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NHL approves expansion to Las Vegas with team to play in 2017-18
LAS VEGAS -- The NHL is now officially the first major professional sports league to gamble on Las Vegas.
On Wednesday, the NHL's board of governors unanimously approved expanding to this city, making the franchise the 31st team in the league.
The team will start play during the 2017-18 season and will be included in the Pacific Division. The league said its current playoff format will not change.
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In the fall of 2017, when we celebrate the 100th birthday of the NHL, we will do so as a League of 31 teams," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "We are pleased to welcome Bill Foley and the city of Las Vegas to the League and are truly excited that an NHL franchise will be the first major professional sports team in this vibrant, growing, global destination city."
Foley, a West Point graduate, paid the $500 million expansion fee to bring NHL hockey to Las Vegas, and the announcement is the culmination of two years of hard work that included a successful season-ticket drive to prove local interest.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/16429478/nhl-officially-approves-las-vegas-31st-franchise
On Wednesday, the NHL's board of governors unanimously approved expanding to this city, making the franchise the 31st team in the league.
The team will start play during the 2017-18 season and will be included in the Pacific Division. The league said its current playoff format will not change.
...
In the fall of 2017, when we celebrate the 100th birthday of the NHL, we will do so as a League of 31 teams," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "We are pleased to welcome Bill Foley and the city of Las Vegas to the League and are truly excited that an NHL franchise will be the first major professional sports team in this vibrant, growing, global destination city."
Foley, a West Point graduate, paid the $500 million expansion fee to bring NHL hockey to Las Vegas, and the announcement is the culmination of two years of hard work that included a successful season-ticket drive to prove local interest.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/16429478/nhl-officially-approves-las-vegas-31st-franchise
So, which league is next, now that the ice is forming?
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