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Golden Knights 

Defense Lets Down Fleury As Bruins Claw Golden Knights, 4-3, Before 18,223 Tuesday

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights got a crack at an

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights No Longer Using 15 Seconds of Fame Video Clips for Fans at Arena in Season 3; VGK Roll Out 3-Game Ticket Pack Deals

October 3, 2019October 3, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After using the 15 Seconds of Fame in-game video clip service for fans during the

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Cody Glass celebrates his first NHL goal.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Defeat Sharks, 4-1, Before Record Regular Season Crowd; Schmidt Injury Only Downer

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Snel Cody Glass, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Nate Schmidt, Reilly Smith

Injured VGK defenseman Nate Schmidt surrounded by concerned teammates in period one. By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J.

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights’ Season-Opener Ticket: Seats Only Available on Secondary Market (Except One Primary Market $1,050 Ticket)

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Want to buy a ticket from the Vegas Golden Knights’ web site on the primary

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Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak attended the Golden Knights practice Tuesday to remember Oct. 1 in Las Vegas.
Golden Knights 

Gov. Sisolak on Golden Knights and Oct. 1: ‘Two Years Ago They Were The Glue That Held Us Together’

October 1, 2019October 1, 2019 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Shea Theodore, Steve Sisolak

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com October 1 is a rough day in Las Vegas. The tornado of emotions of fear,

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A powerful scene from the VGK first regular season home game. Photos by Daniel Clark of LVSportsBiz.com
Golden Knights 

On Oct. 1, Some Will Remember A Different San Jose Sharks Team — The One That Played VGK Only Hours Before America’s Deadliest Mass Shooting

September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com San Jose Sharks and a Sunday preseason game for the Vegas Golden Knights. Las Vegas

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Draw Record Preseason Attendance of 18,131 For Sunday’s Sharks Game, Averaging 17,989 for Four Home Preseason Games

September 29, 2019September 29, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Jimmy Schuldt, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, William Carrier

      By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by Steve Rosenthal Record attendance. A win against the San Jose

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VGK vs Kings action first period.
Golden Knights 

Another Big Preseason Game Crowd — 18,103 — For VGK 3-2 Loss To LA Friday; Preseason Game Attendance Record For Knights

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Brayden McNabb, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Quick, Marc Andre-Fleury, Paul Stastny

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The kings of sport in Las Vegas are the Knights,

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Nate Schmidt helped hand out his bobbleheads tonight.
Golden Knights 

Announced Crowd Of 17,954 VGK Fans Enjoy Nate Schmidt Bobbleheads, But Watch Sluggish 4-1 Loss Wednesday

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Nate Schmidt, Shea Theodore

  By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell    There was VGK defenseman Nate Schmidt handing out

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Let them eat cake and buy VGK player patches.
Golden Knights 

Inside Sports Marketing: Golden Knights Forge Supermarket Sponsor Deal With Smith’s To Sell VGK Player Patches

September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 Alan Snel Brian Killingsworth, Marc Andre-Fleury, Matt Morgan, Max Pacioretty, Ryan Reaves

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com   It’s hard to believe that with a local sponsor portfolio nearing 150 strong the

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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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BRIEFS

The Thrill is back: The pro women’s volleyball team, the Thrill, was out of business last year but a press release says the Thrill has a new local owner and a new coach and details will be reveled at a Monday presser.  The Las Vegas Thrill of Major League Volleyball used to play at the Lee Family Forum in Henderson.

Union deal at Allegiant Stadium: The Culinary Union announces tentative agreement on union contract reached with Oak View Group for 730+ cooks, servers, bartenders, & concessions workers at Raiders-run Allegiant Stadium.

F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, Sphere extend deal: F1, Sphere announces new five-year agreement that extends their partnership through 2030, with Las Vegas Grand Prix utilizing Sphere’s exterior campus each year during race week.

The F1 track as it nears the Sphere. Photo credit: Hugh Byrne/LVSportsBiz.com

UNLV’s sports conference — the Mountain West — has a new slogan and “refreshed brand identity.” Built Bold is the “new defining tagline.”

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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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