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June 9 Special Day For Las Vegas Sports Industry: VGK Play Stanley Cup Final Game 4 While A’s Host Brewers In MLB Game At Las Vegas Ballpark
It’s Vegas Vs Carolina For Stanley Cup Title; VGK Visit Raleigh June 2 and 4; Vegas Hosts Game 3 on June 6 and Game 4 on June 9
Golden Knights Will Start Stanley Cup Final On Road Either June 2 or June 4; VGK Will Host Games 3 and 4 either June 6, 9 Or June 9, 11
VGK Melt No.1 Seed Avalanche’s Season In Four-Game Sweep, Off To Stanley Cup Final For Third Time In Franchise’s Nine-Year History
VGK Storm Back Against Avalanche, Scoring Five Straight Goals In 5-3 Comeback Win Over Stunned Colorado For 3-0 Lead In Series Sunday

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Getting Defensive: Anaheim Earns Split In Las Vegas In Round 2 Series, Beating VGK, 3-1, In Game 2 Wednesday

May 6, 2026May 7, 2026 Alan Snel Beckett Sennecke, Carter Hart, Joel Quenneville, John Tortorella, Leo Carlsson, Lukas Dostal, Mark Stone

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The

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Golden Knights Hold On For 3-1 Win Over Anaheim Thanks To Stellar Goaltending In Game 1; Anaheim Ticked Off At Non-Icing Call That Led To VGK’s Winning Goal

May 4, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Ivan Barbashev, Joel Quenneville, John Tortorella, Lukas Dostal, Mikael Granlund, Mitch Marner, William Karlsson

* Get in ticket price for Games 1 and 2 on secondary market: VGK tickets are sold out online

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What About Market Saturation? Can Las Vegas Support Raiders, VGK, Aces — Plus A’s, NBA, Possible MLS? Soccer Team Proposal For Las Vegas Submitted To MLS

April 30, 2026April 30, 2026 Alan Snel B. Wayne Hughes, Don Garber, Grant Gustavson, Nassef Sawiris, Tamara Gustavson, Wes Edens

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — How many major league sports teams can this growing

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Golden Knights Pull Off Another Wild 5-4 Win Over Utah In Game 5; This Time, It Was A Double Overtime Thriller Wednesday

April 29, 2026April 30, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Jonathan Marchessault, Pavel Dorofeyev

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell LAS VEGAS, Nevada

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Golden Knights Win A Wild One Over Utah In OT In Game 4, Locking Playoff Series At Two Games Apiece; Game 5 Is 7PM In Vegas Wednesday

April 27, 2026April 28, 2026 Alan Snel Andre Tourigny, Brett Howden, Cole Smith, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Karel Vejmelka, Pavel Dorofeyev, Shea Theodore

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Vegas Golden Knights jumped out to a beefy 3-0 lead over

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Sunday News Round-up: Utah Mammoth Stomp VGK With Hockey Sweater Exchange Ploy; Lights Hawk Cheap Tickets; Raiders Use Vegas Showgirls At Draft Event

April 26, 2026April 28, 2026 Alan Snel Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Ah, Vegas Golden Knights, remember the good ol’ days in the inaugural

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Las Vegas Aviators Become Las Vegas ‘Villains’ For One Game Under Saturday’s Promotion; Aviators Announce Attendance Of Record 12,390

April 26, 2026April 26, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aviators became the Las Vegas Villains for one

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NFL Top Draft PIck Mendoza At Raiders Headquarters For Introduction: ‘I Know My Best Football Is Ahead Of Me’

April 24, 2026April 24, 2026 Alan Snel Ashton Jeanty, Fernando Mendoza, John Spytek, Kirk Cousins, Klint Kubiak, Maxx Crosby, Tim Brown, Treydan Stukes

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donell LAS VEGAS, Nevada — He threw

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Thursday Roundup: Aces On TV, VGK Playoffs Watch Parties, Mammoth Owner Invites Fans To Arena Suite

April 23, 2026April 23, 2026 Alan Snel A'ja Wilson, Ryan Smith

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The Las Vegas Aces will be on national TV a lot in

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VGK GM Says Golden Knights Under New Coach Playing Up Tempo With ‘Aggressive Mindset;’ Vegas Vs Utah Game 1 Sunday

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Nearly three weeks after he stunned the hockey world by firing coach

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July 5, 2021

Alan Snel, veteran journalist and LVSportsBiz.com publisher. ASnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking news on Las Vegas’ sports/stadium industry. Our stories are quoted nationally and we set the sportsbiz news agenda in Las Vegas. Publisher Alan Snel has reported on the business of sports and stadiums in Denver, South Florida, New York, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

Click here for Alan’s recent appearance on KNPR radio in Las Vegas.

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LVSportsBiz.com coverage of Athletics stadium project on Strip in Las Vegas.

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

New A’s team president Marc Badain

Marc Badain

LVCVA spends $8.25 million on A’s sponsorship

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

May 24, 2021

LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel is a nationally-known bicycle rights leader and bicycle travel writer.

Alan focuses on reducing road violence and has asked government to enforce road safety laws, design better roads for bicyclists and walkers not just motorists, educate drivers, install more penalties for reckless motorists and lower speed limits.

Here are Alan’s travel story samples, literary adventures based on Alan’s expansive and curious approach to reporting sports-business news and a bicycle life:

Let’s Pedal Zion National Park

Bicycling Bristlecone Trail At 9,000 Feet

Biking magical Seattle and the Northwest

Bicycling the Tour de Stadiums of Las Vegas

Las Vegas bicyclist struck by bullet during memorial ride

Incomparable Grand Canyon by bike

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LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel has also written two books: Long Road Back To Las Vegas and Bicycle Man. Purchase Long Road Back To Las Vegas on Amazon and contact Alan to buy Bicycle Man at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com.

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