Florida Panthers off to Canada for preseason game
The Florida Panthers are headed to London this preseason.
Well, the one in Canada.
The Panthers announced Tuesday their exhibition game against the Dallas Stars on Oct. 2 will take place at Budweiser Gardens in London, Ontario. That area is home of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League and is about a two hour drive from Toronto.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Monday at BudweiserGardens.com or at 1-866-455-2849.
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Florida will play a pair of neutral ice preseason games as it will close the exhibition season on Oct. 8 with a game against the New Jersey Devils at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York.
“We are very excited to showcase Panthers hockey outside of South Florida to a great hockey town like London,” Florida executive chairman Peter Luukko said in a statement.
“Budweiser Gardens is a first class facility and an excellent venue for fans to watch two exciting, 2015-16 division-winning teams, Florida and Dallas face off. It is sure to be a terrific event for both the players and the city of London.”
This story was originally published August 9, 2016 at 12:35 PM with the headline "Florida Panthers off to Canada for preseason game."