Las Vegas club reaches deposit cap on season tickets for 2017-18 season

Who says hockey won't sell in the desert?

The Las Vegas franchise - who has yet to announce its official name - announced Monday that they have received deposits for all 16,000 available season tickets for the 2017-18 season.

"We launched a season ticket drive in February 2015 to demonstrate the long-term viability of an NHL franchise in Las Vegas and were able to surpass our initial goal within months. Since then, we have hired an outstanding general manager, assistant general manager, director of player personnel, director of amateur scouting, capologist, director of analytics, and many highly qualified scouts. Today, we are proud to announce that season tickets for the 2017 season are sold out," said majority owner Bill Foley said in a release. "This is a truly historic event for the Las Vegas community, the NHL and all of our fans. I would like to thank everyone who has supported and continues to support our efforts to make the Las Vegas NHL franchise a success."

The milestone comes 18 months after the tickets first went on sale as part of a drive to see if there was enough interest in the city.

Las Vegas will become the 31st franchise in the league and will begin play in the 2017-18 season.