In the decennary that followed the NHL awarding Las Vegas its archetypal nonrecreational sports franchise successful June 2016, the metropolis has rapidly made it people arsenic 1 of the premiere sports destinations successful the world.
From landing aggregate pro teams and immoderate of the biggest events successful the country, Las Vegas’ momentum should transportation connected for years to come.
Here are the cardinal dates successful the past of Las Vegas and pro sports detonation since 2016:
June 22, 2016:
The NHL awards Bill Foley with an enlargement team, marking the archetypal of the 4 large nonrecreational sports leagues to instrumentality a large gamble connected Las Vegas.
Nov. 22, 2016:
Foley announces his NHL squad volition beryllium named the Vegas Golden Knights.
March 27, 2017:
NFL owners successful a 31-1 ballot o.k. of the Raiders relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas.
Oct. 17, 2017:
The WNBA announces that the San Antonio Stars volition beryllium relocated to Las Vegas, with MGM Resorts International acceptable to ain and run the team.
Nov. 13, 2017:
A groundbreaking ceremonial is held for the Raiders’ aboriginal location stadium successful Las Vegas, connected 62 acres located conscionable westbound of the Strip connected Russell Road.
Dec. 11, 2017:
MGM Resorts announces their WNBA franchise volition beryllium named the Las Vegas Aces and volition play its location games astatine the Mandalay Bay Events Center (now named Michelob Ultra Arena).
July 31, 2020:
The $2 cardinal Allegiant Stadium is deemed substantially complete.
April 28-30, 2022:
Las Vegas hosts the 2022 NFL Draft, aft the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of archetypal plans for the metropolis to big the lawsuit successful 2020. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tells the Review-Journal that the draught was “better than perfect.”
Feb. 4-5, 2022:
T-Mobile Arena hosts the NHL All-Star Game, marking the archetypal clip the NHL had held the lawsuit successful Las Vegas.
Feb. 6, 2022:
Allegiant Stadium hosts Las Vegas’ archetypal NFL Pro Bowl, aft the 2021 lawsuit planned for the installation was canceled amid the pandemic.
Sept. 18, 2022:
The Aces triumph the WNBA title, beating the Connecticut Sun 78-71, to triumph the bid 3-1 astatine Mohegan Sun Arena successful Connecticut. The triumph marks the archetypal large nonrecreational title won by a Las Vegas team.
Sept. 20. 2022:
The first-ever title parade is held connected the Las Vegas Strip, to observe the Aces 2022 WNBA championship.
Feb. 2 and 5, 2023:
Las Vegas hosts the revamped Pro Bowl Games astatine Allegiant Stadium, the Raiders Henderson signifier installation and astatine Bear’s Best Golf Course.
June 13, 2023:
The Vegas Golden Knights triumph the franchise’s archetypal Stanley Cup final, beating the Florida Panthers 9-3, to triumph the bid 4-1 successful beforehand of a location assemblage astatine T-Mobile Arena.
Oct. 18, 2023:
The Aces triumph back-to-back WNBA titles erstwhile they decision the New York Liberty 70-69 successful Game 4, to triumph the bid 3-1 astatine the Barclays Center successful Brooklyn, New York.
Nov. 16, 2023:
Major League Baseball owners unanimously o.k. of the Athletics’ relocation plans from Oakland to Las Vegas.
Feb. 11, 2024:
Allegiant Stadium hosts Super Bowl 58 wherever the Kansas City Chiefs bushed the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 successful overtime. The archetypal Super Bowl hosted successful Las Vegas past occurred little than 4 years aft the 65,000-seat stadium was completed.
June 28-29, 2024:
The NHL hosts its introduction draught successful Las Vegas for the archetypal clip astatine the Sphere, marking the archetypal sporting lawsuit to instrumentality spot astatine the $2.3 cardinal immersive arena.
Oct. 10, 2025:
The Aces triumph their 3rd WNBA rubric successful 4 years, cementing the team’s presumption arsenic a dynasty. The Aces bushed the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 successful Game 4 to instrumentality the bid 4-0 astatine Mortgage Matchup Arena successful Phoenix.
March 25, 2026:
The NBA officially announces that the league is exploring Las Vegas for a imaginable enlargement franchise.
April 9 and 11, 2026:
Las Vegas hosted the city’s archetypal NCAA men’s Frozen Four astatine T-Mobile Arena. Denver bushed Wisconsin 2-1 to triumph the men’s Division-I hockey championship.
Jun 22, 2026:
Ten years to the time that the NHL awarded Foley with an enlargement team, helium announces that helium is entering a bid to onshore an NBA enlargement team, should the league take to determination guardant by adding a squad to city.
Upcoming milestones
Jan. 25, 2027:
Las Vegas volition big the College Football Playoff nationalist title crippled for the archetypal clip successful the city’s past astatine Allegiant Stadium.
Feb 29, 2028:
The Athletics’ $2 cardinal Las Vegas ballpark is scheduled for important completion.
Late March/early April 2028:
The A’s volition footwear disconnected their inaugural MLB play successful Las Vegas connected Opening Day.
April 1 and 3, 2028:
Las Vegas volition big the archetypal NCAA men’s part I Final Four successful the city’s past astatine Allegiant Stadium.
Octorber 2028:
If the NBA decides to grow to Las Vegas and Seattle, the targeted archetypal play is 2028-29.
February 2029:
The NFL announced successful March that Las Vegas volition big its 2nd Super Bowl successful a five-year span, erstwhile the large crippled takes spot successful 2029 astatine Allegiant Stadium.
Contact Mick Akers astatine makers@reviewjournal.com oregon 702-387-2920. Follow @mickakers connected X.
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