By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said the new American Hockey League team acquired by the VGK will provide an “affordable option” for a family of four to attend an AHL game in the Las Vegas market.
Foley, talking on a Vegas Golden Knights Facebook Live segment on the trade deadline, said a family of four will be able to attend an AHL game for $100-$110. That’s a much cheaper night out than a family of four attending a Golden Knights game at T-Mobile Arena. Team Marketing Report said the costs for aVGK family-of-four game at T-Mobile Arena is the fifth most expensive in the 31-team National Hockey League.
The AHL team, acquired by the Knights from San Antonio, will start play at Orleans Arena for “a couple of years,” Foley said.
Then, the team that will be based in Henderson will play in a permanent 6,000-seat arena at the Henderson Pavilion. Some Henderson residents have voiced concerns about what they believe will be traffic problems connected to the new minor league hockey arena.
The AHL team will have Henderson in its name, Foley said.
Foley said Henderson city officials are backing the AHL team and arena.
“Henderson is all in,” Foley said. “They’ll be great partners on the arena.”
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