((tony capraro/hockey dad: 'it's a great sport and i think it's going to take off very well in nevada." )) ((mauricio marin)) he travels the countryi this week it's the international silver stick regional qualifier in las vegas. ((tony capraro/hockey dad: "oh no no no, nobody minds at all trust me that's why you get teams from alaska, arizona all over the united states to come out here. everybody loves to come out to las vegas." )) ((mauricio marin)) it's just one of more tournaments folks at the ice center are working to bring back year after year and even expand to host more---and with the las vegas golden knights coming to town---that seems ((bob della rocca/general manager, las vegas ice center: "i would imagine so looking at the models created in anaheim and la and san jose and phoenix and dallas and it'll just blow up and people will start getting on board the golden knights band wagon and wanting to play hockey." )) ((mauricio marin)) for players like kellen meade who look up to the pros....he can't wait to see the golden knights take the ice. ((kellen meade/hockey player: "yea