ISLANDERS TO HOLD TRAINING CAMP IN CHINA NEXT SEASON

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=308708

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t appears the New York Islanders are going global in a big way.

According to the New York Times, the Islanders will become the first NHL team to hold part of their training camp in China next fall, visiting Beijing, Harbin, Qiqihar and Shanghai over a 10-day period.

''We have gotten approval from the NHL Players' Association, the NHL and the Chinese government, and they are welcoming us and are excited about us coming,'' Islanders owner Charles Wang told the Times.

The training camp is expected to include regular practice sessions as well as exhibition games involving the Chinese national team in split squads.

''It will be an experience for our team, and an experience for the Chinese hockey fans to see an NHL professional team,'' Wang told the newspaper. ''It'll be a wonderful event to have the China national team to play alongside and with us.''

The Islanders maintain an office in Harbin affiliated with Wang's Project Hope foundation.

I don't know about this shit. I can see a road game playing in China, but a chunk of your training camp seems to be too much. Now I'm not one to typical empathize with millionaire athletes, but these guys, not to mention the unheralded support crew are one the road enough during the course of a season. While I would love to visit China, if I was an Islander player I would not be too thrilled about this. At least there aren't any NHL owners from Yemen.

I am guessing after this trip Tayror Harr will be rearry rearry good!

So offensive, but so funny. I will apologize on your behalf tonight when I go to Shitty Wok for dinner.

heh, it was the first thing i thought of when i read the title.

if anyone is offended. lighten up and go listen to a stand up comedian.

00Xtremeninja wrote:

I am guessing after this trip Tayror Harr will be rearry rearry good!

funny but its the Kamikazi's that say that, at beast they better not bring their dogs unless the Isles players want food from usa.

somewhere.... kim yong yilll is raughing, raughing at all ofr us. raughing at our rays an such. trying to disorn our ray rof rife~