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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

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VGK Polish Off Pittsburgh In Third Period, Seize 6-2 Win Thursday

March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 Alan Snel Anthony Mantha, Arturs Silovs, Ben Kindel, Braeden Bowman, Bruce Cassidy, Colton Sissons, Evgeni Malkin, Gordie Howe, Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev, Sidney Crosby

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Electric Playoff Vibe At T-Mobile Arena, But 18,168 Watch Golden Knights Lose Again In OT/Shootout To Powerful Colorado, 6-5, Saturday

December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 Alan Snel Alexander Holtz, Artturi Lehkonen, Ben Hutton, Braeden Bowman, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Colton Sissons, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Martin Necas, Reilly Smith, Samuel Girard, Scott Wedgewood, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson

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Golden Knights Enjoy Rare Blowout, Blasting Sharks, 7-2, Thanks To Five Goals In First Period Tuesday

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025 Alan Snel Braeden Bowman, Brett Howden, Bruce Cassidy, Carter Hart, Colton Sissons, Jack Eichel, Keegan Kolesar, Macklin Celebrini, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Shea Theodore, Tomas Hertl, William Karlsson

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Golden Knights Hold On, Defeat San Jose Sharks, 4-3, Saturday Night; Attendance Reported At 17,919

November 29, 2025November 29, 2025 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Carl Lindbom, Cole Reinhardt, Colton Sissons, Mitch Marner, Reilly Smith, Tomas Hertl, Will Smith

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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.

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

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.