As it turns out, the coincidence isn’t so much of one.\u00a0Golden Knights owner Bill Foley is a graduate of West Point and a donor to his alma mater. He said he was inspired by the institution when the team came up with its name.<\/p>\n
But the Army insists that the name creates confusion with its own elite branch.<\/p>\n
The hockey club,however, was unwavering in its response to the Army\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201c …\u00a0 the two entities have been coexisting without any issues for over a year … and we are not aware of a single complaint from anyone attending our games that they were expecting to see the parachute team and not a professional hockey game,\u201d\u00a0the statement read, reflecting the snark that typically appears in the team’s tweets to its opponents.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The team is not concerned over the possibility of having to change its name, saying it’s a non-issue. Peter Sadowski, the team\u2019s executive vice president and chief legal officer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em> that it won\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n\u201cThere is no danger of the team losing its name or logo,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
But the Army is soldiering on in its quest to force the issue and make the team lose this jousting match. The team has\u00a0until Feb. 2 to formally respond to the notice of opposition. It’s a battle that could drag on for some time. The deadline for the team to request an oral hearing with the trademark office isn\u2019t until July 24, 2019.<\/p>\n
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Surprising Inaugural Season for Las Vegas Golden Knights<\/strong><\/p>\nBefore the season began,\u00a0oddsmakers set the over-under for victories for the Knights at 24 \u00bd. The team reached that mark with a victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Dec. 28, well before the halfway mark of the season was reached.<\/p>\n
The team has also had its odds adjusted for both its potential to win the Stanley Cup and the Western Conference. The Westgate LV SuperBook opened them as a 200-1 long shot to win the championship, the highest odds of any of the 31 teams. After compiling a 22-9 record over the first two months, the odds were adjusted to 14-1, behind only six teams. In January, the Knights dropped even lower, to 10-1.<\/p>\n
The Westgate also changed their chances for Vegas winning the Western Conference. In June, the Knights were last, at 100-1. In December, they dropped to 7-1. Only the Nashville Predators and St. Louis Blues now have lower odds. The Predators are the favorites at 4-1 and the Blues are at 6-1. The Knights are now at 9-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Las Vegas Golden Knights’ surprising performance this season has far exceeded expectations. In fact, the team has been the shock of the NHL season. It currently holds the second-best record in the league and has been knocking sports books on their derrieres. But along with upsetting their opposing teams, the Sin City pro hockey […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":67217,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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