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NHL Welcomes Media Friday For Sunbelt Stanley Cup Final: Game 1 For VGK vs Florida Starts Saturday In Las Vegas

June 2, 2023 Alan Snel Adin Hill, Aleksander Barkov, Alex Ovechkin, Alex Pietrangelo, Bruce Cassidy, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Marchessault, Paul Maurice, Steve Mayer

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Story by Alan Snel Photos by J. Tyge O’Donnell Compared to the manic

Golden Knights NHL Sports Marketing Stadiums/Arenas (General)

Colorado Avalanche’s Game Presentation For Stanley Cup Final Carries Wow Factor At Ball Arena

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Alan Snel Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Vegas Golden Knights may pride themselves on being the kings of game presentation in

NHL Sports Marketing Sports Tourism Stadiums/Arenas (General)

After Last Season’s Playoff Loss To Vegas, Colorado Seeks Redemption and Cup Against Two-Time Defending NHL Champion Tampa Bay

June 14, 2022June 14, 2022 Alan Snel Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com After the Vegas Golden Knights vanquished the Colorado Avalanche on the Avs’

Fleury helmet rests in the snow near Lake Tahoe. Photo by NHL.com

Golden Knights

Hockey Fans Adore Outdoor Games, But Will General Sports Fans Like Made-for-TV Novelty Act From Lake Tahoe?

February 20, 2021 Alan Snel Jonathan Marchessault, Marc Andre-Fleury, Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com The Golden Knights fans are stoked and most hockey fans are, too. It’s a novelty

COVID-19 Golden Knights

Golden Knights Ship Out To Lake Tahoe This Week; Fan Starts Online Petition To Get Rid Of Gold Helmets

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Alan Snel Bill Foley, Ryan Reaves, Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com From the photos and video, Saturday’s setting for the NHL outdoor game matching the Vegas

Golden Knights

NHL Will ‘Touch’ On Black Lives Matter, Social Justice During Opening Night Ceremony Of Postseason Games

July 27, 2020 Alan Snel George Floyd, Steve Mayer

By Alan Snel of LVSportsBiz.com National Hockey League players are known for being congenial, polite and respectful. They don’t, however,

July 5, 2021

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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, Seattle and Tampa besides Las Vegas and is considered a national authority on the topic. Please read our investigative reports on:

F1 race promoting misleading economic data on race event in Las Vegas

Las Vegas still owing more than $1 billion on its debt for contributing $750 million for construction of Raiders’ NFL stadium.

LVCVA spending $165,000 on Super Bowl trip to LA

LVCVA CEO Steve Hill’s claiming that tourism decreases in Las Vegas in summer is wrong

Las Vegas consultant Jeremy Aguero having conflict of interest for asking Nevada Legislature for A’s stadium construction money while also working as administrative support for Las Vegas Stadium Authority.

LVCVA awarding $1.2 million contract to Phoenix-based sports marketing company that hires former husband of LVCVA’s vice president of sports & events less than a month after.

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Our coverage of the Athletics stadium project 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

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

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