Local registered nurse Joseph Bruno already loved hockey.
And that was before he was honored by the Golden Knights at the franchise’s first NHL game Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena.
Bruno and his wife, Lela, also a registered nurse, were among the 30 or so first responders to the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip who were introduced with Golden Knights players during a tear-jerking ceremony before Vegas’ game against the Arizona Coyotes.
“I’m so proud of the city,” Joseph Bruno said from the bowels of the arena after the ceremony. “I’m so proud of the amazing response.