| Event | Date/Venue | Teams |
| Regular Season Schedule Announced |
06/22/2011
12:01 PM EST |
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| Free agency signing period begins. |
07/01/2011
|
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| NHL Research, Development and Orientation camp |
08/17/2011
Etobicoke, ON |
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| Preseason games begin |
09/19/2011
|
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| Kraft Hockeyville |
09/26/2011
7:00 PM EST Conception Bay South |
|
| Regular season begins |
10/06/2011
|
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| Face Off |
10/06/2011
7:00 PM EST TORONTO Air Canada Centre |
 @  |
| Premiere |
10/07/2011
7:00 PM EST Stockholm, SE Ericsson Globe |
 @  |
| Premiere |
10/07/2011
8:00 PM EST Helsinki, FI Hartwall Areena |
 @  |
| Premiere |
10/08/2011
7:00 PM EST Stockholm, SE Ericsson Globe |
@ |
| Premiere |
10/08/2011
8:00 PM EST Berlin, DE O2 Arena Berlin |
@ |
| Hall of Fame Induction |
11/14/2011
Hockey Hall of Fame Toronto |
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| Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic |
01/02/2012
3:00 PM EST Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, PA |
@  |
| SuperSkills Competition |
01/28/2012
Ottawa, ON |
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| NHL All-Star Game |
01/29/2012
4:00 PM EST OTTAWA Ottawa, ON |
BLU
(12) @ RED (9) |
| Trade Deadline |
02/27/2012
3:00 PM EST |
|
| Regular season ends |
04/07/2012
|
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| Stanley Cup playoffs begin |
04/11/2012
|
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| Stanley Cup playoffs end |
06/15/2012
|
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| NHL Awards Show |
06/20/2012
Encore Theater Las Vegas, NV |
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| NHL Entry Draft |
06/22/2012
7:00 PM EST Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA |