The Pittsburgh Penguins will tackle the Ottawa Senators in a 2024 NHL preseason matchup celebrating the Kraft Hockeyville 2024 successful neighborhood Elliot Lake, Ontario.
“The Pittsburgh Penguins are excited to take part in Kraft Hockeyville this fall,” mentioned President of Hockey Operations and Normal Supervisor Kyle Dubas. “Having grown up in Northern Ontario, I perceive how impactful the occasion might be for the individuals of Elliot Lake and the encompassing space. The funding in Elliot Lake and the sport itself present the Penguins with an awesome alternative to contribute to the expansion of the game in an space of the world that really loves ice hockey!”
This 12 months’s preseason sport marks the third time Pittsburgh has performed in a Kraft Hockeyville sport. The Penguins performed within the inaugural Kraft Hockeyville USA preseason sport on the Cambria County Warfare Memorial Area in Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 2015 and likewise on the UPMC Lemieux Sports activities Complicated (Rostraver Ice Backyard in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania) in 2017.
Along with internet hosting this preseason contest, the Elliot Lake neighborhood has acquired $250,000 for enviornment upgrades and $10,000 price of youth hockey tools from the NHLPA Targets & Desires fund.
The small print of the preseason sport, together with location and broadcast timing, are at the moment being finalized and might be introduced at a later date, together with different necessary neighborhood occasion particulars.
Pittsburgh’s full 2024 preseason schedule will even be introduced at a later date.
