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Tampa Bay’s Big Second Period, Kucherov’s Third Period Goal Spark Lightning to 6-2 Win Over VGK In Vegas Tuesday

October 20, 2026October 20, 2026 Alan Snel Andrei Vasilevskiy, Anthony Cirelli, Carter Hart, Ivan Barbashev, John Tortorella, Mark Stone, Nikita Kucherov, Ryan Craig, Victor Hedman

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Rolling Seven: Golden Knights Win Seventh Straight Playoff Game With Wild 5-4 Comeback Win Against Carolina In Cup Final Game 1 Tuesday

June 2, 2026June 4, 2026 Alan Snel Brayden McNabb, Brett Howden, Frederik Andersen, Ivan Barbashev, John Tortorella, Jordan Staal, Kelly McCrimmon, Nikolaj Ehlers, Shea Theodore, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — It was several weeks ago early on in the NHL playoffs

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Golden Knights Rally In Third Period For 3-1 Win Thanks To Eichel, Barbashev Goals; VGK Lead Series, 2-0, With Game 3 In Las Vegas Sunday

May 22, 2026May 23, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Cale Makar, Carter Hart, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Mark Stone

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — You know that Colorado vs Carolina Stanley Cup Final? Don’t book those

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Off To Conference Final To Play Colorado: Vegas 5 Anaheim 1 In Game 6, VGK Close Out Round 2 Series

May 14, 2026May 14, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Ivan Barbashev, Joel Quenneville, John Tortorella, Lukas Dostal, Pavel Dorofeyev, Shea Theodore

By Alan Snel, LVSportsBiz.com Publisher-Writer LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Mitch Marner did it all tonight and the Vegas Golden Knights are

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Golden Knights Hold On For 3-1 Win Over Anaheim Thanks To Stellar Goaltending In Game 1; Anaheim Ticked Off At Non-Icing Call That Led To VGK’s Winning Goal

May 4, 2026May 5, 2026 Alan Snel Brett Howden, Carter Hart, Ivan Barbashev, Joel Quenneville, John Tortorella, Lukas Dostal, Mikael Granlund, Mitch Marner, William Karlsson

* Get in ticket price for Games 1 and 2 on secondary market: VGK tickets are sold out online

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Utah Mammoth Take Game 2 Over VGK, 3-2, With Third Period Game-Winner Tuesday; Both Teams Doled Out Hits, But Less Chippy Than Gm 1

April 21, 2026April 21, 2026 Alan Snel Andre Tourigny, Dylan Guenther, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, John Tortorella, Logan Cooley, Mark Stone, Rasmus Andersson

Just the facts: Utah Mammoth 3 Vegas Golden Knights 2 Series: Tied at one game each Winning goal: Logan Cooley

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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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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

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell

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Vegas Golden Knights: Hello Overtime, My Old Enemy; Edmonton Beats VGK In OT, 4-3, Thursday

March 26, 2026March 26, 2026 Alan Snel Bruce Cassidy, Connor Ingram, Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard, Ivan Barbashev, Mark Stone

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Golden Knights Stop Five-Game Losing Streak With 5-2 Win Over Canucks Wednesday

February 4, 2026February 4, 2026 Alan Snel Akira Schmid, Alexander Holtz, Braeden Bowman, Cole Reinhardt, Ivan Barbashev, Jack Eichel, Kai Uchacz, Mark Stone, Mitch Marner, Pavel Dorofeyev

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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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