Dr. Lecter
01-15-2011, 08:37 PM
Still very much in the preliminary stages, the NHL has pegged its six teams to start next season overseas.
The Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks have been asked by the league to partake in next season's Premiere Games, multiple industry sources told ESPN.com Saturday.
My colleague E.J. Hradek of ESPN The Magazine first hinted as much in a tweet
Friday night.
Again, I stress that this is preliminary. The six teams still haven't signed off on it and are contemplating the league invite.
For the Rangers, Kings and Ducks, it would be a second go-around at the Premiere Games. The Rangers opened in Prague against Tampa in October 2008, while the Kings and Ducks played the first Premiere Games in London, to kick off the 2007-08 season.
It makes sense for the Rangers to go again since Madison Square Garden, undergoing impressive renovations/improvements next summer, won't be ready for the Rangers until mid-October, a source said Saturday.
But perhaps the most intriguing possibility is the Caps playing a game in Moscow. You know how much Washington captain Alex Ovechkin would love that.
The tentative plan is for six NHL games in six cities and the Caps in Moscow is one of several options being looked at.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/3592/weekend-wrap-teams-going-overseas-cloustons-future-sharks-coaching
The Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks have been asked by the league to partake in next season's Premiere Games, multiple industry sources told ESPN.com Saturday.
My colleague E.J. Hradek of ESPN The Magazine first hinted as much in a tweet
Friday night.
Again, I stress that this is preliminary. The six teams still haven't signed off on it and are contemplating the league invite.
For the Rangers, Kings and Ducks, it would be a second go-around at the Premiere Games. The Rangers opened in Prague against Tampa in October 2008, while the Kings and Ducks played the first Premiere Games in London, to kick off the 2007-08 season.
It makes sense for the Rangers to go again since Madison Square Garden, undergoing impressive renovations/improvements next summer, won't be ready for the Rangers until mid-October, a source said Saturday.
But perhaps the most intriguing possibility is the Caps playing a game in Moscow. You know how much Washington captain Alex Ovechkin would love that.
The tentative plan is for six NHL games in six cities and the Caps in Moscow is one of several options being looked at.
http://espn.go.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/3592/weekend-wrap-teams-going-overseas-cloustons-future-sharks-coaching