A helmet with the Indoor Football League logo at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Dollar Loan Center, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Golden Knights CEO Bill Foley speaks to the media at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Dollar Loan Center, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Indoor Football League Commissioner Todd Tryon addresses the audience at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Dollar Loan Center, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
A rendering of the future Dollar Loan Center, a 6,000 seat multi-purpose venue, at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The venue, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Henderson Mayor Debra March attempts a field goal at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Dollar Loan Center, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
Henderson Mayor Debra March laughs with Kerry Bubolz, president of the Golden Knights, after attempting a field goal at an event to announce that the Golden Knights have purchased an expansion franchise from the Indoor Football League at the Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The Dollar Loan Center, still under construction and expected completion in 2022, will house both the IFL team and the American Hockey League’s Henderson Silver Knights. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae
The Las Vegas area is getting another arena football team.
Golden Knights owner Bill Foley and Dollar Loan Center CEO Chuck Brennan have purchased an expansion team in the Indoor Football League scheduled to begin play in 2022.
The team will play at Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, also the future home of the Silver Knights.
“Ever since the Golden Knights first arrived in Las Vegas, our community has surpassed all expectations to set a new standard as one of the best new markets in the sports world,” Foley said in a statement. “Our Indoor Football League franchise will reflect the qualities and culture created by the Golden Knights and the Silver Knights.”
Las Vegas was home to three Arena Football League teams, most recently in 2015 with the Outlaws.
