Most NHL teams start their training camps the weekend of Sept. 12th. The puck is dropped on the regular season Oct. 1.
Due to the Winter Olympics the NHL All-Star game is suspended this season. Instead the league will shut down from Feb. 15 through Feb. 28 to allow NHL players to skate with their respective countries.
The regular season concludes April 12, 2010.
Just a reminder for those that may have taken too many pucks to the head, the Pittsburgh Penguins are the defending Stanley Cup Champions and the San Jose Sharks won the President’s Trophy.
NHL In Europe
Hockey fans in Stockholm will get the chance to see the Detroit Red Wings and the St. Louis Blues begin their 2009-10 regular season in earnest. The Wings and Blues will play a pair of games at the Ericsson Globe in Sweden’s capital city.
Also opening their season in Europe are the Chicago Blackhawks and the Florida Panthers. They will play two games against one another at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.
Not ‘Lanta?
This may be the last season that Atlanta Thrashers fans will get to root for Ilya Kovalchuk. The Russian is a legitimate NHL super star as well as an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. He’s perturbed with the team’s lack of improvement and may look to apply his talent elsewhere.
To appease their frustrated star the team put the “C” on his jersey. Kovalchuck responded by playing like he had an “S” on his chest. In 37 games as the Thrashers’ captain Kovalchuk had 28 goals and 49 points.
To help out his cause Kovalchuck courted his countryman Nik Antropov. The big, powerful winger was eventually signed by Atlanta. The team also traded for defenseman Pavel Kubina.
If the Thrashers don’t make the postseason Kovalchuck could very well vacate the Peach State for a more competitive team.
A Giant On The Ice
If Tyler Myers makes the Buffalo Sabres team you won’t need to learn about it on television or read about it in a tweet. All you’ll have to do is look on the ice. You can’t miss him. Myers is 6’8″.
The lanky defenseman was the Sabres’ first round draft pick in 2008. In January, he helped Team Canada win the world junior championship. He was also named the WHL’s playoff MVP after notching 5 goals and 15 assists in 22 games.
Even though the 19-year old will be given every opportunity to make the team at his height he is still considered a long shot.
The Winter Classic
The 2010 Winter Classic is scheduled for Jan. 1 at venerated Fenway Park in Boston.
This will be the NHL’s fourth outdoor game and third Winter Classic.
Since the game is being held in Bean Town half of the ticket is the Boston Bruins
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