Stanley Cup: Golden Knights beat Panthers, fulfill owner’s promise to win within six years

For the Vegas Golden Knights to beat the Florida Panthers 9-3 to clinch their first Stanley Cup title in just five games is a remarkable achievement in itself.

But that the recent expansion team did this just six years after its founding – something owner Bill Foley actually predicted at the time – is almost unbelievable.

Yes, six years after Foley famously promised a title to his new fans, the Golden Knights Finally won the Cup in Las Vegas on Tuesday night.

Right winger Mark Stone had a hat-trick, while star center Jack Eichel added a trio of assists, but the biggest star may have been City himself.

Less than a year after the Las Vegas Aces won their first WNBA title, Sin City is increasingly at the center of the sports world. Alongside the NFL’s Raiders and a new, upcoming Formula 1 race, Las Vegas remains a mecca for sports bettors, and is now rumored to attract MLB’s Oakland Athletics and a potential NBA expansion franchise.

Bill Foley, owner of the Vegas Golden Knights, punches Jonathan Quick #32 after warming up