The world-famous Boston Bruins are set to take on the Belfast Giants at the Odyssey Arena in what will be the NHL side's first ever game outside of North America.
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The five-time Stanley Cup champions, who have been in existence since 1924, are one of the National Hockey League's 'Original Six' teams.
The Bruins will play one exhibition game against the Belfast Giants Selects - a unified team comprised of an All-Star selection of the best of the UK Elite League players from each team.
Giants General Manager Todd Kelman flew to Boston to finalise the details of the tantalising fixture.
"This is a big day for the Giants and a big day for the league," he said.
"We are really looking forward to welcoming the Bruins over to Belfast to see our great city and to let our fans see one of the best teams in the world."
Bruins forward Shawn Thornton - whose mother is from Belfast - recently signed with the Bruins for a further two years and said the game in Northern Ireland was one of the reasons he wanted to re-sign.
"It'll be awesome ... It'll be unbelievable," he told the Boston Herald.
"My mom is from Belfast. I'm excited about this - I've been talking about it since we first heard about it.
"I've never been over there."
He added: "I know the Bruins' Czech players are really excited about Prague, but I'm more excited about Belfast."
Bruins President, Cam Neely - a former superstar forward and NHL Hall of Famer - will also travel to Belfast with the team and said he believes the trip to Europe to start their season will be an excellent bonding experience for the Bruins players.
The 2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Challenge game between the Belfast Giants Selects and Boston Bruins will be played at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, on October 2.
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