Las Vegas Review-Journal

Entertainm­ent staff of the Golden Knights has big surprises for playoffs

- By Jesse Granger A version of this story was posted on lasvegassu­n.com.

In the Stanley Cup playoffs, the importance of every hit, pass, save and goal gets amplified.

So will the atmosphere at T-mobile Arena.

Vegas’ home-ice advantage is already recognized as one of the best in the league. They hope to intensify it in the postseason.

“We’ve got a few very big tricks up our sleeves that the fans can be looking forward to,” said Jonny Greco, the organizati­on’s vice president of events and entertainm­ent. “We’ve also got a lot of enhancemen­ts to stuff we’re already doing. You do it a little better, a little bit bigger.”

As big of an opportunit­y as this is for the Golden Knights on the ice, it’s equally big for Greco and his staff. Look no further than last season, when the spotlight was cast on the Nashville Predators’ in-game entertainm­ent during their run to the Stanley Cup Finals.

“We are totally stoked about it,” Greco said. “Fortunatel­y, we have this passionate fan base that we know are going to show up. We know they are going to

Gonzaga won’t leave West Coast Conference for Mountain West.

The Zags, who have been considerin­g a move to the Mountain West Conference for several months, informed both conference­s they’re staying in the West Coast Conference.

Burglary suspect shot, killed by Reno police.

Police were responding to a report of a burglary in progress at a storage unit when they found a stolen Honda Civic parked behind one of the buildings.

 ?? PHOTOS BY STEVE MARCUS ?? Chance the Gila Monster and the Knight Line perform March 20 before the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Vancouver Canucks at T-mobile Arena. Golden Knights officials are working to guarantee the atmosphere at T-mobile will give Vegas an even bigger...
PHOTOS BY STEVE MARCUS Chance the Gila Monster and the Knight Line perform March 20 before the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Vancouver Canucks at T-mobile Arena. Golden Knights officials are working to guarantee the atmosphere at T-mobile will give Vegas an even bigger...
 ??  ?? The Knight Line Drumbots parade through the concourse level of T-mobile Arena before the Golden Knights’ March 28 game against the Arizona Coyotes.
The Knight Line Drumbots parade through the concourse level of T-mobile Arena before the Golden Knights’ March 28 game against the Arizona Coyotes.

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