NHL going green for Earth Hour and beyond

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BY: Brandon Hicks

The third annual Earth Hour on Saturday is shaping up to be bigger than the last, and teams around the NHL are in full eco-mode for the occasion.

The World Wildlife Fund is encouraging people across the world to shut off the lights, or at the very least dim them, from 8:30-9:30 p.m. local time.

This means some NHL arenas, in support of the initiative, won't be lighting up city skylines like they normally would, and one game is even being played early for the occasion.

In Nashville, a tilt between the Predators and the Los Angeles Kings was originally scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET, but since both cities are very active in the Earth Hour festivities, the teams moved the game up to 5 p.m. so it doesn't conflict with the blackout hour.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/stor...earthhour.html