The Victoria Grizzlies will play a touring European team on Jan. 27 at The Q Centre.
The Red Bull Salzburg U-20 team will tour the B.C. Hockey League from Jan. 15-29.
“It will be a special and significant event for our fans,” said Grizzlies GM Jim Swanson, of the upcoming exhibition.
Tickets are on sale now for $15 until Sunday, and $20 after that.
Red Bull Salzburg, which operates clubs from junior to pro, has several familiar faces in its executive including club director and former NHL head coach Pierre Pagé and skills coach, former NHLer Brian Savage.
The last time an international club came through the BCHL was in the 2009-10 season when the Malmo Redhawks of Sweden played in Powell River, Alberni Valley and Nanaimo. In 2008-09, the Sweden U-18 side featuring Gabriel Landeskog played a series of games against BCHL teams.
The Red Bull Salzburg U-20 club, like the BCHL teams they’ll face, will include players born anywhere from 1995 to 1999. The players are Austrian and German. Red Bull Salzburg is coached by former Boston College standout and Carolina Hurricanes draft pick J.D. Forrest.
