5:30 p.m. ET
We are about 30 minutes away from puck drop in Detroit where the Red Wings and New Jersey Devils will start the Frenzy on ESPN. From there, a game will start every 15 minutes through 9 p.m. ET when the Utah Mammoth host the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Then there is a game at 9:45 p.m. ET (Flames at Ducks), 10:30 p.m. ET (Oilers at Kings) before the Bruins and Sharks at 11.
The whiparound show on ESPN2 begins at 7 p.m. It should be a blast.
The big pregame news today was that Chicago Blackhawks captain Connor Bedard will make his season debut. He was injured in the offseason and was expected to miss four months, but he’s back a month early. That’s great news for Chicago, which is off to a 1-5-0 start.
While we all get ready for what’s about to unfold, here is some assigned reading material to get you prepped for the night.
Here is Mike Zeisberger’s story from the ESPN announcers’ perspective.
Many of the players who won gold for Team USA at the Winter Olympics will be in action tonight. Here Dan Rosen writes about how their lives have changed since that big win in Milan.
Who are some of the breakout stars in NHL who will be playing tonight? Let other NHL players tell you who.
Kevin Weekes will be part of ESPN’s whiparound show tonight. Read what he had to say about Frozen Frenzy.
