LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The banner is going up, but the work is far from over.

Seven months after winning the first ACHA national championship in program history, the UNLV Skatin’ Rebels are back on home ice, opening their title defense Friday night against Utah at City National Arena.

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For head coach Anthony Vignieri-Greener, the moment represents years of work coming full circle.

"We're going to get everybody's best every single night, so we can't take a night off," Vignieri-Greener said. "Everybody's trying to get to the top of the mountain where we reached."

Friday’s banner reveal will honor the past — but for Vignieri-Greener, it’s also abo

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