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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ Historic Inaugural Homestand Began With Healing Win, Ends With Nevada Day Victory

October 27, 2017October 28, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brian Killingsworth, Gerard Gallant, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL   Oct. 10 to Oct. 27. It began with tears. It ended with more smiles than we

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Home fans and evening visiting fans enjoy posing with Golden Knights superfan Shawn Hickey for photos. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Superfan’s Costume So Authentic That People Think He’s a Team Performer

October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz, Shawn Hickey

By ALAN SNEL   With his golden armor from head to toe, you’d think 46-year-old Shawn Hickey was the Vegas

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LVSportsBiz.com chats with team president Kerry Bubolz before tonight's Golden Knights-Blackhawks game. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

LVSportsBiz’s 10 Questions with Golden Knights Prez Kerry Bubolz Before Tonight’s Game

October 24, 2017 Alan Snel Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL   Welcome to Hockey Town USA — or the Las Vegas Strip where the Golden Knights’ arena

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The Vegas Golden Knights are the latest sunbelt team to join the NHL.
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Golden Knights Ahead In Sunbelt Market Game Compared to NHL Team in North Carolina

October 21, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Willie Drye

(LVSportsBiz.com founder’s note: Special guest columnists will occasionally contribute their thoughts on Las Vegas’ dynamic sports-business scene. LVSportsBiz.com welcomes book

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Golden Knights owner Bill Foley said ticket, sponsorship and merchandise sales are higher than budgeted amounts so far. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Owner Foley Says Revenues Trending Above Budgeted Amounts; Seeks to Take Brand International

October 16, 2017October 16, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley

By ALAN SNEL   Not only are the Vegas Golden Knights off to a red-hot start with four wins in

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The Golden Knights will try to convince fans of other hockey teams to root for the Las Vegas home team. Photo credit: Erik John Ricado/LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Not Fazed By Opponent Fans Filling T-Mobile Arena Seats

October 15, 2017 Alan Snel Colin Miller, Kerry Bubolz

By ALAN SNEL   On Friday night, it was The Red Menace at T-Mobile Arena — thousands of Detroit Red

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Golden Knights Chief Marketing Officer Brian Killingsworth shows the team's new mascot, Chance the gila monster.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ New Golden Gila Monster Mascot, “Chance,” Emerges From Underground Tonight

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Clint McComb

By ALAN SNEL   It would have been too easy for a team named the Golden Knights to come up

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The Golden Knights just opened their third team store at McCarran International Airport.
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Exclusive: Golden Knights Open Third Team Store at Airport, Look to Have More Retail Sites on Strip

October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth

By ALAN SNEL   The Vegas Golden Knights just opened a third team store at McCarran International Airport this week

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Golden Knights 

How The Outsiders Brought Las Vegas’ First Major League Team To Life

October 12, 2017October 12, 2017 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brian Killingsworth, Gary Bettman, Gary Lawless, Gavin Maloof, George Maloof, George McPhee, Gerard Gallant, Jim Frevola, Joe Maloof, Jonny Greco, Nehme Abouzeid

By ALAN SNEL   They say Las Vegas with its 2 million people is still a small town.   Indeed,

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Powerful scenes on ice before the puck dropped were moving and touching for Golden Knights fans. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz
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Strength, Healing, #VegasStrong Fuel Golden Knights First Game On Home Ice and Unites a City

October 10, 2017October 11, 2017 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Deryk Engelland, Gary Bettman, James Neal, Joe Maloof, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL   Do you believe in #VegasStrong?   I do.   It was a jumble of emotions tonight

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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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