NHL Awards

The 2018 NHL Awards Show was the best live event that I have ever attended. The show was alternately humorous and sad, electric and subdued and throughout, powerful and emotional. What an INCREDIBLE night!!!

We had an amazing night!! The Joint is a great venue to host this event.

The Awards show was great but the venue was terrible. The sound in the upper section was horrible - almost seemed like there weren't speakers - which is weird as it is a venue that holds concerts. We could not leave at the end of the show - we were held hostage and not allowed to exit until the lower levels evacuated. Initially the crowd started exiting down stairs and someone came screaming at us that it was not an exit. I know people in front of us had made it down the stairs. It was a complete fiasco. I have lived in Vegas for over 20 years and never had such a problem at an event. It was absolutely the worst experience.

Fans were seated in the top of the balcony and it was very difficult to hear the awards ceremony. I know it was a live broadcast but for some reason didn't translate very well for those in attendance. The video screens weren't in sync with the presenters so it was difficult to see who was onstage. Although we are true Hockey fans, it is very clear why the NHL has a huge image problem. I mean, Jim Belushi and Linda Carter? We can do better than that.

I took my boys to this event 16 and 12. They were excited to see the awards because we are big Blackhawk fans. But then the concert by Daughtry took them by surprise on how awesome he was with the crowd. Definitely will be doing this event again next year!!

This was my first awards show and it was awesome! The host could have been....anyone else. Doughtry was phenomenal afterwards! Not many ppl stayed which was kinda sad but they let us all come down to the floor and Doughtry was able to interact with all the fans. He was really personable and funny. The whole thing was fantastic! Really great experience all around

The red carpet walk had no access to the people that bought tickets. Last year it was at the Wynn where ticket holders had a chance to walk up to the NHL players and get pictures and autographs. You could not get near the red carpet to even see anything. Start of show the MGM shut off the stands that sell liquor until after the show starts. We had front row center 2nd balcony should be good seats but the TV camera with the huge arm blocked the view, On top of that the video screens did not show the presenters and players of the awards. We did not see anything. And the band sucked. Wish I could get my money back.

What a celebration for the players and fans alike!! The MGM Grand is a great venue to watch such an event. Our seats were terrific. The only downside was the chaos during the red carpet outside the actual venue.