Key Dates for the 2020-21 NHL Season
Teams to play 56-game regular season
by Michael Smith @MSmithCanes / Hurricanes.com
The following are key dates on the calendar for the 2020-21 NHL season.
Jan. 3: Training camps open
Jan. 13: Regular season begins
April 12: Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)
May 8: Regular season ends
May 11*: Stanley Cup Playoffs begin
July 15*: Last possible date for the Stanley Cup Final
July 21: NHL Expansion Draft (Seattle)
July 23-24: 2021 NHL Draft
July 28: Free agency opens (12 p.m. ET)
* Subject to change