Henderson residents and hockey fans gather at the future site of the Vegas Golden Knights Henderson ice hockey facitity during their “Knock Down, Knight Up” cemeronial demolition Monday June 3, 2019.
Tuesday, May 26, 2020 | 11:36 a.m.
The Golden Knights’ American Hockey League affiliate has a practice facility, plans for a home arena and on Thursday will get a name and logo.
The Golden Knights will unveil the details of the Henderson squad’s identity at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of a one-hour special on KSNV-TV News 3 Las Vegas.
The event will also be streamed on the team’s social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Twitch.
“We had hoped to celebrate the day with our fans in person, but with the health and safety of our community at the forefront of our decision- making, we have decided to take a virtual approach,” Golden Knights President Kerry Bubolz said in a statement. “We have no doubt this team will leave a mark on our city just as the Golden Knights have done and we can’t wait for the journey to start.”
The live stream will be hosted by Golden Knights on-air personalities Daren Millard, Gary Lawless and Stormy Buonantony and will feature guests such as team owner Bill Foley, Henderson Mayor Debra March and Golden Knights prospect Ben Jones.
The only confirmed details about the team name is that it will include “Henderson,” as Foley announced at the State of the City address in February.
The process of moving an AHL team to the valley came together quickly. The Golden Knights announced on Feb. 6 they had purchased the AHL San Antonio Rampage with the intent of moving it to the arena next season. They received approval at the end of February.
The team will practice at and be headquartered at Lifeguard Arena Arena in Henderson, a facility downtown that is expected to be completed in the next five months.
The team has also announced plans to renovate the Henderson Pavilion into the Henderson Event Center, which will serve as the arena for home games. That was approved by the Henderson City Council last week. The team and city will split the costs of the $84 million facility.
