HOCKEY AND HEALING

In the wake of unspeakable tragedy, the Vegas Golden Knights try to bring comfort to their new hometown

SARAH KWAK, ALBERT CHEN

▀ WHILE THEIR BULK coffee order at Starbucks was busy brewing, Deryk and Melissa Engelland dashed to the grocery store. They grabbed premade sandwiches, fresh fruit and bottles of Gatorade—anything to help nourish first responders who had been working around the clock. “We have to do something,” the Vegas Golden Knights defenseman had told his wife, and everywhere they found other groups of locals driven by similar instincts. The previous night, Oct. 1, Engelland had returned home after the Golden Knights’ final exhibition game, put his two sons to bed and fallen asleep early. Hours later, around 12:30 a.m., one of Melissa’s close friends called and, in a panicked voice, told them to turn on the television. Four miles away—and only a 20-minute walk from the team’s home rink at T-Mobile…

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Sports Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 16, 2017

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