COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS TO PLAY SPECIAL EXHIBITION GAME IN MALMO, SWEDEN OCT. 5 AS PART OF 2010 COMPUWARE NHL PREMIERE CHALLENGE
New York/Toronto (April 23, 2010) – The Columbus Blue Jackets, who will open their 2010-11 regular season by playing the San Jose Sharks in two games at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday, Oct. 8 and Saturday, Oct. 9, will play an exhibition game at the new state-of-the-art Malmo Arena in Malmo, Sweden, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. local time as part of the 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Challenge.
The Blue Jackets will play a unified team comprised of two Swedish hockey teams – the Malmo Redhawks, who in 2009-10 played in HockeyAllsvenksan, and Rogle BK from Angelholm, who played the 2009-10 season in the Swedish elite league Eliteserien. The best ten skaters and one goaltender from Rogle BK will join forces with the top ten skaters and one goalie from Malmo to square off against the Blue Jackets. Coaches from each side will lead the team. The players will be outfitted in custom-designed red and yellow uniforms, the official colors of the province of Skane.
Tickets for this game will go on sale Monday, April 29.
More information on 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere will be released at a later date, including ticket information, broadcast information, training camp schedules and preseason schedules.
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