Gary Bettman and the NHL make major official announcement for next season
Commissioner Gary Bettman and the NHL made a major official announcement for the next season, with less than two months remaining in the offseason.
In breaking news, the league released the official pre-season schedule for all 32 teams.
It will begin on Saturday, September 21st, when the Pittsburgh Penguins will clash with the Buffalo Sabres, and the St. Louis Blues will face the Dallas Stars at 7 PM ET.
Even though the NHL season is set to start on October 4th, with the Buffalo Sabres and the New Jersey Devils facing off in Czechia, the pre-season games will end on October 5th.
Here's the rest of the official schedule, as published on NHL.com:
"Saturday, September 21
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:00 PM
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 22
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2:00 PM
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:00 PM
NY Rangers at Boston, 5:00 PM
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6:00 PM
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6:00 PM
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:00 PM
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7:00 PM
Vegas at San Jose, 8:00 PM
Calgary at Seattle, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 23
Columbus at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:00 PM
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9:00 PM
Dallas at Colorado, 9:00 PM
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9:00 PM
Los Angeles at Utah, 9:00 PM
Delta Center, Salt Lake City
Tuesday, September 24
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:00 PM
New Jersey at Montreal, 7:00 PM
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7:00 PM
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:00 PM
Washington at Boston, 7:00 PM
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:00 PM
Seattle at Vancouver, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Columbus, 7:00 PM
Washington at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Detroit at Chicago, 8:00 PM
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:00 PM
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10:00 PM
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10:00 PM"
Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Dallas, 7:00 PM
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Sunday, September 22
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 2:00 PM
Philadelphia at Washington, 3:00 PM
NY Rangers at Boston, 5:00 PM
Nashville (split squad) at Florida (split squad), 6:00 PM
Winnipeg at Edmonton, 6:00 PM
NY Islanders at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:00 PM
St. Louis vs. Utah, at Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena), 7:00 PM
Vegas at San Jose, 8:00 PM
Calgary at Seattle, 10:00 PM
Monday, September 23
Columbus at Buffalo, 7:00 PM
Philadelphia at Montreal, 7:00 PM
Calgary (split squad) at Edmonton (split squad), 9:00 PM
Dallas at Colorado, 9:00 PM
Edmonton (split squad) at Calgary (split squad), 9:00 PM
Los Angeles at Utah, 9:00 PM
Delta Center, Salt Lake City
Tuesday, September 24
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:00 PM
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:00 PM
New Jersey at Montreal, 7:00 PM
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7:00 PM
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:00 PM
Washington at Boston, 7:00 PM
Anaheim at San Jose, 10:00 PM
Seattle at Vancouver, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 25
Florida vs. Tampa Bay, at Orlando, Fla. (Kia Center), 7:00 PM
St. Louis at Columbus, 7:00 PM
Washington at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
Detroit at Chicago, 8:00 PM
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:00 PM
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:00 PM
Calgary vs. Vancouver, at Abbotsford, B.C. (Abbotsford Centre), 10:00 PM
Los Angeles at Vegas, 10:00 PM"
This will be a great opportunity for teams to make the final adjustments to their roster ahead of the first game of the 2024-25 season.
Stay tuned to get the latest developments as we get closer to the start of the training camps.
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