An estimated crowd of more than 100,000 fans lined a mile-long stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard Saturday night to celebrate the Vegas Golden Knights’ first-ever Stanley Cup victory.
The parade culminated in front of T-Mobile Arena — the hockey team’s home base — where local officials handed out keys to their cities before the partying Golden Knights players came out with the Cup. The sight of team members drinking Champagne out of the Cup looked a little like Sunday communion.
It was the first Stanley Cup win for the team, established in 2017, and came after the Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in a 4-1 series (capped off by a 9-3 blowout of the Florida Panthers) on Tuesday.
Some fans at the parade were detained by the police for fighting, and others were overcome by the nearly 100-degree temperatures.
Thousands of fans line Las Vegas Boulevard for the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup Championship parade on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Thousands of fans line Las Vegas Boulevard for the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup Championship parade on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Thousands of fans line Las Vegas Boulevard for the Vegas Golden Knights' Stanley Cup Championship parade on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Vegas Golden Knights player Jonathan Marchessault holds the Conn Smythe trophy during the Stanley Cup Championship parade on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Vegas Golden Knights players Jack Eichel, Reilly Smith and Mark Stone acknowledge the fans during the Stanley Cup Championship parade on Las Vegas Boulevard on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Confetti drops during the Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Championship party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Gov. Joe Lombardo speaks while Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley stands beside him during the Stanley Cup Championship party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Fans cheer during the Vegas Golden Knights Stanley Cup Championship party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Vegas Golden Knights Captain Mark Stone holds the Stanley Cup during a party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Vegas Golden Knights player William Karlsson celebrates during the Stanley Cup party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)Vegas Golden Knights players drink out of the Stanley Cup during a party in front of T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, June 17, 2023. (Jeff Scheid/The Nevada Independent)
