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Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on June 7. 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n

On June 7, 2018, the Washington Capitals claimed their first NHL title with a victory over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final in Las Vegas. Great news for Capitals fans, but the Golden Knights fans also enjoyed the thrill of a most successful inaugural season.<\/p>\n

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And in 2023, the Golden Knights did win it all, becoming one of a handful of sports franchises to win a championship early in its history.<\/p>\n

Of note: The Golden Knights are also in the Stanley Cup Finals in 2026, in a tight battle with the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n

Winning the elusive title<\/h3>\n

According to research, about 90 of the approximately 125 top level sports teams \u2014 from the NHL, NBA, MLB and NFL \u2014 have won titles. Fans of the other 35 franchises (sigh, Utah Jazz fans, sigh) continue to dream of the day.<\/p>\n

Per ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks won an NBA title three years after the team began play in 1968, while it took the MLB\u2019s Arizona Diamondbacks four seasons to win a World Series in 2001. It took the NFL\u2019s Baltimore Ravens just five seasons to win a Super Bowl (2002), and took the Edmonton Oilers five seasons to claim their first Stanley Cup trophy in 1984.<\/p>\n

The Ravens had moved from Cleveland, so the franchise was not a brand new organization, similar to how owner Ryan Smith\u2019s NHL team is moving from Arizona to Utah.<\/p>\n

Read more Appreciating the beauty and terror of Coyote Gulch<\/a><\/p>\n

Update:<\/b> Looking back on the Utah Hockey Club\u2019s first season, there were plenty of great moments, despite the squad not making the playoffs. UHF finished 38-31(13) with 89 points, good for sixth in the Central Division.<\/p>\n

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Who knows when the now Utah Mammoth will taste postseason or Stanley Cup success, so here are some archived Deseret News stories about the Golden Knights\u2019 first year:<\/p>\n

\u201cCapitals face Golden Knights in improbable Stanley Cup Final\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cVegas Golden Knights make stop in Salt Lake City\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNHL expansion team gets a name: Vegas Golden Knights\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPhoto gallery: LA Kings beat Las Vegas Golden Knights in Utah \u2018Frozen Fury\u2019 exhibition\u201d<\/p>\n

Oh, and season tickets for the yet-to-be-named, but soon-to-be-revered Utah hockey team went on sale today.<\/p>\n

Hopefully on the way to the championship.<\/p>\n

By the way, when the Capitals defeated the Golden Knights for the Stanley Cup title in 2018, it was their first title in franchise history, which began play in 1974. Take heart, Jazz fans.<\/p>\n

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