RENO — Everett Friedlander has been a Golden Knights fan for almost half his life.
For Everett, the nearly 450 miles that separated him from the team’s home ice mattered little. Once the Knights hit the ice for their inaugural season, the 5-year-old from South Lake Tahoe was hooked.
“As soon as they showed up, he got a jersey and a hat. He started wearing them everyday and wouldn’t take them off,” said Everett’s father, 41-year-old Eric Friedlander.
And that’s why Monday was so special for Everett. Those hundreds of miles between him and his favorite team disappeared as the second annual Golden Knights’ Mountain West road trip made its way through Reno on Monday.