Golden Knights arena operations jump the gun on goal celebration

Although the Vegas Golden Knights are clearly ahead of the curve as an expansion franchise — especially when it comes to the in-arena experience — on Thursday they showed there are still a few things the team could work on.

Specifically, they could apply more of a “don’t count your chickens before they hatch” mentality to goal celebrations.

In the second period of a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, the club’s arena operation interrupted comments by the referee to begin a raucous arena-shaking celly. The problem was that although the official did say the puck went in, his next point was that this fact didn’t matter in light of the goaltender interference.

Speaking in broader terms, it was a harmless mistake and the Golden Knights won the game anyway. However, beyond a disastrous playlist composition — which is certainly a blight in certain NHL arenas — it’s just about the worst mistake a game operations staff can make. While this was a funny moment to NHL fans, someone, somewhere is getting a stern talking to.

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