A banner featuring a star representing each victim of the Oct. 1 shooting is raised to the rafters as the Vegas Golden Knights retire the number 58.Stephen R. Sylvanie
On the night the Vegas Golden Knights clinched the NHL's Pacific Division title, the expansion team retired the No. 58 jersey and raised a banner with the names of the 58 killed in the Oct. 1 concert shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
In a pregame ceremony Saturday night, the black-and-gold "VEGAS STRONG" banner was lifted to the rafters at T-Mobile Arena following a video tribute.
Several Knights players called the ceremony emotional, powerful and beautiful.
Vegas forward Alex Tuch says he believes the team drew inspiration from the ceremony as they went on to beat the San Jose Sharks 3-2 and record the 50th win of their inaugural season.
Hundreds of others were injured when a lone gunman carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey says a string of tough upcoming games against Boston and Cleveland will help keep the team in a competitive frame of mind ahead of the NBA playoffs in April.
The Canadian Press