The Pens conclude the Canadian World Tour on the West Coast in Vancouver Dec 04th. The Canadian World Tour continues in the Province of Alberta where they face Calgary Nov 29th, then Edmonton Dec 01st. There is pit stop at home against Vancouver Nov24th, then over to the Island Nov 26th (the lone USA game of the 9). The Penguins Canadian World Tour begins in Montreal on Nov 18th. The bottom line is, this is a make-or-break part of the season for the Pittsburgh Penguins More on how this applies to Hockey and especially the Penguins later. It is an Agreement that reduces or eliminates imports, tariffs and exports between the countries, creating a huge Free Trade Zone.
NAFTA was created in 1994 to encourage trade between the U.S.A and Canada.
So, with this upcoming block of games, the Penguins want to engage in the North American Free Trade Agreement. This stretch of 9 games consists of 8 games versus Canadian Teams and one game against the New York Islanders.
From Nov 18th until Dec 04th, the Penguins will be playing against the Canadian Teams. The Pittsburgh Penguins are entering a pivotal stretch of games coming up.
