The National Hockey League season premieres this weekend.Once again, NHL Premiere opens the NHL season with games overseas. Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators will play 2 games at the Globe Arena in Stockholm Sweden, while the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Victoria Cup champion New York Rangers will play 2 games at the 02 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.
Three of the 4 games are on CBC while both of Sunday's games are on Versus, with local listings also available. Check here for times and stations.
The rest of the league will get things going on Thursday, October 9th.
The NHL has shown increasing interest in playing regular season games overseas. Here's a brief history of NHL participation outside of North America.
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