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Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks embrace opportunity to break the ice in China

There's little mystery as to the top item on the tourism docket for the Vancouver Canucks and Los Angeles Kings during their visit this week to China, where they will play the first sanctioned NHL games in the world's most populous country.

"I think the Great Wall would be No. 1 on a majority of guys' lists," Kings forward Anze Kopitar said.

Teammate Alec Martinez concurred. "The one thing I said I wanted to see was the Great Wall," said the defenseman. "I know that's pretty cliché, but it's the truth.