Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories The NHL Plays in Tokyo June 2, 2021 | 0 minutes, 26 seconds read On this day, in 1997 in the first NHL regular-season game played outside North America the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 3-2 at Yoyogi Arena in Tokyo, Japan. October 3, 1997 Sport: Hockey Trivia sports in this article Ice Hockey tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine