The NHL starts the season in Prague. The San Jose Sharks lose with the German Stanley Cup winner and defending champion Nico Sturm:
Nico Sturm has with his new Team San Jose Sharks lost in the NHL’s season opener.
When the 27-year-old striker made his comeback, the Californians lost 4-1 (1-1, 0-2; 0-1) to the Nashville Predators in Prague on Friday evening (October 7th, 2022).
storm that last season with Colorado Avalanches the Stanley Cup had won, most recently in the 3-1 win at the Eisbären Berlin because of suspected concussion from the preparatory game against the Vegas Golden Knights missing.
In the defeat against Nasville only Tomas Hertl scored for San Jose. When the winners were Pine SherwoodEeli Tolvanen, Nino Niederreiter and Matt Duchene successful.
For marketing reasons overseas
Main round games outside of North America have been a part of marketing in the NHL for decades. The first games were held in Japan in 1997, and in 2007 London was the first European city to host the game. In 2011 they played Los Angeles Kings in Berlin against them Buffalo Sabres the only NHL main round encounter in Germany so far.
Because of the corona pandemic, it was National Hockey League most recently active abroad in 2019. The fact that the season even starts in a country other than Canada or the USA is also not a first, but it hasn’t happened for a very long time. In 2007 the league started its season in London, in 2008 there was one game each in Prague and Stockholm.
Second game in Prague between Sharks and Predators
The fact that the Predators and Sharks are playing each other in Europe this year is due to a mix of reasons, including which players with connections to the region are in the roster and teams’ requests for overseas assignments.
In addition to the two matches in Prague, there will be two other main round matches in Europe in November: The Columbus Blue Jackets play twice in a month in Tampere, Finland Stanley Cup-Defending Champion Colorado Avalanches.