How to get tickets to El Paso's NHL preseason game featuring Dallas Stars vs. Arizona Coyotes

Bret Bloomquist
El Paso Times

El Paso has its NHL preseason exhibition game. The Dallas Stars will play the Arizona Coyotes at the El Paso County Event Center on Oct. 3.

More than a year after winning Kraft Hockeyville USA 2020 competition in an online vote and well after the $150,000 of Event Center upgrades were awarded and completed, the NHL announced the exhibition game Wednesday. 

The game was originally set for 2020, but the NHL had no preseason games played last year.

Week-long hockey celebration includes Stanley Cup tour of El Paso

The game will culminate in a week-long celebration that will include the Stanley Cup making a tour of El Paso on Sept. 30.

The El Paso Rhinos will distribute tickets and have created a waitlist for what will be a sellout.

"Our organization is proud to represent the great state of Texas in this preseason matchup,"  Dallas Stars president and CEO Brad Alberts said. "The selection of El Paso is a testament to the hard work of numerous individuals and organizations to help sustain and grow the game of hockey in our state.

"We are thankful to our partners at the NHL, NHLPA, Kraft Heinz, and the Arizona Coyotes for helping make possible this one-of-a-kind game."

Bret Bloomquist can be reached at 915-546-6359; bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on Twitter.