Although former premier Dennis King suggested the province might be looking to get out of its multimillion-dollar sponsorship agreement with the National Hockey League, the P.E.I. Legislature heard Thursday that the provincial government spent even more money on promotion at a major league event in January. 

Hal Perry, who leads the Opposition Liberals, said the $2.5 million per year pricetag for the province's NHL contract did not include the cost of P.E.I.'s relationship with the 4-Nations Fac…