Las Vegas' new T-Mobile Arena will be the site of NHL hockey this fall.
The Dallas Stars and Los Angeles Kings will face off in an exhibition on Oct. 7, and the Kings will play the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 8. The Kings play preseason games annually in Las Vegas as part of their "Frozen Fury" marketing plan.
T-Mobile Arena opened Wednesday with a concert by local band The Killers. The site's owners are hoping to house an NHL team full time, with the league mulling over an expansion offer. A decision is expected in June.
"We are excited to be featured in one of the very first sporting events at the new T-Mobile Arena and we look forward to creating new Frozen Fury memories there," Kings president Luc Robitaille said. "The atmosphere at 'Frozen Fury' is always one of the highlights of our exhibition game schedule and we believe we can take this to a 'next level' in this new environment.
"Our fans will be excited that there will be two games this season, our 50th anniversary, and we know they - along with our players - are going to love this new state-of-the-art arena."
The Stars are stoked, too.
"We're thrilled to incorporate this trip to Las Vegas into our preseason schedule," Stars president Jim Lites said. "The new T-Mobile Arena is a beautiful facility and we're proud to take part in one of the first sporting events there."
T-Mobile Arena was privately financed at a cost of $375 million and has a capacity of 20,000.
