from Alan Snel of the Las Vegas Review-Journal,

Talk about a blazing start for the National Hockey League ticket deposit campaign in Las Vegas.

The ownership group of a prospective NHL franchise in Las Vegas that launched the ticket drive on Tuesday has exploded out of the box by receiving 5,000 deposits in the first day and a half.

Lead investor Bill Foley, partnering with the Maloof brothers of Las Vegas, was thrilled with the hot start because it’s already half of the 10,000 ticket commitment goal set by the Foley-Maloof team.

“All the seats in all the sections are selling really well. They’re pretty even distributed,” Foley said in a prepared statement.

“We’re off to a good start. We hope to see the Las Vegas community rally around this great cause and continue to buy deposits.”

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