The2011 NHL Premiere was theNational Hockey League's fifthEuropean multi-game event to open the regular season, featuring theAnaheim Ducks, theBuffalo Sabres, theLos Angeles Kings and theNew York Rangers. It took place on October 7–8, 2011, to open the2011–12 NHL season. Preceding this, as with previous Premiere events, the NHL teams participated in a series of exhibition games with European teams as part of the 2011 NHL Premiere Challenge, between September 29 and October 4, 2011.[1]
Later on in the season, a contingent ofAdler Mannheim fans would embark on their own tour of hockey games in Buffalo and Toronto, with the backing of the Sabres and theToronto Maple Leafs.[2][3]
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 29 | Tesla Arena | New York Rangers | Sparta Prague | 2–0 | [4] |
| Scoring summary | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score | |
| 1st | None | |||||
| 2nd | NYR | Artem Anisimov | Tim Erixon andBrandon Dubinsky | 05:45 | 1–0 NYR | |
| NYR | Ruslan Fedotenko (PP) | Michael Del Zotto andTim Erixon | 08:30 | 2–0 NYR | ||
| 3rd | None | |||||
| Penalty summary | ||||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM | |
| 1st | NYR | Brendan Bell | Tripping | 06:38 | 2:00 | |
| PRA | Jaroslav Kasík | Holding | 08:44 | 2:00 | ||
| NYR | Brandon Prust | Hooking | 13:38 | 2:00 | ||
| 2nd | PRA | Yorick Treille | Hooking | 06:52 | 2:00 | |
| PRA | Petr Tenkrát | High-sticking | 14:45 | 2:00 | ||
| 3rd | PRA | Daniel Sobotka | Holding | 01:43 | 2:00 | |
| PRA | Ivan Rachůnek | Hooking | 18:37 | 2:00 | ||
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30 | Scandinavium | New York Rangers | Frölunda HC | 4–2 | [5] |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | NYR | Kris Newbury | Ryan Bourque andMichael Del Zotto | 02:24 | 1–0 NYR |
| FRL | Jonathan Johnson | Johan Sundström andViktor Svedberg | 05:00 | 1–1 | |
| 2nd | NYR | Michael Del Zotto | Mats Zuccarello andKris Newbury | 05:24 | 2–1 NYR |
| NYR | Erik Christensen | Mats Zuccarello andStu Bickel | 11:25 | 3–1 NYR | |
| 3rd | FRL | Mika Pyörälä | Fredrik Pettersson andChristian Bäckman | 12:04 | 3–2 NYR |
| NYR | Michael Rupp | Brendan Bell andBrian Boyle | 16:48 | 4–2 NYR | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | FRL | Mathis Olimb | Hooking | 06:36 | 2:00 |
| NYR | Dylan McIlrath | Cross checking | 19:10 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Brandon Prust | Interference | 19:58 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | NYR | Stu Bickel | High-sticking | 01:39 | 2:00 |
| NYR | Tim Erixon | Delay of game | 02:51 | 2:00 | |
| FRL | Mika Pyörälä | cross checking | 13:54 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Brendan Bell | Hooking | 16:25 | 2:00 | |
| FRL | Fredrik Pettersson | Interference | 18:13 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | FRL | Viktor Svedberg | Hooking | 07:25 | 2:00 |
| NYR | Michael Del Zotto | Holding | 10:50 | 2:00 | |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | Ondrej Nepela Arena | New York Rangers | Slovan Bratislava | 4–1 | [6] |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BRA | Ivan Švarný (PP) | Michal Macho andMiroslav Šatan | 08:42 | 1–0 BRA |
| 2nd | NYR | Mats Zuccarello (PP) | Brad Richards andMarian Gaborik | 06:03 | 1–1 |
| NYR | Brian Boyle | Dan Girardi andDerek Stepan | 07:02 | 2–1 NYR | |
| NYR | Artem Anisimov (SH) | Brandon Prust | 17:42 | 3–1 NYR | |
| 3rd | NYR | Ryan McDonagh | Ryan Callahan | 10:11 | 4–1 NYR |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | NYR | Michael Rupp | Hooking | 07:14 | 2:00 |
| NYR | Brian Boyle | Boarding | 15:59 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Steve Eminger | Cross checking | 17:38 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BRA | Ján Lipiansky | Hooking | 00:35 | 2:00 |
| BRA | Martin Štajnoch | Hooking | 04:56 | 2:00 | |
| BRA | Dávid Skokan | Interference | 04:56 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Steve Eminger | Holding | 08:03 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Stu Bickel | Hooking | 16:24 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | BRA | Dávid Skokan | Holding | 02:39 | 2:00 |
| NYR | Michael Rupp | Cross checking | 13:39 | 2:00 | |
| NYR | Stu Bickel | Hooking | 16:41 | 2:00 | |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3 | Bossard Arena | New York Rangers | EV Zug | 4–8 | [7] |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Jokerit | 4–3 OT | [8] |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | O2 World (Hamburg) | Los Angeles Kings | Hamburg Freezers | 5–4 | [9] |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | LA | Justin Williams | Anze Kopitar | 00:36 | 1–0 LA |
| HAM | Serge Aubin (PP) | Charles Cook andPatrick Traverse | 12:51 | 1–1 TIED | |
| LA | Alec Martinez | Mike Richards andSimon Gagne | 13:25 | 2–1 LA | |
| HAM | Kevin Schmidt | Jesper Jensen andDavid Wolf | 17:32 | 2-2 TIED | |
| 2nd | HAM | Serge Aubin | Brendan Brooks andThomas Dolak | 11:42 | 3–2 HAM |
| LA | Anze Kopitar | Justin Williams andScott Parse | 13:32 | 3–3 TIED | |
| LA | Brad Richardson | Jarret Stoll andRob Scuderi | 19:46 | 4–3 LA | |
| 3rd | LA | Ethan Moreau | Rob Scuderi andAnze Kopitar | 03:50 | 5–3 LA |
| HAM | Brendan Brooks | Thomas Dolak | 19:31 | 5–4 LA | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | LA | Scott Parse | Slashing | 11:20 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | HAM | Charles Cook | Tripping | 01:02 | 2:00 |
| HAM | David Wolf | Holding | 05:45 | 2:00 | |
| HAM | Serge Aubin | Hooking | 16:21 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | LA | Simon Gagne | Interference | 05:28 | 2:00 |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 4 | SAP Arena | Buffalo Sabres | Adler Mannheim | 8–3 | [10] |
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | BUF | Tyler Ennis | 07:18 | 1–0 BUF | |
| BUF | Tyler Ennis | Ville Leino andMike Weber | 11:22 | 2–0 BUF | |
| BUF | Luke Adam (PP) | Thomas Vanek andJason Pominville | 18:19 | 3–0 BUF | |
| 2nd | MAN | Yannic Seidenberg | Frank Mauer andChristoph Ullmann | 00:06 | 3–1 BUF |
| BUF | Brad Boyes | 01:11 | 4–1 BUF | ||
| MAN | Jamie Sifers (PP) | Mike Glumac | 07:50 | 4–2 BUF | |
| BUF | Christian Ehrhoff (PP) | Marc-Andre Gragnani andJason Pominville | 13:58 | 5–2 BUF | |
| BUF | Thomas Vanek | Luke Adam | 18:02 | 6–2 BUF | |
| 3rd | MAN | Mike Glumac | Yanick Lehoux andMarc El-Sayed | 08:52 | 6–3 BUF |
| BUF | Jason Pominville | Thomas Vanek | 13:43 | 7–3 BUF | |
| BUF | Ville Leino | Brad Boyes and Tyler Ennis | 16:13 | 8–3 BUF | |
| Penalty summary | |||||
| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff | Cross checking | 04:53 | 2:00 |
| MAN | Denis Reul | Holding | 12:48 | 2:00 | |
| MAN | Nikolai Goc | Holding | 18:11 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | BUF | Patrick Kaleta | Tripping | 06:35 | 2:00 |
| MAN | Nikolai Goc | Hooking | 13:01 | 2:00 | |
| MAN | Denis Reul | Holding | 15:57 | 2:00 | |
| 3rd | BUF | Mike Weber | Interference | 05:41 | 2:00 |
| MAN | Michael Glumac | Hooking | 14:12 | 2:00 | |
| MAN | Shawn Belle | Hooking | 19:12 | 2:00 | |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Hartwall Areena | Anaheim Ducks | Buffalo Sabres | 1-4 |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 7 | Ericsson Globe | Los Angeles Kings | New York Rangers | 3-2 (OT) |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | Ericsson Globe | Anaheim Ducks | New York Rangers | 2-1 (SO) |
| Date | City | Arena | Team | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | O2 World (Berlin) | Buffalo Sabres | Los Angeles Kings | 4-2 |
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