LOS ANGELES – Honda and the National Hockey League (NHL) will be joined by an iconic NHL legend at the Los Angeles Auto Show for a significant announcement related to Honda's role as the Official Vehicle of the NHL®.
Reporters are invited to attend a news conference that also will include a vehicle reveal. Photography, broadcast and post-event interview opportunities are available. The Stanley Cup will be part of the press announcement and also available for photo and broadcast opportunities.
WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2016 at 1:55 PM PT (Day 2 LA Auto Show)
WHERE: Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall, Honda Booth
RSVP: An Auto Show media pass will be required for access. To attend, contact Honda or NHL Communications.
About Honda
Honda offers a full line of reliable, fuel-efficient and fun-to-drive vehicles with advanced safety technologies through approximately 1,000 independent U.S. Honda dealers. The Honda lineup includes the Fit, Civic and Accord passenger cars, along with the HR-V, CR-V and Pilot sport/utility vehicles, Ridgeline pickup truck and the Odyssey minivan.
Honda has been producing automobiles in America for more than 30 years and currently operates 19 major manufacturing facilities in North America. In 2015, more than 99 percent of all Honda vehicles sold in the U.S. were made in North America, using domestic and globally sourced parts.
About the NHL
The National Hockey League (NHL®), founded in 1917, will celebrate its Centennial anniversary in 2017. The year-long celebration will pay tribute to 100 years of NHL hockey by honoring the past, commemorating the present, and celebrating its future. In 2017 the League will also celebrate 125 years of the most revered trophy in professional sports – the Stanley Cup®. Comprised of 30 Member Clubs, the NHL is represented by players from more than 20 countries across team rosters. Each year, the NHL entertains hundreds of millions of fans around the world. The League broadcasts games in more than 160 countries and territories through its rightsholders including NBC/NBCSN in the U.S., Sportsnet and TVA in Canada, and Viasat in the Nordic Region. The NHL reaches fans worldwide with games available online in every country including via its live and on-demand streaming service NHL.TV™. Fans are engaged across the League's digital assets on mobile devices via the free NHL® App; across nine social media platforms; on SiriusXM NHL Network Radio™, and on NHL.com, available in eight languages and featuring an enhanced statistics platform powered by SAP, providing the definitive destination for hockey analytics. The NHL is committed to giving back to the community through programs including: Hockey is for Everyone™ which supports nonprofit youth hockey organizations across North America; Hockey Fights Cancer™ which raises money and awareness for hockey's most important fight; NHL Green™ which is committed to the pursuit of sustainable business practices; and a partnership with the You Can Play Project, which is committed to supporting the LGBT community and fighting homophobia in sports. For more information, visit NHL.com.
Media Contacts
Honda: Alyssa Dominguez, alyssa@awapr.com, 562-533-1494
NHL: Nirva Milord, nmilord@nhl.com, 212-789-2123
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