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It’s Only Business: Vegas Golden Knights’ Misfits Down To Three After Marchessault, Carrier Leave Vegas; Big VGK Exodus Monday

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Alan Snel Alec Martinez, Anthony Mantha, Chandler Stephenson, Jiri Patera, Jonathan Marchessault, Kelly McCrimmon, Logan Thompson, Michael Amadio, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter

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Knights as Elvises at the game today. Photo: NHL

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NHL Celebrates Sport With Winter Classic Showdown Between League’s Newest Franchises, VGK and Kraken; Seattle Shuts Out Knights, 3-0, As Vegas Loses Fifth In Six Games; Attendance Announced At 47,313

January 1, 2024January 1, 2024 Alan Snel Eeli Tolvanen, Gary Bettman, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter, Vince Dunn, Will Borgen, Yanni Gourde

They have fish being thrown at the Kraken as they walk out 🐟😂 pic.twitter.com/Gb1hxAG0Re — B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January

VGK center Jack Eichel scores on Kings goalie Cam Talbot.

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Golden Knights Break Four-Game Losing Streak With 3-2 Win Over LA On Home Ice Thursday, With Attendance Announced At 18,595; Off To Seattle For Winter Classic New Year’s Day Game

December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 Alan Snel Anze Kopitar, Bruce Cassidy, Cam Talbot, Jack Eichel, Logan Thompson, Michael Amadio, Paul "Welcome Back" Cotter, William Karlsson

Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell The defending Stanley Cup champs were

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

LVSportsBiz number for 2024: $1,178,161,041. That’s the amount of debt Las Vegas (actually, Clark County) owes for its public share of building the Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium.