Opening the forthcoming 2010-2011 NHL (National Hockey League) season, American ice hockey team the Boston Bruins play two games in Prague.
Several other NHL teams will also play games in countries across Europe in an effort to boost the league's popularity in European countries which already have a great interest in the sport, such as Sweden and Finland. The Czech Republic is also a hockey loving country - their men's national hockey team is one of the most successful in the world.
The Boston Bruins have two Czech players.... |