The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche played each other 4 times in 2013––16, but only twice in 2014––17 in favour of 5 games against all their divisional opponents. The schedule is structured so that every NHL team plays in every arena at least once per season. One Western Conference exception is that one team from each division plays one less game inside Division and one more game inside Conference but outside their Division. The remaining games of the season are inter-conference play (32 in the west, 30 in the east), allowing every team in the league to play every other team twice. Each team plays either four or five games against the other teams in its division (a total of 26 or 29 games in the Western Conference, 28 games in the Eastern Conference) as well as playing all non-divisional teams in their own conference thrice (21 or 24 games in the west, 24 games in the east). Since the 2017–2018 season, the NHL regular season formula was adjusted to account for the new conference alignments. In all, 1,271 games are scheduled (480 of them inter-conference). Since the 1995–96 season, each team in the NHL plays 82 regular season games, 41 each of home and road. As a result, it is anticipated that the salary cap will rise next season.For NHL league structure, see National Hockey League. To compare that number to others, the last normal NHL season (2018-2019) yielded $4.6 billion. The commissioner expects revenue to exceed $5.2 billion this season.
In addition to those dates, Bettman shared good news when he announced that the league has set a new revenue record. It will be the first time that either event has been held in-person since 2019. January 2 – Winter Classic, Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins ( Fenway Park in Boston)įebruary 3-4 – All-Star Weekend (FLA Live Arena in Sunrise)įebruary 18 – Stadium Series, Carolina Hurricanes vs Washington Capitals (Carter-Finely Stadium in Raleigh)įor fans that want to look ahead but don’t want to wait until October, the league will be hosting the NHL Awards on June 21 in Tampa, and the NHL Draft will be in Montreal on July 7-8. Some other key dates have already been announced by Bettman and the NHL, but it’s worth making note of them once again: The NHL will return to a normal calendar for the 2022-2023 season. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks will face off in a pair of regular season contests in the Czech Republic on October 7-8 as part of the NHL Global Series.
There will be a pair of games played in Prague before that October 11 North American start date. That alone is a reason to be excited as a hockey fan. It is expected that the upcoming season will be the first to follow a normal schedule since the 2018-2019 season. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made some major announcements ahead of Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final.īettman held a press conference on Wednesday before the Cup Final commenced in Denver, and he provided fans with plenty of reasons to get excited about next season.įirst and foremost, the 2022-2023 season will begin on October 11.
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