The Vegas Thrill are back — Henderson-based pro volleyball returns

The Vegas Thrill are set to return to Major League Volleyball for the 2027 season, an announcement made Monday during a league event at Lee’s Family Forum, the team’s home venue in Henderson. Michael Landier, the club’s owner, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “I was a large instrumentality of the Thrill earlier I adjacent bought the team,” Landier said. “I was driving to an Aces crippled with a person erstwhile I heard the Thrill was going connected hiatus for the (2026 season) and suspending operations and players were signing with antithetic teams. I was truly disappointed.” He added, “I looked into what I could bash to bring the squad back. Talking with the league and learning much astir volleyball, knowing however fashionable a athletics it is astatine the younker and collegiate level. We conscionable privation to get that benignant of groundswell enactment present astatine the nonrecreational level.” The franchise first took the court in 2024 and competed at the Henderson‑based arena through the 2025 season. After its initial ownership group stepped away following one year, the then‑Professional Volleyball Federation operated the team in its second year. When the 2026 schedule was released—following the merger of Major League Volleyball and the Pro Volleyball Federation into a single league—the Thrill were omitted. They have now been readmitted for the upcoming campaign. Landier, a 47‑year‑old entrepreneur who has resided in Henderson for roughly two decades, runs a film production outfit called Landier Entertainment. He holds a postgraduate degree in sports management from the University of Michigan, a program he shared with Raiders wide‑receiver coach John Spytek, and has long aspired to own a professional sports franchise. Team president Ruben Herrera praised Landier’s commitment, stating, “It’s astonishing what I’m feeling with his imaginativeness and knowing that this is simply a semipermanent play and not an contiguous instrumentality connected concern oreg