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The Vegas Golden Knights celebrated history with their fans on Saturday night, taking over the Las Vegas Strip in a lengthy Stanley Cup celebration.
As expected, the festivities lived up to the Sin City billing, with the 100,000+ fans in attendance being treated to a party of epic proportions in a way that only Las Vegas could deliver.
Here are all the most epic, viral moments from the evening.
The Stanley Cup Arrives
Escorted by Golden Knights captain Mark Stone as well as Jack Eichel, the Stanley Cup made a mighty entrance onto the scene.
Nic Hague gets the party started
Golden Knights blueliner Nic Hague was among the earliest players featured on the broadcast, and while he wasn’t handed a mic by the end of the night, he made plenty good on his airtime with this hilarious soundbite.
Talladega Knights
Stanley Cup folk hero Adin Hill also made his way onto the broadcast as the parade cruised down the Vegas strip, celebrating in style and tossing in his best Will Ferrell impression.
Tarps off
Save for one original Golden Misfit we’ll get to later, it’s hard to argue anybody was having as much fun at the parade as Eichel. Cast off by the Buffalo Sabres and labelled as a player you couldn’t win with, Eichel proved all his doubters wrong, leading the entire postseason with 26 points and finishing second in Conn Smythe voting.
Shame! Shame! Shame!
While no video seems to have circulated of the incident, Golden Knights insider Jesse Granger shared this hilarious anecdote from the sidelines of the parade. It sure sounds like nothing could ruin the spirits of the Golden Knights faithful taking in the moment.
Back-to-back
As the parade finally made its way to T-Mobile Arena for the Golden Knights speeches, Bruce Cassidy wasn’t shy about his elation, as well as his goals for the team next season as he egged the fans to chant along.
The captain speaks
Mark Stone was the first Golden Knights player to take the podium, and while he certainly wasn’t the most vulgar, he had his fun as he shared his gratitude for the organization’s leadership and fanbase.
Stone also undoubtedly earned the honour of having been snapped in the best picture of the night, with this fantastic photo of the 31-year-old raising Lord Stanley’s mug high above his head.
The William Karlsson Show
Of course, it’s impossible to talk about the Golden Knights parade without discussing the shenanigans that William Karlsson found himself in the middle of. Clearly the most inebriated player at the party, Wild Bill earned his nickname and then some from start to finish. Of course, Karlsson began his evening by falling down the stairs, and he was far from finished there.
Karlsson’s entire speech, so long that a Golden Knights attendant had to take the microphone directly out of his hands, is an all-timer in every sense of the definition. Fair warning, plenty of strong language in this one from an extremely inebriated (and shirtless) Golden Misfit.
By the end of Karlsson’s epic rant, fellow Misfit William Carrier had seen enough of his intoxicated teammate, fireman carrying the Swedish sensation away from the mic in what we imagine was the only possible way to shut the kid up.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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