The Silver Knights, the farm team of the Golden Knights, defeated the Ontario Reign 5-2 Saturday night at Orleans Arena in their first game in the AHL.
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The Henderson Silver Knights, the AHL affiliate of the Golden Knights, will play their first game at 7 p.m. Saturday at Orleans Arena against the Ontario Reign.
Starting Friday, the Golden Knights are scheduled to play 49 games in 96 days. Originally, the schedule had them playing 56 games in 116 days.
Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros and his staff were back on the Lifeguard Arena ice Tuesday after spending the previous week helping the Golden Knights.
General manager Kelly McCrimmon said defenseman Brayden McNabb’s lower-body injury and will be re-evaluated when he’s eligible to return.
The Golden Knights could be cleared to practice Wednesday and host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday at T-Mobile Arena, multiple people familiar with the situation said.
The San Jose Barracuda announced Sunday they received a positive COVID-19 test result during Saturday’s game against the Silver Knights.
Silver Knights coaches plan to download a Russian translation app for their phones to aid communication with Pavel Dorofeyev, a 2019 third-round pick by the Golden Knights.
Recently retired Golden Knights defenseman Deryk Engelland will make his coaching debut Friday in the Silver Knights’ first preseason game at Orleans Arena.
Silver Knights coach Manny Viveiros said he’s assuming that he and his assistants will help coach the Golden Knights again when they host the St. Louis Blues on Thursday.
The Golden Knights had to scramble when their coaching staff missed Tuesday’s game because of COVID-19 protocols. They were rescued by coaches from their AHL team.
The Silver Knights had questions about their goaltending when training camp started, but 23-year-old Logan Thompson has made an early impression.
The Henderson Silver Knights will play a 40-game season in 2021, starting with a Feb. 6 home game against the Ontario Reign at Orleans Arena.
Peyton Krebs and Kaedan Korczak couldn’t play in the AHL in a normal year. But circumstances are allowing them to practice with the Silver Knights during training camp.
The Golden Knights have two proven goaltenders in Robin Lehner and Marc-Andre Fleury, and coach Pete DeBoer intends to use them both early in the season.
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