Six NHL teams to open 2010-11 seasons in Europe
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NEW YORK — A record six teams will open their 2010-11 regular seasons in Europe,
the NHL and the players’ association announced Tuesday.The Carolina Hurricanes and Minnesota Wild will be headed for Finland, where they will play two regular-season games Oct. 7-8 in Helsinki.The Columbus Blue Jackets and San Jose Sharks will begin their seasons with two games Oct. 8-9 in Stockholm, Sweden.The Boston Bruins and Phoenix Coyotes will be based in Prague, Czech Republic, for two games Oct. 9-10.
It is the fourth year in a row that the NHL will begin the season in Europe.Each of the teams has players who will be playing in their homelands. Tuomo Ruutu, Joni Pitkanen and Jussi Jokinen of the Hurricanes, and Mikko Koivu, Niklas Backstrom and Antti Miettinen of the Wild are from Finland.
Four Blue Jackets — Fredrik Modin, Sammy Pahlsson, Anton Stralman and Kristian Huselius — will be returning to their homeland, as will Douglas Murray and Niclas Wallin of the Sharks.
The Czech Republic is the original home of Bruins David Krejci and Vladimir Sobotka, along with Zbynek Michalek, Petr Prucha, Martin Hanzal, Robert Lang and Radim Vrbata of the Coyotes.
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