Earlier today, the Brampton Beast- ECHL affiliate of the St.Johns Icecaps and Montreal Canadiens- made it official that the team will play in a friendly international game on October 9, 2015 vs the National Hockey Team of India.
This will be the first time Team India has traveled to Canada. Incidentally, Brampton is home to one of the richest and most vibrant Indian communities in the world.
"We want to shed light on hockey in India," said Brampton Beast president and general manager Cary Kaplan said in an online press release.
"When India has over 10 ice rinks built and the team is playing at a higher competitive level, we hope that people remember October ninth as the day Team India played the Brampton Beast and as the day that ignited a passion for ice hockey in India as well.