Bruce Cusick Archives

No Exit: NHL’s Endless Fight To Navigate A Virus Pandemic In Two Nations

January 13, 2022January 14, 2022 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Bill Foley, Bruce Cusick, Gary Bettman, George McPhee, Kelly McCrimmon, Mark Davis, Mark Stone

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Bruce Cusick’s booming voice on the powerful T-Mobile Arena public address system advises Vegas Golden

Some fans just will not wear masks.

COVID-19 Golden Knights T-Mobile Arena

With COVID Knocking Out NHL Games, Golden Knights Arena Announcers Implore Fans In Venue To Wear Masks; Lightning’s Stamkos Goal Gives Tampa Bay 4-3 Win Over VGK Tuesday

December 21, 2021December 22, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Anthony Cirelli, Bill Foley, Bruce Cusick, Daniil Miromanov, Evgenii Dadonov, Kelly McCrimmon, Laurent Brossoit, Mark Shunock, Mark Stone, Nic Roy, Pierre-Edouard Bellemare

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Great Mask Blowoff is usually at work at Vegas Golden

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Lose Third Straight At Home, Suffer 2-1 Loss To Minnesota Wild Saturday

April 3, 2021April 3, 2021 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Cam Talbot, Cody Glass, Fleury, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kirill Kaprizov, Mark Stone, Nick Holden, Patrick Brown, Pete DeBoer, Shea Theodore, Tomas Nosek

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Send Fans Attending VGK vs Minnesota Game Monday COVID-19 Instructions For T-Mobile Arena

February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Carnell Johnson, Clint McComb, Katie Marie Jones, Lee Orchard, Mark Shunock

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights have specific instructions for fans attending Monday’s VGK home game against

Wayne "Big D" Danielson has left Las Vegas and his in-arena host job for Nashville. Photo credit: J. Tyge O'Donnell/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights Looking For In-Arena Game Host And PA Announcer, Arena Hosts For New Henderson Silver Knights

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Mark Shunock, Wayne "Big D" Danielson

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Through their first three seasons, the Vegas Golden Knights have melded on-ice NHL action with

Raiders Derek Carr. Photo: Raiders

Raiders Stadium Raiders Team

Raiders Dig Cleats Into New Domed Stadium’s Grass For First Time During Practice Friday

August 21, 2020August 22, 2020 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Jon Gruden, Mark Davis

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com In 2016, it began with a governor signing a bill into law — a bill

Even a VGK fan by the name of Steve Sisolak, who won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to run for Nevada governor, was taking photos of the players like William Karlsson.

Golden Knights

‘This City Is Home Now’: Golden Knights With Final Hurrah At Fan Thank You Rally

June 13, 2018 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Bruce Cusick, Dave Goucher, George McPhee, Nate Schmidt, Shane Hnidy

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com It was June 13 and 5:30 p.m. and it was supposed to be Game 7

Slicing a jet in two during the pregame show. Photo credit: Daniel Clark/LVSportsBiz.com

Golden Knights

Golden Knights Poked Fun At Kings, Sharks, Jets In Pregame Show, But It’s Tricky Goofing On Nation’s Symbol, The Capitals

May 26, 2018May 26, 2018 Alan Snel Big D, Bruce Cusick, Carolyn Goodman, Jon Merrill, Jonny Greco, Lee Orchard, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights’ pregame video showing the team’s theatrical knight character vanquishing a

The Golden Knights mascot is disappointed over the team's 4-2 loss Saturday.

Golden Knights

Las Vegas’ Festive Watch Parties Break Out Across Region, But VGK Loss In Conference Final Game 1 Leaves Fans Disappointed

May 12, 2018May 12, 2018 Alan Snel Bruce Cusick, Carolyn Goodman, Dave Goucher, Derek Stevens, Jake Wagner, Joe Green, Ken Boehlke, Marc Andre-Fleury, Shane Hnidy, Steve Sisolak

By ALAN SNEL LVSportsBiz.com Las Vegas came together Saturday at Vegas Golden Knights watch parties big and small

July 5, 2021

LVSPORTSBIZ.COM, launched June 2017: We are a digital magazine providing market-leading news, intelligence, enterprise and breaking info 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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic.

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Hirings and Firings:

Las Vegas Aces President Nikki Fargas said the Aces are not renewing the contract of General Manager Natalie Williams. The Aces hired Williams as the team’s general manager in April 2022.

Vegas Golden Knights said the NHL club has signed defenseman Shea Theodore to a seven-year contract extension worth an average annual value of $7,425,000.

Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project in Las Vegas.

Mark Rosentraub on A’s stadium site on Strip.

Big League Sports With Small Town Politics

Man of Many Hats

Athletics’ long, strange journey for new ballpark

Athletics consultant Jeremy Aguero is eye of Las Vegas’ sports hurricane

How Deal Was Made For A’s Ballpark On Strip

Bally’s Corp, Gaming & Leisure Properties team up with A’s for ballpark on Strip

Bally’s Corp Chairman Wants Hotel Open When A’s Stadium Is Ready In 2028

To contact LVSportsBiz.com Publisher Alan Snel or buy his book, Bicycle Man: Life of Journeys, email him at asnel@LVSportsBiz.com

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