{"id":464231,"date":"2026-02-20T04:33:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/464231\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T04:33:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T04:33:44","slug":"silver-knights-coach-up-first-responders-for-charity-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/464231\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Knights coach up first responders for charity game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HENDERSON (KTNV) \u2014 Thursday&#8217;s Henderson Silver Knights practice wasn&#8217;t like the rest. Instead of shooting the puck, the players blew the whistle, coaching up local first responders for a greater cause. <\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771562015_511_.png\" alt=\"&quot;Guns N' Hoses&quot;\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"715\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KTNV<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSin City Fire Department Sports, it\u2019s a charity we started back in June of last year to help remove the stigma and any barriers associated with firefighter mental health,&#8221; Matt Wilson said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"cms-textAlign-center\">WATCH | Henderson Silver Knights coach up first responders for annual charity game<\/p>\n<p>Henderson Silver Knights coach up first responders for annual charity game<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the charity changes benefiting either local firefighters or law enforcement with 100 percent of the proceeds going towards mental health. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have such a stressful job and we deal with so much that most people don\u2019t understand or see, so this is a release for us,&#8221; one local police officer said. &#8220;You see the smiles on everybody\u2019s faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771562018_257_.png\" alt=\"&quot;Guns N' Hoses&quot;\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"710\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KTNV<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a reunion for more than just the first responders and a reminder of their heroic efforts. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad was a firefighter for 35 years, his dad was a firefighter, they put it all on the line every single day,&#8221; Silver Knights defenceman Brandon Hickey said. <\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771562020_36_.png\" alt=\"&quot;Guns N' Hoses&quot;\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"713\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KTNV<\/p>\n<p>While they are teammates in our community, it is another story on game day. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDay in and day out we\u2019re partners, but when we get on the ice it gets a little heated,&#8221; Wilson said. <\/p>\n<p>            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771562024_220_.png\" alt=\"&quot;Guns N' Hoses&quot;\"  width=\"1280\" height=\"717\"\/><\/p>\n<p>KTNV<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop is at noon on Saturday, February 28th at Lee&#8217;s Family Forum followed by the Henderson Silver Knights hosting the Colorado Eagles at 6 p.m. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HENDERSON (KTNV) \u2014 Thursday&#8217;s Henderson Silver Knights practice wasn&#8217;t like the rest. 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