Vegas Golden Knights Offer Free Hockey For Kids

It's almost Memorial Day, which can only mean one thing - it's time for hockey! This weekend - and again on June 3 - the Vegas Golden Knights are holding "Sticks for Kids" events for kids 5-15 years old.

The events - part of an NHL initiative - offers free clinics for kids to try street hockey and learn the game's fundamentals.

The kids who participate will also get a free hockey stick and street hockey ball that they can go home with.

The NHL stresses this is street hockey, not ice hockey in full equipment.

"Where we've gone wrong in the past is we always thought that hockey had to be defined by full equipment, on the ice, that this is how you gauge fans," the NHL's Vice President of Learn To Play and Growth Fund Initiatives, Rob Knesaurek said. "What we've since learned is that we need to appreciate and respect all forms of hockey.

"There are some kids and participants that regardless of where they navigate or where they play, they can be fans. When you look at Vegas, it's a nontraditional market and we have to think differently."

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There are three events planned:

Saturday May 20 at Paradise Park

Sunday May 21 at Desert Breeze Park

Saturday June 3 at Anthem Hills Park.

Go here for the sign-up form.

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