A map is projected on the ice at a recent Golden Knights game. Photo by L.E. Baskow/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights’ Sellouts No Big Deal; Attendance Hitting 103% of Capacity

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com   A sellout at T-Mobile Arena is no longer a big deal for the Vegas Golden Knights.   The rookie NHL team is averaging 17,941 fans per game after 27 home games entering Saturday's match with the visiting Montreal Canadiens.   With a seating capacity of 17,367, the Golden Knights' attendance is hitting 103.3 percent of capacity. That's good for third in the 31-team league, trailing only the Chicago Blackhawks (109.6 of capacity) and MInnesota Wild (105.8 percent of capacity).   LVSportsBiz.com is willing to bet the Golden Knights' game with the Montreal
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Alan Snel

Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com. Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle. In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com. After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent. Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.