Henderson Silver Knights
The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada, that will begin play in the 2020–21 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team is to play home games at Orleans Arena in nearby Paradise, Nevada, until 2022. The team will be an owned-and-operated affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights.
| Henderson Silver Knights | |
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 2020–21 AHL season | |
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| City | Paradise, Nevada |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Division | Pacific |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Home arena | Orleans Arena (2020–2022) Henderson Event Center (2022–) |
| Colors | Henderson silver, Vegas gold, medieval black |
| Owner(s) | Black Knight Sports and Entertainment (Bill Foley, Chair) |
| Head coach | Emanuel Viveiros |
| Captain | Patrick Brown |
| Media | MyLVTV 1230 AM The Game |
| Affiliates | Vegas Golden Knights (NHL) Fort Wayne Komets (ECHL) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1971–1972 | Tidewater Wings |
| 1972–1975 | Virginia Wings |
| 1979–1999 | Adirondack Red Wings |
| 2002–2020 | San Antonio Rampage |
| 2020–present | Henderson Silver Knights |
History
The franchise began in 1971 as the Tidewater/Virginia Wings in the Norfolk, Virginia of the greater Hampton Roads area. The team played in Virginia as an owned and operated affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings until 1975 where after a two year suspension they moved to Glens Falls, New York as the Adirondack Red Wings. In 1999, The Red Wings suspended operations of the team. The franchise remained dormant until 2002, when it was purchased by the ownership of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs and resurrected as the San Antonio Rampage.[1] The team then spent the next eighteen years in San Antonio.
On February 6, 2020, the Vegas Golden Knights announced it had purchased the franchise from the Spurs with the intent to relocate it to the Las Vegas area.[2] The purchase and relocation was approved by the league on February 28.[3] The team will initially play at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada,[4] while the club's new 6,000-seat arena is constructed at the site of the Henderson Pavilion in Henderson, Nevada.[5]
On May 28, 2020, the Vegas Golden Knights announced that the team will be called the Henderson Silver Knights.[6] The team is named for Nevada's nickname "The Silver State" and adopted the slogan "Home Means Henderson," inspired by the Nevada state song "Home Means Nevada." On August 31, 2020, Emanuel Viveiros was announced as the club's initial head coach.[7] The start of the Silver Knights' inaugural season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Febriary 5, 2021, the team named Patrick Brown as their first captain a day before their inaugural game of the 2020–21 AHL season.[8]
Players
Current roster
Updated February 4, 2021.[9]
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References
- Fischel, Mark (January 30, 2003). "San Antonio Rampage "Stampede" into the AHL". HockeysFuture.com. Retrieved June 17, 2005.
- "Vegas Golden Knights Purchase AHL Franchise Membership". National Hockey League. February 6, 2020.
- "AHL heading to Las Vegas in 2020-21". AHL. February 28, 2020.
- "Vegas Golden Knights Issue AHL Update". National Hockey League. February 12, 2020.
- "Vegas Golden Knights And City Of Henderson Issue AHL Update". National Hockey League. February 13, 2020.
- "It's Henderson Silver Knights!". 8newsnow.com. 2020-05-28.
- "Henderson Silver Knights Announce Hiring Of Head Coach Manny Viveiros". NHL.com. August 31, 2020.
- "Henderson Silver Knights Name Leadership Group for Inaugural Season". OurSports Central. February 5, 2021.
- "Henderson Silver Knights roster". eliteprospects.com. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
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