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The fans are back. Golden Knights start training camp Thursday.
COVID-19 Golden Knights 

Family Reunion: Golden Knights Welcome Fans Back To Practices As Training Camp Opens For 2021-22 Season

September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 Alan Snel Christopher Green, Fleury, Jonathan Marchessault, Mark Stone, Matt Helfst, Pete DeBoer, Robin Lehner, Ryan Reaves

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com It’s been a while. About 18 months have gone by since Vegas Golden

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Golden Knights 

Boys Are Back For NHL Pandemic Playoffs; Golden Knights Players Gather For Practice Monday Morning

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Matt Helfst, Robin Lehner

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com A toasty furnace blast of 113 degrees of red-hot Las Vegas weather was sauteing good

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Tuesday was a rough night for VGK goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Knights.
Golden Knights 

Nashville Drops Golden Knights, 5-2, Before 18,188 At The Big Ice House Tuesday

October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 Alan Snel Marc Andre-Fleury, Mark Stone, Matt Helfst, Reilly Smith

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell A VGK two-game weekend win streak ended abruptly Tuesday when

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The fans have returned for Golden Knights hockey at City National Arena Saturday.
Golden Knights 

Kids Back In School; VGK Boys Back On Ice In Las Vegas

September 14, 2019 Alan Snel Alex Tuch, Gerard Gallant, Jonathan Marchessault, Matt Helfst, William Karlsson

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com   The coach is relaxed, but still not too chatty about the juicy stuff like identifying

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Saturday was the final VGK Development Camp scrimmage.
Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Sell Out Final Development Camp Scrimmage, But VGK Flagman Gets Boot From Arena

June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 Alan Snel Cody Glass, Matt Helfst, Nic Hague

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com   It wasn’t even 10 in the morning Saturday but that didn’t stop Vegas Golden Knights

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VGK Flagman Matt Helfst at a Golden Knights practice this week.
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Golden Knights Flagman Turns Down Free Playoff Tickets Out Of Commitment To His Flag Waving Ways

April 20, 2019 Alan Snel Evander Kan, Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Matt Helfst, Ryan Reaves

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com   He’s part of the outdoor landscape of a Vegas Golden Knights hockey game at T-Mobile

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Golden Knights 

Golden Knights Looking to Sell Playoff Suites for Round One Games at T-Mobile Arena Sunday and Tuesday

April 9, 2019 Alan Snel Gerard Gallant, Matt Helfst, Reilly Smith, Ryan Carpenter, Shea Theodore

By Alan Snel LVSportsBiz.com   The Vegas Golden Knights are doing quite nicely financially with sellout crowds, dozens of sponsors

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LVSportsBiz Contact

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

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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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