The March Madness college basketball tournament begins Tuesday, March 19, with the first play-in games, but the main event is Thursday through Sunday, as visitors from all over the country come in for opening weekend. You really can’t go wrong if you watch the games in any casino sports book or non-casino sports bar, but […]
Knights on Ice — Timing Is Everything, But So I...
A 20-minute NHL hockey period takes between 35 and 40 minutes to play, depending on the number of stoppages. The intermission between periods is 18 minutes. So the drop of the puck for the second period is usually about an hour after the opening faceoff. Last night, the VGK were playing for the second night in […]
Knights on Ice — Stone Age Hockey, Six Goals, S...
Six goals were scored in the Stone Age version of the VGK’s Part 2 of Season 2, five in the first period alone, to beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2. The first three were scored in just 8:33. Five goals scored in the first period is a team record. And the current six-game winning streak is […]
Living Local — How I Keep My Las Vegas Transpor...
In my last post, I discussed why private-transportation costs (car, insurance, taxes, gas) in Las Vegas are among the highest in the U.S. This time I cover how I personally keep these costs down, knowing full well that not all these tips are applicable to everybody’s situation. Owning a “Minimum-Cost Ride” There are times in […]
Knights on Ice — VGK Announce New Residency In ...
In Las Vegas, a number of superstars have had residencies here on the Strip: J-Lo, Lady Gaga, Carlos Santana, and of course Céline Dion, to name just a few. Last night, Marc-André Fleury announced his own residency — inside the heads of the entire Calgary Flames team, especially Matthew Tkachuk’s and netminder’s David Rittich. In […]
Living Local — The High Cost of Driving in Las ...
This post is Part One of a three-part series discussing Las Vegas transportation costs. Next week’s post will offer suggestions on reducing transportation cost, followed by a third post discussing public transportation in Southern Nevada. Most people moving to Las Vegas will see a spike in private transportation costs. Housing expenses are heavily determined by […]
Opportunity Zones & Opportunities Abound
How about that VGK win a few nights ago?! Took it in the shoot-out. I’m sad to say I wasn’t there – we lost the shoot-out at the game I attended recently. Donuts for all for last night’s shut-out, too. Sweet. Speaking of the Vegas Golden Knights – and who isn’t? – they are opening […]
Knights on Ice — Pucks Flying at T-Mobile
In police jargon when the phrase “Shots fired” comes across the police band, this is usually not a good thing. “Shots fired” takes on an entirely different meaning in hockey jargon. Yesterday afternoon, a lot of shots were fired at T-Mobile by the VGK — 48 to be exact — on Jacob Markstrom, the bewildered […]
Knights on Ice — Two Teams Headed In the ...
In 2019 when you write things, they remain around forever, as opposed to the days before the Internet ever existed. In the old days, your words might appear in the local newspaper and then in less than 24 hours, they would wind up at the bottom of the bird cage, or wrapped around a glass […]
Knights on Ice — 65 Minutes and 11 Goals, Ente...
A normal hockey game lasts 60 minutes. In today’s NHL, goals come a lot more frequently than they used to and the tally of goals has increased dramatically over the last few years. There is zero tolerance for stick infractions and any other penalty deemed to slow the offensive player’s progress. So there aren’t many […]
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