NHL comes at a cost

Chinese hockey fans will shell out big bucks for the best view of flying pucks in Shanghai and Beijing next month.

Tickets for the inaugural NHL China Games went on sale via en.Damai.cn on the weekend, with seats for the preseason clashes between the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings scaled from 220 - 2080 yuan ($32.50 to $307) for Sept 21 at Mercedes Benz Arena in Shanghai, and from 160 - 1880 yuan ($23.60 to $278) for Sept 23 at Wukesong Arena in Beijing.

Los Angeles will be designated the home team for the game in Shanghai and Vancouver will be the home team in the capital as both clubs look to build on the goodwill they established by sponsoring youth hockey camps in the cities over the past two years.