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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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Vegas Vs Utah, Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1: Sunday 7 PM, Tuesday 6:30 PM At T-Mobile Arena, With Series Shifting To Utah Friday

April 17, 2026April 17, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Fresh off winning their fifth division crown, the Vegas Golden Knights start

Hockey ops boss George McPgee (left) and GM Kelly McCrimmon (right)

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Golden Knights Clinch Fifth Division Title In Nine Years With 4-1 Win Over Seattle In Season’s Final Game Wednesday; VGK Host Utah In Gm 1 Sunday

April 15, 2026April 16, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Carter Hart, George McPhee, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon, Mitch Marner, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — On the Vegas Golden

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Golden Knights Rack Up 13 Out Of Possible 14 Points In Seven Games Under New Coach Tortorella After 6-2 Win Over Winnipeg Monday

April 13, 2026April 13, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Carter Hart, Connor Hellebuyck, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Mark Stone, Pavel Dorofeyev, Rasmus Andersson, Reilly Smith

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

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Sports Tourism Is Big Money For Las Vegas, But It Comes At A Price; Denver (Double OT Winner) Vs Wisconsin In Frozen Final Title Game Saturday

April 9, 2026April 10, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Steve Hill

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It

Former LVCVA Chief Operating Officer Brian Yost is now working as a consultant for the LVCVA on the CFP championship game in 2027.

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LVCVA Paying Up To $200,000 A Year To Consultant Brian Yost For 2027 College Football Championship Game In Las Vegas A Few Months After Yost Left LVCVA As Chief Operating Officer

April 3, 2026April 3, 2026 Alan Snel Brian Yost, Janis Burke, Steve Hill

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — In some cases, government agency executives don’t really retire. They

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Mitch Marner Notches Hat Trick In Vegas’ 6-3 Win Over Calgary Thursday; Torts Is 2-For-2 As VGK’s New Coach

April 2, 2026April 3, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Ivan Barbashev, John Tortorella, Mitch Marner, Zach Whitecloud

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

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Arena Anniversary On Strip: T-Mobile Arena Turning Ten Years Old In April; Opened Gate To Big League Team Sports In Las Vegas

March 31, 2026April 4, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Jason Carmello, Rick Arpin

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — I recall the moment well. It was back in the

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VGK Score 4-2 Win Over Weak Vancouver Team In John Tortorella’s Debut As Vegas Coach

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Alan Snel Brock Boeser, Bruce Cassidy, Cole Smith, Evander Kane, John Tortorella, Rasmus Andersson, Reilly Smith, Shea Theodore

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Well,

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VGK GM McCrimmon On Firing Bruce Cassidy: ‘We Lost Our Spirit. We Lost Our Energy As A Team’

March 30, 2026March 30, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher/Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Former Vegas Golden Knights head coach Bruce Cassidy was fired because the

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In Stunning Move, VGK General Manager Kelly McCrimmon Fires Coach Bruce Cassidy With Only Eight Games Left In Season, Installs Veteran NHL Coach John Tortorella

March 29, 2026March 30, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Gerard Gallant, John Tortorella, Kelly McCrimmon, Ken Hitchcock, Pete DeBoer

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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.

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

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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