Deposits on all 16,000 available season tickets for the inaugural season of the new Las Vegas NHL ice hockey league franchise have been paid.
The milestone was reached more than a year ahead of the team’s opening NHL campaign.
The 31st NHL franchise was awarded to Las Vegas in June and the team will join the league for the 2017-18 season.
The ticket drive itself was launched about 18 months ago, when Vegas was still hoping to convince the NFL of its credibility as a franchise destination.
The initial goal was to sell 10,000 tickets, but expectations were surpassed when more than 5,000 were sold within two days and 9,000 were sold within a month.
“We launched a season ticket drive in February 2015 to demonstrate the long-term viability of an NHL franchise in Las Vegas and were able to surpass our initial goal within months,” said Bill Foley, majority owner of the Las Vegas NHL franchise.
“Today, we are proud to announce that season tickets for the 2017 season are sold out. This is a truly historic event for the Las Vegas community, the NHL and all of our fans. I would like to thank everyone who has supported and continues to support our efforts to make the Las Vegas NHL franchise a success.”
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