He met with a group of fans at a merch counter. He was at T-Mobile as a fan during Game 5 of the the Golden Knights-Oilers series. A video of him rocking out to “Mony Mony” by Billy Idol has amassed 20.6 million views on TikTok. Hughes appeared at more than 75 games over the years. He’s entertained crowds at Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers games over the years, and has worked 17 NBA and NHL arenas. ![]() Hughes has been jacking up crowds for two decades, starting with an impromptu “igniting” of the Ottawa Senators in 1994. He’s not had a formal nickname with the Golden Knights. But it was the first time he’d been tagged with that moniker. I referred to him then as “The Igniter,” thinking it was already his nickname. I met him at T-Mobile in June of 2018, as the Golden Knights were battling the Washington Capitals in the Stanley Cup Final. Hughes’ primary gift has been to ignite the crowd simply by acting like a maniac. So there is ample entertainment value in a Golden Knights show at T-Mobile.īut we will miss Hughes, a fixture in the Golden Knights’ storybook first season who won back-to-back awards as the Best Act in the country from a website that specializes in such awards. The Hat Trick Challenge guessing game keeps the fans’ interest. The Knight Club still raged between the second and third periods. ![]() ![]() Two members of Knight Line by Drumbots were suspended on platforms from the rafters, a first. Thousand of fans would likely have been excited to give him a final send-off.įor Game 1, a 3-2 Golden Knights OT victory, the team had a new opening show and battle with the Golden Knight. He says he’ll miss firing up the VGK faithful in The Fortress. The Golden Knights said in a statement, “While we have made multiple additions and changes to our show over the course of the last six seasons, Cameron remains a friend of the organization.” But the entertainment team certainly is moving forward without him and sees no further need for his unannounced, T-Shirt-stripping antics. Golden Knights officials have offered no specific reason for Hughes’ departure. A post shared by John Katsilometes fixture at VGK games is no more: Cameron Hughes will no longer be jacking up crowds during the game.
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