During Golden Knights home games, Vegas owner Bill Foley will occasionally stand up and survey T-Mobile Arena from his suite.



In its first three years, the franchise has exceeded all expectations. The Golden Knights made the playoffs their first two seasons and sold out all 143 home games – including regular season, preseason and postseason. The arena entertainment is a unique mixture of a medieval show and a Las Vegas nightclub, creating one of the better game experiences in the NHL.



It’s almost exactly as he pictured it.



Almost.



There’s still something that bothers Foley when he looks across the arena, especially when a good number of opposing fans are in the building.



“When you get visitors in there, and they have red jerseys, like when the Blackhawks are here, man it really stands out,” Foley told The Athletic on a phone call from the Chalk Hill Estate Vineyard in Healdsburg, California. “(The colorful...