LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Henderson Silver Knights defeated the Coachella Valley Firebirds 5-1 on Wednesday night to secure their fourth straight win. The game was headlined by Lucky Launch, the Knights' teddy bear toss occurring after the team's first goal.
On an HSK power play, Dysin Mayo scored the lucky goal late in the first period to set in motion the tossing of thousands of stuffed animals. 14,927 were thrown from the stands out onto the ice, beating the team's previous record set last year with 5,646.
.@HSKLucky7: King of Stuffie Mountain. 👑 pic.twitter.com/C37tScVFc4
— Rochelle Richards (@RoRichards24) December 21, 2023
Silver Knight players helped with clean-up on the ice before Jakub Demek scored in the second period to move their lead to 2-0. The team would hold off the Firebirds the rest of the way, adding goals from Sheldon Rempal and Mason Morelli in the final frame. The win improves the Silver Knights to 14-10-1 on the year.
Next up, Henderson will host the San Jose Barracuda on Friday night. Puck drops at 7.
Quite the holiday haul for Lucky Launch!
— Nick Walters (@nickwalt) December 21, 2023
Last year the Silver Knights’ teddy bear throw collected a record 5,646 donated stuffed animals. This may set a new record. pic.twitter.com/FYC0LvXm8L
