NHL First official game outside of North America
Canucks vs Mighty Ducks
Mark Messier (Canucks),
OCTOBER 4-5, 1997 - NHL :
Mark Messier of Vancouver Canucks during the opening game of the NHL 1997-98 season "NHL GAME ONe 1997 JAPAN" match between Vancouver Canucks and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim at Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
(Photo by Koji Aoki/AFLO SPORT) [0008]