Chairman, CEO and Governor Bill Foley (2nd L) of the Vegas Golden Knights poses with his players as NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly (4th R) presents them with the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl after the team's 2-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche in Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on May 26, 2026. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
What a royal pain the Golden Knights have become for the NHL.
Las Vegas swept aside the Colorado Avalanche in the Western Conference Final on Tuesday in a 2–1 thriller that put the team into the Stanley Cup Final for the third time in nine years since the team’s inception in the 2017–2018 season.
John E. Gibson has covered pro baseball in Japan for about 20 years and brings great knowledge and insight across the sports spectrum. His experience includes stints at The Orange County Register, The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, The Redlands Daily Facts and The Yomiuri Shimbun’s English newspaper in Tokyo.
