The Golden Knights' new wholly owned AHL affiliate will be called the Henderson Silver Knights, and Owner Bill Foley said that other names were "discussed, but everything kept coming back to Silver Knights," according to Justin Emerson of the LAS VEGAS SUN. The logo for the Silver Knights, set to begin play in Nevada next season, "takes its lead from the parent club," with an armored war horse in the "shape of an ‘H’ for Henderson, mirroring the negative space of the Golden Knights logo forming a 'V.'" The same goes for the "shape of the background shield." Merchandise is "available now at VegasTeamStore.com as well as at the team store at City National Arena." Jerseys are finalized as well, and Foley said that those will be "revealed in a few months." Emerson notes the Silver Knights are "expected to spend two seasons at Orleans Arena before moving into the newly built Henderson Event Center, a 6,000-seat, multipurpose venue" (LAS VEGAS SUN, 5/29). Foley said that the team has "7,600 season-ticket deposits and that tickets will start at $10." In Las Vegas, Ben Gotz notes the Silver Knights will be "headquartered in Henderson at Lifeguard Arena, which will occupy the site of the Henderson Convention Center." Foley said that the building "should open about Sept. 15" (LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL, 5/29).
