Helene Elliott: The No. 1 show on the Strip: How the Golden Knights have taken over Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — As it turns out, Elvis never really left the building. In fact, he turned up often this season in the locker room of the Vegas Golden Knights.
Some teams honor players' outstanding performances by giving them a replica of a boxing championship belt. Others award a sombrero or a cowboy hat. The Golden Knights, whose victory song is "Viva Las Vegas," give key players an outrageously glossy Elvis wig and sunglasses.
For the Golden Knights, whose wonderfully over-the-top entertainment at T-Mobile Arena features knights in armor, Elvis impersonators and showgirls wearing team-themed headdresses but not much else, bonding over Elvis Presley — or a funny facsimile — makes perfect sense.
"Elvis is a pretty
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