By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com
LVSportsBiz.com photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell
From the start, Vegas Golden Knights owner Bill Foley talked about turning the Golden Knights logo into a global brand.
But first, he’s cementing the VGK presence all over the Las Vegas market, including the city of Henderson where LVSportsBiz.com Friday afternoon got a peak at the new Lifeguard Arena two-rink community ice facility that is next-door to Henderson City Hall and plaza.
The 44-week, $25 million, 120-square-foot construction project will also be the home base of the Henderson Silver Knights, the VGK’s new American Hockey League team that will make shuttling players between the big club and the Triple A affiliate nothing more than a highway drive down the 215 beltway.
Tour guides Darren Gillett and Michael Petersen, principals of Gillett Construction, which has done ice rink construction work at T-Mobile Arena and other ice facilities in Las Vegas, were friendly guides around the site. It’s scheduled to be completed Sept. 22.
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