Saturday night the NHL and NHLPA signed a memorandum officially ending the 113 day lockout that wiped out half the season. And with the labor stoppage now in the past, the League released the official 48 game schedule for all 30 teams which you can check out in full here.
Meanwhile here are some key dates for hockey fans to circle on their calenders:
Opening Day: Saturday, Jan. 19
Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada: Saturday, Feb. 9
Hockey Day in America: Sunday, Feb. 17
Regular season concludes: Saturday, Apr. 27
NHL Draft Drawing: Monday, Apr. 29
Stanley Cup Playoffs begin: Tuesday, Apr. 30
Latest possible date for Stanley Cup Final: Friday, June 28
Furthermore here are some other dates of note (via NBC Sports and NHL.com):
January 19th (season opener):
Most if not all teams will being training camp Sunday in preparation for January 19th’s season opener which will feature the following games; Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Ottawa at Winnipeg, Chicago at Los Angeles, New York Rangers at Boston, Toronto at Montreal, New Jersey at the New York Islanders, Washington at Tampa Bay, Carolina at Florida, Detroit at St. Louis, Columbus at Nashville, Phoenix at Dallas, Colorado at Minnesota, and Anaheim at Vancouver.
January 26th – Los Angeles at Phoenix:
Remember Dustin Brown’s controversial knee-to-knee in last year’s playoffs? The Coyotes might which will make this game very interesting to watch.
March 9th – Minnesota vs. Nashville:
Ryan Suter makes his first visit back to Music City. With this be an open arms return? I highly doubt it…
April 20th – Phoenix at Chicago:
Raffi Torres’ suspension should be over by then. But why was he suspended in the first place? How about the hit he placed on Chicago’s Marian Hossa.
Torres will NEED to keep his head up.
April 26th – Final day of the regular season:
New Jersey at New York Rangers, Montreal at Toronto, Philadelphia at Ottawa, Carolina at Pittsburgh, Boston at Washington, Florida at Tampa Bay, Nashville at Columbus, Minnesota at Colorado, Chicago at St. Louis, Detroit at Dallas, Vancouver at Edmonton, Phoenix at Anaheim and San Jose at Los Angeles.
SEASON OPENERS
ANAHEIM – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Vancouver
BOSTON – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. NY Rangers
BUFFALO – Sunday, Jan. 20, vs. Philadelphia
CALGARY – Sunday, Jan. 20, vs. San Jose
CAROLINA – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Florida
CHICAGO – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Los Angeles
COLORADO – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Minnesota
COLUMBUS – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Nashville
DALLAS – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Phoenix
DETROIT – Saturday, Jan. 19, at St. Louis
EDMONTON – Sunday, Jan. 20, at Vancouver
FLORIDA – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Carolina
LOS ANGELES – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Chicago
MINNESOTA – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Colorado
MONTREAL – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Toronto
NASHVILLE – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Columbus
NEW JERSEY – Saturday, Jan. 19, at NY Islanders
NY ISLANDERS – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. New Jersey
NY RANGERS – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Boston
OTTAWA – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Winnipeg
PHILADELPHIA – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Pittsburgh
PHOENIX – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Dallas
PITTSBURGH – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Philadelphia
ST. LOUIS – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Detroit
SAN JOSE – Sunday, Jan. 20, at Calgary
TAMPA BAY – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Washington
TORONTO – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Montreal
VANCOUVER – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Anaheim
WASHINGTON – Saturday, Jan. 19, at Tampa Bay
WINNIPEG – Saturday, Jan. 19, vs. Ottawa
HOME OPENERS
ANAHEIM – Friday, Jan. 25, Vancouver
BOSTON – Saturday, Jan. 19, NY Rangers
BUFFALO – Sunday, Jan. 20, Philadelphia
CALGARY – Sunday, Jan. 20, San Jose
CAROLINA – Tuesday, Jan. 22, Tampa Bay
CHICAGO – Tuesday, Jan. 22, St. Louis
COLORADO – Tuesday, Jan. 22, Los Angeles
COLUMBUS – Monday, Jan. 21, Detroit
DALLAS – Saturday, Jan. 19, Phoenix
DETROIT – Tuesday, Jan. 22, Dallas
EDMONTON – Tuesday, Jan. 22, San Jose
FLORIDA – Saturday, Jan. 19, Carolina
LOS ANGELES – Saturday, Jan. 19, Chicago
MINNESOTA – Saturday, Jan. 19, Colorado
MONTREAL – Saturday, Jan. 19, Toronto
NASHVILLE – Saturday, Jan. 19, Columbus
NEW JERSEY – Tuesday, Jan. 22, Philadelphia
NY ISLANDERS – Saturday, Jan. 19, New Jersey
NY RANGERS – Sunday, Jan. 20, Pittsburgh
OTTAWA – Monday, Jan. 21, Florida
PHILADELPHIA – Saturday, Jan. 19, Pittsburgh
PHOENIX – Sunday, Jan. 20, Chicago
PITTSBURGH – Wednesday, Jan. 23, Toronto
ST. LOUIS – Saturday, Jan. 19, Detroit
SAN JOSE – Thursday, Jan. 24, Phoenix
TAMPA BAY – Saturday, Jan. 19, Washington
TORONTO – Monday, Jan. 21, Buffalo
VANCOUVER – Saturday, Jan. 19, Anaheim
WASHINGTON – Tuesday, Jan. 22, Winnipeg
WINNIPEG – Saturday, Jan. 19, Ottawa
ht: NHL.com, NBC Sports
