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Dates To Remember
by Paul on 09/17/08 at 07:07 AM ET
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2008-2009 CRITICAL DATES CALENDAR
(subject to change)
September
12 Opening Day of Rookie camp
16 Opening Day of NHL training camp for NYR, OTT, PIT, TB
19 Opening Day of NHL training camp
20 Pre-season schedule begins
23 Kraft Hockeyville Game, Roberval, QC (Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens)
October
1 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month
4-5 NHL Premiere – Stockholm 2008 (Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)
4-5 NHL Premiere – Prague 2008 (New York Rangers, vs. Tampa Bay Lightning)
9 2008-09 NHL Regular Season begins (North American games)
22 Lester Patrick Award luncheon (St. Paul, MN)
November
8 Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs)
10 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Toronto, ON)
Inductees: Glenn Anderson, Igor Larionov (Player category), Ed Chynoweth (Builder category), Ray Scapinello (Referee/Linesman category)
December
1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents
19-27 Holiday Roster Freeze in effect. For all players on an NHL active roster, injured reserve, or players with non-roster and injured non-roster status as of midnight, local time, December 19, a roster freeze shall apply through midnight local time December 27, with respect to waivers, trades and loans, subject to the exceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.10.
24-25 No scheduled practices - dressing rooms closed
26 – Jan.5 IIHF World U20 Championship (Ottawa, ON)
January
1 NHL Winter Classic 2009, Wrigley Field, Chicago (Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks)
14 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (TBA)
18 NHL on NBC (game of the week coverage begins)
22-26 All-Star break (no games played)
24 NHL SuperSkills Competition (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC)
25 57th NHL All-Star Game (Bell Centre)
February
13-15 Hockey Weekend Across America (USA Hockey)
21 CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada (hosted from Campbellton, NB)
March
3 Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)
April
9-11 NCAA Frozen Four (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)
9-19 IIHF U18 World Championship (Fargo, ND & Moorhead, MN)
12 Last day of 2008-09 regular season
15 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin
24 – May 10 IIHF World Championship (Berne & Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland)
May
25 – 30 NHL Combine (Toronto, ON)
June
15 Last possible day for 2009 Stanley Cup Final
TBA Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration (later of June 15 or 48 hours after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final, 5:00 p.m. ET)
TBA NHL Awards show
25 NHL Entry Draft Media Day - Top Prospects Media Lunch & Clinic (Montreal, QC)
26 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC) – first round
27 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre) – rounds 2-7
July
1 Free Agency period begins
5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration (5:00 p.m. ET)
6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration (5:00 p.m. ET)
10 Deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 free agency (5:00 p.m. ET)
20 – Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings held
August
6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
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