Many come to Tahoe for NHL games, despite no spectators being allowed Share Updated: 6:27 PM PST Feb 20, 2021 Kristen Simoes Share Updated: 6:27 PM PST Feb 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript PLAYERS BUT I’M SURE THEY CAN HANDLE IT. WALTER: WHILE THE WEATHER MAY HAVE PUT A DAMPER ON THE GAME TODAY, TOURISTS IN TOWN DID NOT SEEM TO MIND. KRISTEN SIMOES JOINS US FROM HEAVENLY VILLAGE. HOW IS IT LOOKING? >> IS LOOKING GREAT. EDGEWOOD GOLF COURSE IS JUST UNDER ONE MILE FROM HERE. BUT THIS IS WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HANGING OUT, KNOWING THEY WON’T GET ANY CLOSER TO THE GAMES BECAUSE SPECTATORS AREN’T ALLOWED. THE PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH TODAY SAID BEING IN TAHOE WAS REALLY JUST ABOUT BEING A PART OF THE NHL EXCITEMENT. A FRESH LAYER OF SNOW IN THE SIERRA AND THE NHL IN TOWN HAS THOUSANDS HEADING TO TAHOE THIS WEEKEND, DESPITE MILES OF BACKED UP TRAFFIC JUST T GET THERE. DIEHARD HOCKEY FAN SAY THEY’D DO WHATEVER IT TAKES. THESE SELF PROCLAIMED " BIGGEST NIGHTS FANS EVER" FLEW IN FROM LAS VEGAS JUST TO BE NEAR THE ACTION, KNOWING NO SPECTATORS WOULD BE ALLOWED INSIDE THE GATES. >> WE KEEP TRYING TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF OUR FAVORITE PLAYERS, BUT WE HAVE NOT BEEN LUCKY. >> WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FIND A BAR WITH A LOT OF NIGHTS FANS IN IT, AND WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO CHEER THEM ON TO A WIN. >> WHILE VISITORS ARE LOOKING FOR A SCREEN SOMEWHERE, LOCALS LOVE HOCKEY HAVE BEEN ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THIS WEEKEND, IN WHICH THE ACTION IS JUST A LITTLE BIT CLOSER. >> THE EXCITEMENT WAS HIGH, WE WERE ANTICIPATING BEING ABLE TO SEE THE GAMES, BUT HERE WE ARE. >> WHILE LITTLE BRAXTON AND BENSON’S FIRST NHL EXPERIENCE MIGHT NOT BE TOO MEMORABLE. >> HOPEFULLY WE CAN HEAR SOME OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM. >> THESE GUYS FROM VEGAS ARE DETERMINED TO HAVE FUN, REGARDLESS OF WHERE THEY WATCH. >> WE ARE AT EVERY GAME THAT WE CAN BE. WE ARE THE MOST FUN PEOPLE TO BE AROUND DURING THE GAMES. WE SHOULD HAVE HAD BUD LIGHTS WITH US RIGHT NOW TO SHOTGUN FOR THE INTERVIEW, BUT WE DIDN’T, AND THAT’S OUR FAULT. >> YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE MAKING UP FOR IT FOR HIM OUT HERE, ENJOYING A BEER ON THE PATIO, AND ENJOYING THE FACT THAT THE SIERRA HAS A FRESH LAYER OF SNOW. THE NHL OUTDOORS IN TAHOE IS IN TOWN. COMING UP AT 6:00, WE WILL TELL YOU HOW THAT IS IMPACTING A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES.