Get ready for every major sports league to try and book the Las Vegas Sphere for their next draft.
The NHL broke the seal on Friday night in the desert and showed what the multi-purpose venue is capable of outside of concerts and brilliant exosphere displays.
To put it mildly: It was absolutely stunning.
Everything about the draft felt big, epic and inspiring as much awe (and potential) as every prospect in the building.
Stay for the “Trade Alert” experience the NHL had ready to go.
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; A San Jose Sharks fan look on prior to the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; A general view prior to the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; A general view prior to the first round of the 2024 NHL Draft at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Macklin Celebrini is selected with the 1st overall pick of the 2024 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Artyom Levshunov is selected with the 2nd overall pick of the 2024 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 28, 2024; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Artyom Levshunov is selected with the 2nd overall pick of the 2024 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks at The Sphere. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JUNE 28: A general view as the San Jose Sharks prepare to make the first pick in the first round of the 2024 Upper Deck NHL Draft at Sphere on June 28, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
• 18,600 seats
• 168,000 speakers
• The world’s highest resolution LED screenA look at the NHL Draft’s setup inside the Sphere 👀
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— Front Office Sports (@FOS) June 28, 2024
Tonight, history will be made as the 2024 @NHL Draft takes place at @Sphere – the first-ever sporting event to be hosted in the venue. #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/Ai8UG67Pqs
— Las Vegas (@Vegas) June 28, 2024
Which NHL team are you rooting for? #NHLDraft pic.twitter.com/SWa7Zk8bXf
— Sphere (@SphereVegas) June 29, 2024
TRADE ALERT AT THE SPHERE pic.twitter.com/iFoRocXZt1
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) June 29, 2024
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