LAS VEGAS -- It was a bittersweet start.
Before the Vegas Golden Knights took the ice in their inaugural home game, the team introduced first responders in a 15-minute, emotional ceremony. Doctors, nurses, policemen and firefighters were introduced by name, accompanied by Golden Knights players.
There was also a 58-second moment of silence to honor the 58 people killed in the worst mass shooting in American history, which occurred nine days ago at a country music concert -- less than a mile from T-Mobile Arena. The names of the victims were emblazoned on the ice.