Gary Bettman (center) with VGK President Kerry Bubolz
The NHL commish was an advocate for a new NHL franchise in Sin City. The NHL has held its annual award shows in Las Vegas.
And now the NHL All-Star Game is set for T-Mobile Arena in 2022.
The NFL is also holding its annual Draft event and Pro Bowl in Las Vegas in 2022.
Here’s the NHL statement on the All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas:
“The 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend will take place in Las Vegas, Nev., at the home of the Vegas Golden Knights, T-Mobile Arena, and will be scheduled during its traditional midway point of the NHL regular season. The 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend will include the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ and the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game, and will feature various hockey-themed events, entertainment and activities. Confirmed dates for the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend will be announced when available.”
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.
