The Golden Knights may only be in their fourth season but the young franchise has already established itself as a trendsetter — and we're not talking about making the Stanley Cup Final in their premiere year.
Already sporting shiny full-on gold jerseys, the franchise joined the ranks of Notre Dame football and the leading scorer on the team in some European hockey leagues when it debuted gold chrome helmets Thursday night.
if you look closely you can see your future in our helmet
— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) February 12, 2021
...and it's looking gold 😉 pic.twitter.com/h6Bay3act9
To be fair, not all fashion-forward trends are hits; there are many, many misses (parachute pants or white skates, anyone?). The club did its best to make it work but lost 1-0 to the Ducks.
So, is Vegas ahead of the times? Who is to say, but for now the Golden Knights are 0-1 in the helmets, and, well, as expected, people had a lot to say about the chrome domes on Twitter
— Mark Hanson has no computer sound w/o headphones. (@MHanson62) February 12, 2021
Knew these looked familiar pic.twitter.com/i2zM37g0FM
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) February 12, 2021
Look at em now...because there is NO WAY they wear these godforsaken buckets again. Ryan Reaves must have looked in the mirror and muttered “you’ve got to be bleepin kidding me” https://t.co/OodOr16tjt
— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) February 12, 2021
Who wore it better @GoldenKnights or King @Midas https://t.co/dujuxHVHw3 pic.twitter.com/Wyq1RrFCln
— Joseph David (@JD_Senators) February 12, 2021
Rebecca Romijn already achieved the look in Rollerball... pic.twitter.com/5AtuME6rA7
— Kevin Wright (@kwright315) February 12, 2021
Baked potatoes at Bar Mitzvah’s are wrapped in foil like that. https://t.co/Ts7C9a5dPM
— sportsology (@sportsology) February 12, 2021
Why is everyone complaining about the @GoldenKnights helmets, I for one am thrilled they are still doing @starwars night during a pandemic pic.twitter.com/8sZN1ObVXc
— ᴀʀᴅᴀ Öᴄᴀʟ (@Arda) February 12, 2021
the Vegas Golden Knights equipment people wake up every single day and choose violence pic.twitter.com/hJBJS8kY6m
— Yahoo Sports NHL (@YahooSportsNHL) February 12, 2021