Blackhawks and Senators to play video games in Duesseldorf because the NHL seems to be to develop hockey in Germany

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators will play two video games in Duesseldorf later this yr as a part of the NHL and NHLPA’s efforts to develop hockey in Germany, the league introduced Friday.

The Global Series video games on Dec. 18 and 20 at PSD Bank Dome are the second and third regular-season video games the league has staged within the nation, together with a number of exhibitions. The Buffalo Sabres and Los Angeles Kings performed in Berlin in 2011.

Overall, the league has performed 42 regular-season video games in Europe since 2007.

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly known as the dedication to grassroots improvement in Germany “a critical next chapter for the NHL.”

Rob Zepp, the union’s Director of International Strategy and Growth, performed a number of years in Germany and represented the nationwide staff as a goaltender throughout his profession and mentioned it “is a wonderful country with an avid, sophisticated hockey audience that is eager to engage with the NHL.”

Senators ahead Tim Stützle is anticipated to be the massive star of the occasion. Stützle grew up simply outdoors Duesseldorf in Viesen and led Germany in objectives on the Milan Cortina Olympics with 4.

“I think German hockey has been growing a lot, and there are a lot of great players from there,” Stützle mentioned. “Hopefully it gets even more people to play hockey in Germany. It’s really exciting news.”

Germany, with Stützle, 2020 NHL MVP Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers and rising star Moritz Seider of the Detroit Red Wings, misplaced within the quarterfinals on the Olympics. The nation’s staff went on an unbelievable run to the ultimate on the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, with now-Boston Bruins coach and retired participant Marco Sturm behind the bench.

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