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Canes to open 2010-11 season in Finland
Joni Pitkanen looks to make a pass during the Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins game, Sunday, January 24, 2010 at the RBC Center in Raleigh N.C. Photo by: Will Bratton
Feb 9, 2010
The Carolina Hurricanes are one of six teams that will open the 2010-11 regular season in Europe, the franchise announced Tuesday.
The Hurricanes will take on the Minnesota Wild at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland, on Thursday, Oct. 7 and Friday, Oct. 8. The games mark the fourth consecutive season that the NHL has started its season with games contested overseas, and the first time the Hurricanes franchise has ever played regular-season games outside of North America.
The Hurricanes’ current roster features three players from Finland, including 2010 Olympians Joni Pitkanen and Tuomo Ruutu and leading goal-scorer Jussi Jokinen. The Wild also boast three players from the country: captain Mikko Koivu, goaltender Niklas Backstrom and right wing Antti Miettinen. There are 32 Finnish-born players currently playing in the National Hockey League.
This marks the second consecutive year Hartwall Arena has hosted NHL teams to start the season, as the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers played there on Oct. 2 and Oct. 3, 2009.
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