If Las Vegas were placed in the Western Conference, as expected, this would make the standings slightly more balanced in regard. 1 with Las Vegas — and not Quebec City — getting a team for the 2017-18 season. “I was hoping we’d get 2,500 (tickets) sold that first day,” Foley, the chairman of Fidelity National Financial, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in February. Either way, it appears hockey is coming to Las Vegas. It was a year ago in Las Vegas when Bettman announced plans to open up an application process for potential expansion.

Source: National Post June 09, 2016 04:40 UTC