Pierre Luc Dubois is having fun in Australia

Pierre-Luc Dubois is having fun in Australia

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Los Angeles Kings player Pierre-Luc Dubois appears to be having fun in Melbourne, Australia as his club prepares to face the Arizona Coyotes in the National Hockey League (NHL) Global Series.

The main aim of this trip is primarily to promote the sport of ice hockey in this part of the world. However, Dubois also used this moment to make new sporting discoveries.

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The former Winnipeg Jets forward practiced his kicking with teammate Drew Doughty and Australian rules football star Mason Cox.

“It’s always nice to step out of your comfort zone and learn new things, and that’s exactly what I came here to do today,” Dubois shared in a comment posted on the website LNH.com. I’m really lucky to have this opportunity.”

The Quebecer noted several similarities between the two sports.

“I admit that even though they don’t wear any equipment, they hit each other just as hard as we do,” he said. The contacts, the robustness of this sport without any equipment, it’s really impressive. In ice hockey, of course, we block shots. But even without equipment, getting an elbow in the face has to hurt.”

Skaters from the Kings and Coyotes will also attend an Australian rules football match between the Collingwood Magpies and the Greater Western Sydney Giants at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday as part of the semi-final of the Australian Football League (AFL) series. Almost 95,000 fans are expected at the event.

Doughty was able to exchange a few balls with Australian tennis star Thanasi Kokkinakis at Melbourne Park, where the Australian Open tennis tournament is held every year. The 73rd player in the ATP rankings was also surprised by the Kings defender’s level.

“Not bad. You can tell he’s already played. He’s pretty intimidating on the other side of the court, I’m not going to lie,” Kokkinakis said.