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Golden Knights Cruise To Another Easy Win, 6-2 Over Pittsburgh Saturday; 17,437 Sellout Announced

October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Brett Howden, Mark Stone, Noah Haniifin, Rasmus Andersson, Shea Theodore, Trevor Connelly

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Knights Emerge With 4-3 Shootout Comeback Win Over Toronto After Slow Start; VGK Announce Attendance Of 15,977, Well Below Capacity

October 8, 2026October 9, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Braeden Bowman, Brett Howden, Gerard Gallant, Jack Eichel, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Ryan Craig, Sergei Bobrovsky, Trevor Connelly

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VGK End Preseason With 4-2 Loss To San Jose Sharks Saturday; Real Games Start Tuesday When Chicago Visits Vegas

September 26, 2026September 26, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Carter Hart, Darnell Nurse, Jacob Trouba, Kelly McCrimmon, Macklin Celebrini, Mason Marchment, Nic Dowd, Ryan Craig, Tomas Hertl

Story by Alan Snel Photos by Hugh Byrne LAS VEGAS, Nevada — When the home team rolls out

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Golden Knights Pull Out 5-4 OT Win Over Utah In Third Preseason Game Thursday; Attendance, 14,809; Season-Opener Vs Chicago Tuesday

September 24, 2026September 24, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Carter Hart, George McPhee, Jack Eichel, Kelly McCrimmon, Ryan Craig, Tomas Hertl, Trevor Connelly, Victor Olofsson

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

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

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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

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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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Golden Knights Find Another Way To Lose In Extra Time: VGK Rally For 4-3 Lead Before Losing To Washington, 5-4, In Shootout Saturday

March 28, 2026March 28, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Ovechkin, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Mitch Marner, Nic Dowd, Rasmus Andersson

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VGK’s Slow Start: Utah Scores Three Goals On First Three Shots Against Golden Knights As VGK Lose Eighth Game In Last 11

March 19, 2026March 19, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Akira Schmid, Bill Foley, Bruce Cassidy, Clayton Keller, George McPhee, Karel Vejmelka

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No Luck Of The Irish For VGK On March 17: Buffalo Sabres 2 Golden Knights 0 Tuesday

March 17, 2026March 17, 2026 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alex Tuch, Bruce Cassidy, Josh Doan, Mitch Marner, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

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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. 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.

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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

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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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