The plans were set. The babysitter was coming over. Brandon and Elyse Pirri were ready for date night.
Unfortunately for them, the Golden Knights had other plans. The team needed reinforcements with forward Max Pacioretty injured so Brandon Pirri wasn’t going out. He was going to the NHL.
“We were headed out and got the call saying, ‘Pack your stuff, your flight is in two hours,’” Pirri said.
Pirri made his flight from Chicago and was at practice Wednesday skating with the Knights’ second line. The team made his call-up from the American Hockey League official with practice winding down, and he’ll be expected to step in and provide scoring with Pacioretty on injured reserve.