The Long-Awaited Return of the NHL in Quebec is Finally Happening

Luc Robitaille, the President of the Los Angeles Kings, has shared big news. The Kings will play two practice games in Quebec City at the Videotron Centre in October 2024, before the main 2024-25 NHL season starts.

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The reason the Kings are playing in Quebec City is partly about money. Quebec City is paying $5 million to get the Kings to come and have a week of training there. Some people might wonder why tax money is being given to a rich NHL team owner. But the $5 million is a big reason why the Kings chose Quebec City.

The Kings will play against the Boston Bruins on October 3 and the Florida Panthers on October 5. Their training camp starts on October 2. This will be the first time the NHL has been in Quebec City in over five years. The Videotron Centre is ready for NHL games.

The Kings can't play practice games at their usual place, the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, in 2024-25 because it's being fixed up. These fixes will be done before the regular season in 2025-26, and then the Kings will play practice games there again. The Kings will tell everyone about more practice games for 2024 later. The Kings have players like Pierre-Luc Dubois and Phillip Danault from Quebec, and Jordan Spence who also played in Quebec.