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VGK’s Third Period Hat Trick Delivers 4-2 Game 1 Win Over Utah In Scrum-Filled Playoff Battle Sunday; Game 2 Is Tuesday

April 19, 2026April 20, 2026 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Carter Hart, Colton Sissons, Ivan Barbashev, John Tortorella, Logan Cooley, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Nate Schmidt, Nic Dowd, Ryan Smith

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne Just the facts: Vegas Golden

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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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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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College Hockey’s Frozen Four Excels In Vegas, Expect Las Vegas To Try Again To Host NCAA Championship Hockey Event; Denver Wins Title, 2-1

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 Alan Snel David Carle, Mike Hastings

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada –– Expect Sports Town USA

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Bruno Mars/Frozen Four Mixture At T-Mobile Arena Friday: Just Another Day In Las Vegas

April 10, 2026April 10, 2026 Alan Snel Bruno Mars, Mike Hastings

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was pure Vegas at T-Mobile Arena Friday when Bruno Mars

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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

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Frozen Four Receives $500,000 LVCVA Sponsorship To Stage Event In Las Vegas; Blueblood Hockey Teams Face Off Thursday At T-Mobile Arena, With Final Saturday

April 8, 2026April 8, 2026 Alan Snel

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Well, since Las Vegas is a legit hockey town

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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

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. And like the Vegas Golden Knights, LVSportsBiz.com is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2027.

LVSportsBiz.com’s Written Word Series: Our storytelling focuses on original story lines.

June 2024: A father’s connection

June 2026: Baseball and the radio

April 2018: NHL team born in the desert

March 2020: Gratitude for being alive

June 2017: Birth of a website

August 2026: Team president does it all

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A’s stadium premium club sold out: Athletics say their new stadium’s exclusive club called the Athletic Club behind home plate is sold out, with 76 percent of the buyers from Southern Nevada. The A’s plan on opening their domed $2.1 billion stadium on the Strip in 2028.

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

A’s owner John Fisher in Las Vegas

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.