NHL team traveled 15 hours to the match due to problems with the plane
The plane, which was supposed to pick up the Anaheim from Santa Ana, was diverted to Los Angeles. When the team reached the airport, it turned out that the plane was faulty, and the hockey players waited another six hours for the other side
Hockey players "Anaheim Ducks" 15 hours traveled to New York for the match of the championship of the NHL with the "Rangers" because of problems with aircraft, according to the League website.
The team was scheduled to depart Santa Ana Airport in California at 9:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, but the plane did not arrive - it was diverted to Los Angeles.
The team had to get to Los Angeles by bus, at 11:30 she was on the plane, but he could not take off due to a malfunction. The players stayed at the airport until 17 hours before being able to fly to Newark, New Jersey. They landed at nearly two a.m. local time (the time difference between Anaheim and New York is three hours) and reached the hotel 45 minutes later.
In the morning, the team went to the rollout according to the schedule, and at 2:00 GMT will play with Rangers. After that, the Ducks will hold three more guest matches.
In Anaheim, Russian defender Pavel Mintyukov plays.
