In celebration of the "Year of the Pig," traditional Chinese New Year decorations will adorn Prudential Center, while fans will enjoy specially prepared Chinese cuisine and entertainment, including dragon dancers, throughout the night.
Notable facts, promotions, decorations, concourse activities and more for the New Jersey Devils inaugural Chinese New Year game include:
The New Jersey Devils' Chinese New Year game is part of a league-wide campaign to celebrate Chinese New Year, the most important annual holiday in China, with millions of Chinese hockey fans in North America and in China. Tencent and CCTV, in partnership with the NHL, broadcast NHL games in China throughout the season. As a result of being awarded the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China has embraced winter sports, including hockey, in a way it never has before, seeking to involve 300 million Chinese people in winter sports activities by 2022. For the past two seasons, the NHL has held the NHL China Games to advance the League's commitment to grow the game globally while furthering the League's international strategy.
Individual tickets for the New Jersey Devils' Chinese New Year game against the Los Angeles Kings tonight at 7 p.m. are on sale now at
newjerseydevils.com/tickets
or at the Prudential Center Box Office. For groups of 8 or more, please call (973) 757-6250.
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