Engelland, along with Golden Knights teammates Jon Merrill and Nick Holden, will take part in the sixth annual Las Vegas Firefighters Youth Hockey charity game at 5 p.m. Saturday at City National Arena.
Ben Gotz
Golden Knights backup reporter
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Ben Gotz came to the Review-Journal in May 2016 after graduating from the University of Minnesota. He covers the Lights FC, high school sports and anything else sports-related that comes into town. He also hosts segments in the video studio on soccer and high school sports. Before coming to Las Vegas, he wrote about college hockey, college football and high school sports during stops at the Star Tribune, Pioneer Press and Minnesota Daily back home in Minnesota.
The club is dropping money from above Cashman Field as part of the festivities surrounding its match with LA Galaxy II on Sept. 8, and 200 fans will have a chance to go after it.
After using 22 lineup combinations in their first 22 games the Lights started the same 11 in their two games last week.
Tickets for the tournament, which features rookies from six NHL teams, including the Golden Knights, can be purchased through the team’s website at vegasgoldenknights.com/rookie-faceoff.
General manager George McPhee announced Tuesday that the Fort Wayne Komets are now the ECHL affiliate of the Knights. The team will now be able to send players to and from the Komets in Fort Wayne, Indiana next season.
The Lights lost 2-0 to Phoenix in front of an announced crowd of 6,720 at Cashman Field on Saturday.
The Lights did not receive a yellow or red card for the first time all season in their 3-1 loss to Orange County SC.
The team announced Friday that four-packs for its four preseason home games will be available Monday, August 20 at noon, and single-game tickets for all its preseason and regular season will be up for purchase a week later at noon.
The Lights lost 3-1 in Irvine, Calif. on Wednesday despite being up a man for the last 34-plus minutes of the game.
The 24-year-old forward recently took the LSAT and is one semester away from completing his master’s in International Relations and Economy.
The Lights lost 4-1 on Saturday, their third loss of the season by three or more goals. Defenders Joel Huiqui and Miguel Garduno received suspensions in the loss.
The 35-year-old midfielder was already involved in the city’s soccer scene before joining the Lights thanks to his offseason training sessions with Japanese kids.
Forward Juan Carlos Garcia, midfielder Matt Thomas and defender Miguel Garduno all played in the team’s 1-0 win against Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday.
The 20-year-old made seven appearances and five starts since joining the Lights on June 22.
The captain scored on a header in the 81st minute to help the Lights defeat Rio Grande Valley FC in front of 6,752 fans at Cashman Field on Saturday.