Golden Knights honor flagship season ticket holder who passed away

Team showed video tribute, distributed T-shirts for fans to rip after first goal

NJD@VGK: Golden Knights salute John Baratta

By Pat Pickens @Pat_Pickens / NHL.com Staff Writer

March 04, 2020

The Vegas Golden Knights said goodbye to one of their biggest fans Tuesday.

The Golden Knights honored John Baratta, a flagship season ticket holder who died Monday, during their game against the New Jersey Devils at T-Mobile Arena.

The Fortress lost one of its own on Monday.

We honor season ticket member John Baratta and we thank him for his passion since day one.

We will always remember his shirt-ripping and The Hulk energy he brought on Knight Tron. 💪 #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/Omk8LrW4qH
— 🏆 - Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 4, 2020

Barrata died of a heart attack at 68, according to LVSportsBiz.com, and the Golden Knights recorded

Golden Knights honor fan John “The Hulk” Barrata, who recently passed away, with a touching video.

There’s an entire section wearing Hulk shirts tonight. Very cool. I hope they all simultaneously rip the shirts off after the first goal. #VegasBorn pic.twitter.com/R8RgMQUZL5
— Jesse Granger (@JesseGranger_) March 4, 2020

in his honor.
"It's like we lost a family member," Golden Knights fan Linda Grandis told LVSportsBiz.com
Burrata was known for his Hulk-style mustache and penchant for ripping his shirt after Vegas goals at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights distributed shirts to fans sitting in his customary section, Section 8, and those fans ripped the threads after Max Pacioretty scored first for Vegas.

That one’s for John 💪 pic.twitter.com/8dcWT47NeH
— 🏆 - Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) March 4, 2020

Golden Knights honor flagship season ticket holder who passed away

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