Foley makes Top Hockey People list with efforts to lure NHL to Las Vegas

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Steve Marcus

Prospective NHL owner Bill Foley II speaks during the annual Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance dinner at Aria Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.

Fri, Dec 18, 2015 (2 a.m.)

Even though Bill Foley has yet to bring Las Vegas a National Hockey League team, his efforts have impressed the hockey world, landing him a place among the Top 10 Hockey People of 2015.

The billionaire businessman has guided Las Vegas to the precipice of landing an NHL expansion team by doing some heavy lifting: Convincing the Board of Governors that Las Vegas won’t be a mistake in the desert. Vegas, at the moment, seems like a safe bet for an NHL team. And when the Black Knights hit the ice, Foley’s the reason they’re there.

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