The reigning Stanley Cup holders, the Anaheim Ducks took on the LA Kings in the opening two fixtures of the 2007/2008 NHL campaign in London at the new O2 Arena.  The arena was transformed into a 20,000 capacity ice dome for two matches on the 29th and the 30th September.

Following the successful venture with Camera Corp at the Torino Winter Olympics in February 2007, Broadcast RF were invited back with Camera Corp to supply two miniature goal line cameras and microwave links at this years inaugural NHL game at the O2 Arena.  The NHL brought over two rival teams in the LA Kings and the Anaheim Ducks to play two games in front of the sell out London crowd.

Broadcast RF’s microwave links needed to be small enough to fit in the goal and not cause any problems for the players.  The camera was linked during the match to the big screen for all spectators in the venue to see and pictures were sent back to the US for the live TV coverage.

The first game on the 29th September saw a delay of 16 minutes as there was a lighting issue following the American and English national anthems.  When the puck drop finally commenced, the Ducks started very slowly and were often penalised and outplayed by the significantly improved Kings.  The Ducks ended up losing 4-1 in front of 20,000 fans in the inaugural NHL game at the O2 Arena.

The Ducks ensured they would not leave London without a win by bouncing back from the previous nights defeat to take down the Kings 4-1 on Sunday 30th September in front of another sell out crowd. 

So as both teams headed back to the United States honours were even, England had been entertained and everyone was happy.