the true meaning behind this win: From the ashes of darkness, light and greatness will rise.

GO. KNIGHTS. GO.

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