Los Angeles Kings and Arizona Coyotes play the first-ever NHL games in the Southern Hemisphere during the 2023 NHL Global Series – Melbourne, on Friday September 22 and Saturday September 23.
The two preseason contests will take place at Rod Laver Arena, televised by 9Go!, 9Now, ESPN Australia, and the NHL Network.
Both games in Melbourne —-17 hours ahead of the Pacific Time Zone—-will begin at 2 p.m. local time. That translates to 9 p.m. PT on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23 (or midnight ET on Saturday, Sept. 23 & Sunday, Sept. 24).
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – Arizona Coyotes General Manager Bill Armstrong announced the roster for the team’s training camp that officially begins Wednesday, Sept. 20.
The roster features 74 total players, including 43 forwards, 23 defensemen, and 8 goaltenders. The team’s entire training camp roster is attached.
This year, the Coyotes main group of players will begin training camp in Melbourne, Australia with the Los Angeles Kings as part of the NHL’s 2023 Global Series. This will mark the first time that the NHL has played games in the Southern Hemisphere.
The club will fly to Melbourne on Saturday, Sept. 16 with the Coyotes first on-ice practice taking place on Monday, Sept. 18.
The Coyotes will conclude their week with two preseason games against the Kings at Rod Laver Arena on Friday, Sept. 22 and Saturday, Sept. 23.
2023 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER TRAVELING TO AUSTRALIA:
Forwards:
Nick Bjugstad
Travis Boyd
Michael Carcone
Logan Cooley
Lawson Crouse
Dylan Guenther
Barrett Hayton
Alex Kerfoot
Clayton Keller
Matias Maccelli
Jack McBain
Liam O’Brien
Nick Schmaltz
Jason Zucker
Defensemen:
Josh Brown
Travis Dermott
Matt Dumba
Sean Durzi
J.J. Moser
Victor Soderstrom
Troy Stecher
Juuso Valimaki
Goaltenders:
Connor Ingram
Andrew Oke
Karel Vejmelka
The remaining Coyotes players will report to training camp at the Ice Den Scottsdale on Wednesday, Sept. 20 with the first on-ice practice taking place on Thursday, Sept. 21.
The group traveling to Melbourne will return to Arizona on Monday, Sept. 25 and take part in their first practice at the Ice Den Scottsdale on Thursday, Sept. 28.
