Henderson Silver Knights

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Henderson Silver Knights
Henderson Silver Knights logo.svg
City Henderson, Nevada
League American Hockey League
ConferenceWestern
DivisionPacific
Founded1971
Home arena Lee's Family Forum
ColorsHenderson silver, Vegas gold, medieval black
   
Owner(s)Black Knight Sports and Entertainment (Bill Foley, Chair)
General manager Tim Speltz [1]
Head coach Ryan Craig [2]
Media MyLVTV
1230 AM The Game
Affiliates Vegas Golden Knights (NHL)
Tahoe Knight Monsters (ECHL)
Franchise history
1971–1972Tidewater Wings
1972–1975 Virginia Wings
1979–1999 Adirondack Red Wings
2002–2020 San Antonio Rampage
2020–presentHenderson Silver Knights
Hockey current event.svg Current season

The Henderson Silver Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in Henderson, Nevada. They are the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL). The team plays its home games at Lee's Family Forum.

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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 the team name as 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 (now Lee's Family Forum) 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 seasonPlayoffs
SeasonGPWLOTLSOLPtsPCTGFGAStandingYearPrelims1st round2nd round3rd roundFinals
2020–21 3925130151.6541251021st, Pacific 2021 [a] BYEBYEW, 2–0, SJ L, 1–2, BAK
2021–22 6835284175.5512092036th, Pacific 2022 L, 0–2, COL
2022–23 7229380563.4382012219th, Pacific 2023 Did not qualify
2023–24 7228363564.4441902438th, Pacific 2024 Did not qualify
2024–25 7229383263.43820225110th, Pacific 2025 Did 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 August 21, 2025. [12]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G AgeAcquiredBirthplaceContract
52 Flag of Ukraine.svg Artur Cholach D L22 2024 Lviv, Ukraine Silver Knights
41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Hickey D L29 2023 Leduc, Alberta Silver Knights
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucas Johansen D L27 2024 Port Moody, British Columbia Silver Knights
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samuel Mayer D L22 2024 L'Orignal, Ontario Silver Knights
89 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley McKay LW L26 2024 Swan River, Manitoba Silver Knights
75 Flag of the United States.svg Mitch McLain C L31 2024 Baxter, Minnesota Silver Knights
68 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Papirny G L29 2022 Edmonton, Alberta Silver Knights

Team captains

Team records

Records as of the end of the 2024–25 AHL regular season

Single season records [17]
Goals: 27, Pavel Dorofeyev (2021–22) and Sheldon Rempal (2023–24)
Assists: 39, Gage Quinney (2022–23)
Points: 64, Gage Quinney (2022–23)
Penalty minutes: 108, Mason Geertsen (2023–24)
Wins: 18, Carl Lindbom (2024–25)
GAA: 2.65, Carl Lindbom (2024–25)
SV%: .920, Logan Thompson (2021–22)
Shutouts: 3, Carl Lindbom (2024–25)
Single playoff records [18]
Goals: 3, Danny O'Regan (2020–21), Dylan Sikura (2020–21), and Jack Dugan (2020–21)
Assists: 3, Danny O'Regan (2020–21) and Cody Glass (2020–21)
Points: 6, Danny O'Regan (2020–21)
Penalty minutes: 12, Kaedan Korczak (2021–22)

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 . June 26, 2023. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  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. May 28, 2020.
  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 August 21, 2025.
  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.
  17. "Henderson Silver Knights - All Time Regular Season Player Stats per Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  18. "Henderson Silver Knights - All Time Playoffs Player Stats per Season". Elite Prospects. Retrieved February 23, 2025.