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NHL Expansion Team Gets Name: Vegas Golden Knights

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LAS VEGAS (CBS/AP) — The NHL's newest team is named the Vegas Golden Knights.

Owner Bill Foley and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the Las Vegas expansion franchise's official name and revealed its logo and colors Tuesday night at a gala ceremony for about 5,000 fans outside T-Mobile Arena, where the Golden Knights will begin play next season.
Report: Lane Johnson Suing NFL, NFLPAThe Golden Knights' logo is a simple front view of a fighting helmet with a conspicuous "V'' in the middle. Their colors are steel grey, gold, red and black.

The NHL awarded its 31st franchise in June to this gambling mecca in the Mojave Desert. Foley is a billionaire businessman who sold the league on the potential of being the first major pro sports franchise in the growing market, playing in a new $375 million arena.

Several other franchises welcomed the new team to the league on Twitter, including the Flyers.

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