T-Mobile Arena and the Golden Knights' Cinderella run

T-Mobile Arena opened in 2016 and is the home venue for the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights and for concerts and large events. The Golden Knights reached the Stanley Cup Final in their inaugural 2017–2018 season, an unexpected achievement widely noted in media coverage. That rapid success became a recurring punchline in local humor about how quickly Las Vegas acquired a major-league sports identity. The arena continues to host sporting events and headline entertainment.