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San Jose Sharks Pay Vegas A Visit, With Golden Knights Taking SO Win Over San Jose, 5-4, Sunday; Attendance Announced At 17,849

December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 Alan Snel Calen Addison, Jack Eichel, Jiri Patera, Jonathan Marchessault, Kaapo Kahkonen, Kevin Labanc, Mike Hoffman, Tomas Hertl

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The Golden Knights know all too well about

VGK owner Bill Foley (black shirt) at a VGK game.

Golden Knights NHL Sports Marketing T-Mobile Arena

Oldtime VGK Hockey: Knights Defeat San Jose In A Close One, 2-1, In Final Minute Thursday; Attendance, 17,544

February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Alexander Barabanov, Bruce Cassidy, Kaapo Kahkonen, Logan Couture, Martin Jones, Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl, William Carrier, William Karlsson

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Well, the NHL Knights are in a

Golden Knights

Fleury Pulled In Third Period As Minnesota Sweeps Two Games Against Golden Knights; VGK Lose, 4-3, With Coghlan Hat Trick Wednesday

March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Brayden McNabb, Cody Glass, Dylan Coghlan, Fleury, Joel Eriksson Ek, Kaapo Kahkonen, Kirill Kaprizov, Logan Thompson, Mark Stone, Shea Theodore

ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com St. Paul, Minnesota has not been a pleasant place to visit for the Vegas

VGK coach Pete DeBoer

Golden Knights

With Stone, Pietrangelo Out, Golden Knights Blanked By Wild, 2-0, in Minnesota Monday

March 8, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Snel Alex Pietrangelo, Brayden McNabb, Chandler Stephenson, Fleury, Jonathan Marchessault, Kaapo Kahkonen, Keegan Kolesar, Kevin Fiala, Mark Stone, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, Shea Theodore

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Vegas Golden Knights coach Pete DeBoer said Monday’s VGK vs Minnesota Wild game

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.

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

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.