Henderson Silver Knights
CityHenderson, Nevada
LeagueAmerican Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded1971 (1971)
Home arenaDollar Loan Center
ColorsHenderson silver, Vegas gold, medieval black
     
Owner(s)Black Knight Sports and Entertainment (Bill Foley, Chair)
General managerTim Speltz[1]
Head coachRyan Craig[2]
CaptainJake Bischoff
MediaMyLVTV
1230 AM The Game
AffiliatesVegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL)
Franchise history
1971–1972Tidewater Wings
1972–1975Virginia Wings
1979–1999Adirondack Red Wings
2002–2020San Antonio Rampage
2020–presentHenderson Silver Knights
Current season

The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada, that began play in the 2020–21 American Hockey League (AHL) season. The team plays its home games at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada. The team is an owned-and-operated affiliate of the Vegas Golden 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.[3] 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.[4] The purchase and relocation was approved by the league on February 28.[5] The team was announced to initially play at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada,[6] while the club's new 6,000-seat arena is constructed at the site of the Henderson Pavilion in Henderson, Nevada.[7]

On May 28, 2020, the Vegas Golden Knights announced that the team will be called the Henderson Silver Knights.[8] 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.[9] The start of the Silver Knights' inaugural season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On February 5, 2021, the team named Patrick Brown as their first captain a day before their inaugural game of the 2020–21 AHL season.[10] The Silver Knights finished their first regular season earning the top seed in the Pacific Division. The Pacific Division was the only division in the AHL that chose to have a postseason, and the teams had a playoff for the John D. Chick Trophy and division title. As the top seed, the team earned a bye to the semifinals, where they swept the San Jose Barracuda in two games before losing the division championship to the second seeded Bakersfield Condors in three games.

When the 2021–22 season schedule was released, it was revealed the Silver Knights would begin play in Henderson earlier than expected with the first home game at the new Dollar Loan Center to take place on April 2, 2022.[11] In the 2022 AHL Calder Cup Playoffs, the Silver Knights lost in the first round to the Colorado Eagles in a 2–0 series sweep.

Season-by-season records

Regular season Playoffs
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYearPrelims1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2020–213925130151.6541251021st, Pacific2021[lower-alpha 1]—BYEBYEW, 2–0, SJL, 1–2, BAK
2021–226835284175.5512092036th, Pacific2022L, 0–2, COL————
2022–237229380563.4382012219th, Pacific2023Did not qualify
  1. ↑ The 2021 Calder Cup playoffs were not held; the Pacific Division held a postseason tournament for the division title. The bottom four teams had single-elimination play-in games to qualify for the semifinals (the first two rounds). The division semifinals and finals were best-of-three for the John D. Chick Trophy (the last two rounds).

Players

Current roster

Updated December 18, 2023.[12]

Team roster
No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
44 Canada Layton Ahac D L 22 2021 North Vancouver, British Columbia Golden Knights
67 Canada Tyler Benson LW L 25 2023 Edmonton, Alberta Silver Knights
45 United States Jake Bischoff (C) D L 29 2021 Cambridge, Minnesota Silver Knights
12 Czech Republic Jakub Brabenec C L 20 2023 Jihlava, Czech Republic Golden Knights
19 United States Brendan Brisson C L 22 2022 Manhattan Beach, California Golden Knights
5 Russia Daniil Chayka D L 21 2022 Moscow, Russia Golden Knights
40 Canada Lukas Cormier D L 21 2022 Ste-Marie-de-Kent, New Brunswick Golden Knights
24 Canada Adam Cracknell (A) RW R 38 2023 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Silver Knights
83 Canada Daniel D'Amato RW L 22 2021 Maple, Ontario Silver Knights
13 Slovakia Jakub Demek RW L 20 2023 Kosice, Slovakia Golden Knights
54 Russia Grigori Denisenko LW R 23 2023 Novosibirsk, Russia Golden Knights
51 Canada Byron Froese (A) C R 32 2022 Winkler, Manitoba Golden Knights
4 Canada Mason Geertsen D L 28 2023 Drayton Valley, Alberta Golden Knights
41 Canada Brandon Hickey D L 27 2023 Leduc, Alberta Silver Knights
65 Canada Dysin Mayo D R 27 2023 Victoria, British Columbia Golden Knights
11 United States Mason Morelli C L 27 2023 Minot, North Dakota Golden Knights
68 Canada Jordan Papirny G L 27 2022 Edmonton, Alberta Silver Knights
57 Canada Mason Primeau C L 22 2020 Owen Sound, Ontario Golden Knights
72 United States Gage Quinney LW/C L 28 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada Golden Knights
56 Canada Sheldon Rempal RW R 28 2022 Calgary, Alberta Golden Knights
31 United States Isaiah Saville G R 23 2022 Anchorage, Alaska Golden Knights
15 Finland Christoffer Sedoff D L 21 2023 Helsinki, Finland Golden Knights
32 Sweden Jesper Vikman G L 21 2023 Stockholm, Sweden Golden Knights

Team captains

References

  1. ↑ "Tim Speltz Named General Manager of the Henderson Silver Knights". OurSports Central. September 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Craig Named Head Coach of Henderson Silver Knights". National Hockey League. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  3. ↑ Fischel, Mark (January 30, 2003). "San Antonio Rampage "Stampede" into the AHL". HockeysFuture.com. Retrieved June 17, 2005.
  4. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Purchase AHL Franchise Membership". National Hockey League. February 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ "AHL heading to Las Vegas in 2020-21". AHL. February 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights Issue AHL Update". National Hockey League. February 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights And City Of Henderson Issue AHL Update". National Hockey League. February 13, 2020.
  8. ↑ "It's Henderson Silver Knights!". 8newsnow.com. 2020-05-28.
  9. ↑ "Henderson Silver Knights Announce Hiring Of Head Coach Manny Viveiros". NHL.com. August 31, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Henderson Silver Knights Name Leadership Group for Inaugural Season". OurSports Central. February 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "AHL Silver Knights to end 2021-22 schedule in new home". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 23, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Roster - Henderson Silver Knights". Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Henderson Silver Knights Name Leadership Group For Inaugural Season". Henderson Silver Knights. February 5, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Ryan Murphy Wins Eddie Shore Award". Henderson Silver Knights. June 2, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2023. [Murphy] was promoted to captain late in the season after Patrick Brown was recalled by the Vegas Golden Knights.
  15. ↑ "Brayden Pachal Named Captain of Silver Knights". Henderson Silver Knights. January 20, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Jake Bischoff Named Captain of Silver Knights". Henderson Silver Knights. October 12, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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