Seattle Kraken vs. Las Vegas Knights

It’s the Seattle Kraken’s first season in the NHL and I couldn’t be more excited! Last week, I partnered with Allegiant Airlines to fly nonstop from Seattle to Las Vegas to watch the Kraken play the Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena. What a way to attend my first NHL game!

When I moved to NYC a few years ago, I became more of a Seattle sports fan because it made me feel connected to home. On game days, my Seattle friends and I would go to Seattle sports bars that were showing games to cheer on our teams and meet other people who are from the Seattle area. I took pride in wearing my Seattle jerseys in a sea of our rivals!

I spent three days in Las Vegas and stayed at the Cosmopolitan. The last few months have been stressful at work, so this short and fun getaway was what I needed. It has been about two years since I was last in Las Vegas, but I was excited to go back to feel the energy, enjoy warmer weather, and eat good food. The Cosmopolitan is about a 15 minute walk to the T-Mobile Arena, so our location was convenient. On game day, we saw other Seattle fans wearing Kraken jerseys - these are always the people I want to high-five! We watched the game in Allegiant’s suite and enjoyed some catered food. Bummed that the Kraken lost 2-4, but thankful to watch the action in person!

Here are some highlights from the trip:

• Watching the Kraken game from the Allegiant Suite and meeting other Seattle fans

• Sitting poolside at the hotel and enjoying the warmer weather

• Dinner at Momofuku (must order pork belly buns) and drinks at Vanderpump (swanky ambiance)

• Seeing one of my college friends and eating hand pulled noodles