Vegas Junior Golden Knights Girls Win First National Championship

There is another new championship team in Las Vegas. The Vegas Junior Golden Knights.

The Vegas Junior Golden Knights girls 14 and under, took the USA Hockey Tier II National Championship over the weekend with a 1-0 overtime victory against South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD. And the Stanley Cup winning Vegas Golden Knights congratulated them in a big way!

The team is coached by a former NHL player, Gordie Mark. He played for the Edmonton Oilers, the New Jersey Devils, and also The Las Vegas Thunder. The Vegas Junior Golden Knights are the first girls team from Nevada to qualify for the USA Hockey nationals. And they are no slackers - they finished 5-1-0 in the tournament.

Gordie Mark took over coaching the Junior Golden Knights, 14 and under team this year. He coached them to a 16-0-0 record in the Pacific Girls Hockey League. They went on to play in the PGHL playoffs, and didn't allow one goal in all four of their games.

This team was one of three Junior Golden Knights teams to play in USA Hockey National Championships. Fun fact: The 14 and under girls were only about half the age they are now, when the Vegas Golden Knights made their debut, back in 2017.

Not only has youth hockey risen in popularity in Nevada since the Golden Knights first stepped on the ice at T-Mobile Arena, but hockey in general, has become huge in Nevada because of our own Vegas Born VGK. The Silver Knights AHL team also packs them in at Lee's Family Forum (formerly Dollar Loan Center) in Henderson.

The VGK have their Stanley Cup, Hopefully another isn't too far away. The Las Vegas Aces have two championships under their belt - perhaps a three-peat? And now, a big congratulations to The Vegas Junior Golden Knights, for bringing another championship to Las Vegas. Woo-hoo!

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When it comes to the Stanley Cup Champs, it seems that age is just a number on the Vegas Golden Knights. The season is less than 3 months away and as the team gets ready to defend the NHL title, it might seem the VGK are getting older.

After only six season into the NHL record books, the team made good on a promise made by owner Bill Foley. He came out and said it from the beginning that the team would win the Stanley Cup in six seasons!

Well, low and behold, after getting through the first few rounds of the playoffs, the Knights turned it up a notch when it came to the finals. The had no problem handling the Florida Panthers winning the series and the Cup in 5 games!

It was truly amazing how this city wrapped it's arms around this team and supported them from day one! And in return, after winning the Championship, it was quite the party on the Las Vegas Strip at the T-Mobile Arena!

However, as we get ready to kickoff season seven, it seems that the team's overall age in regard to the players is getting older. Now, is the VGK the oldest team in the NHL? We don't even crack the Top 10! But keep in mind that some key players are getting up there.

Alec Martinez is 36

Phil Kessel is 35

Alex Piertrangelo is 33

Jonathan Marchessault is 32

Byron Froese is 32

As we said before, the Golden Knights are far from being the oldest team in the league age wise. But for the record, the average age on the Knights is 28.1 years of age. With that said, according to Novacapsfan.com, the VGK seem to be the 11th oldest team in the league.

So who are the oldest teams in the NHL, you can scroll down to see that...but in the mean time, GO KNIGHTS GO!

It's been a tough few seasons for the Calgary Flames and as they set their sights on improving on last season, you should know, they aren't getting any younger. However, they aren't the oldest team in the league...but at #5!

The Colorado Avalanche is always giving The VGK fits...but it's nice to see they are getting older. When it comes to the average age of players on the team, it's good enough for fourth oldest in the league!

Hey, say what you will and they had a good run, but no love lost on the Tampa Bay Lightning. They might want to think about getting some younger players because right now, they are the 3rd oldest team in the NHL!

With some key players getting up there, it seems that so are the Washington Capitals. After beating the VGK in the Stanley Cup Finals back in 2018, it seems that it might be time to regroup and go a little younger! The Caps are #2 on the list of oldest teams in the NHL!

His nickname might be Sid "The Kid", but he's not getting any younger and neither are the Pittsburgh Penguins! With the average age of 30.1, it's not by much, but the Pens are officially the #1 oldest team in the National Hockey League!