We have name and branding for the newest AHL team: the Henderson Silver Knights, as the Vegas Golden Knights unveiled details for the team slated to eventually play in the Las Vegas suburb. (more…)
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Planned Golden Knights AHL Affiliate to Play at Orleans Arena
The Vegas Golden Knights planned AHL affiliate will play the 2020-21 season at Orleans Arena, pending approval for the purchase and relocation of the San Antonio Rampage franchise membership. (more…)
Vegas Golden Knights Could Buy, Relocate AHL Team
The Vegas Golden Knights could potentially buy and relocate an existing AHL team to the Las Vegas area, though whether that comes to fruition remains to be seen. (more…)
WCC Basketball Tournaments Extend Orleans Arena Stay
West Coast Conference basketball tournaments will remain at Las Vegas’s Orleans Arena through 2022, the result of an extension between the WCC and Boyd Gaming. WCC basketball tournaments have been held at the venue since 2009. (more…)
NHL Expansion Also Means Potential AHL Expansion
The decision by NHL owners to add Las Vegas as an expansion team in 2017-2018 means that AHL expansion is likely to happen as well — and there’s already plenty of chatter as to where a new team would play. (more…)
Goodman to Vegas group: Show me the NBA contract
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is openly skeptical about the claim by International Development Management that it has an NBA team “under contract” if a new Clark County arena is built; meanwhile, the NBA denies that any team is eminently moving to Sin City. Goodman, who has worked for years to bring the NBA to […]
Vegas group: We have contract for NBA team if our arena plan is approved
The group seeking to build a major arena on the Strip in Las Vegas now say they have an NBA team under contract — all that’s needed is for Clark County to revive a tax-increment financing mechanism to help fund the facility. Officials from International Development Management LLC say they have an NBA franchise “under […]
Master plan for Las Vegas arena includes NBA, NHL teams
A game plan of sorts is emerging for the developer proposing a new arena on the Las Vegas Strip, including the ownership of NBA and NHL franchises and temporary venues for each before a new facility is built. To say the plan is audacious is an understatement. But big thinking is wired into the Las […]
