The reason for the decision is the wildfires raging in and around Los Angeles.
In the hockey NHL, the meeting between the Los Angeles Kings and the Calgary Flames has been postponed to a later date, the league says on its website. The reason for the decision is the wildfires raging in and around Los Angeles.
Los Angeles and Calgary were supposed to measure each other early on Thursday Finnish time in the Kings’ home court at the Crypto.com arena, which is located in the center of Los Angeles.
The replacement time will be announced later.
“The thoughts of the entire NHL family are with the Kings, hockey fans and the people of the Los Angeles area during this difficult time,” the NHL said on its website.
The Kings said on messaging service X that the club appreciates the league’s support in keeping fans, staff and players safe.
“We appreciate the hard-working firefighters working to contain the fire and protect our community,” Kings wrote.
The strong winds have spread wildfires in the area at high speed. According to the news agency AFP, about 70,000 people have been given an evacuation order due to wildfires. At least five people have died, the authorities say.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said in an interview with radio channel KNX that the fire situation is not under control at all.
– I pray that we don’t find more (fatalities), but I don’t think that’s the case.
The news channel CNN reported late Wednesday Finnish time that more than 150,000 people would be under evacuation orders in Los Angeles County.
The largest fires in Los Angeles are the fire authorities by in Pacific Palisades and Eaton around Pasadena.
Pärsinen hit in Colorado’s shirt
The NHL round was thus shortened to three games.
The Colorado Avalanche lost to the visiting Chicago Blackhawks with 1-3 goals. The opening goal of the match was scored by Colorado’s Finnish striker Juuso Pärssinenwhen the first set had been played for a good six minutes. Pärssinen came up strongly from the wing and hit the puck on the goal. The goal is Pärssinen’s first in a Colorado shirt.
Chicago’s game-winning shot Frank Nazar midway through the second period. An assist point was recorded from Nazar’s hit Teuvo Teräväinen.
Washington beat Vancouver in overtime 2–1 with goals from Pierre-Luc Dubois. The match between Utah and Florida is still pending.
Updated the article on 9 January 2025 at 7:18: added the situations of other NHL matches.