The NHL Plays in Tokyo 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 What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Ice Hockey tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine