NHL Key Dates 2015-16
Mark your calendars, hockey fans
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NHL.com @NHLdotcom
Oct. 7: Opening night - Regular season begins:
2015 Molson Canadian NHL Face-Off (Fort Calgary, Alta.) Blackhawks raise Stanley Cup banner (New York Rangers @ Chicago Blackhawks) New York Islanders play first regular-season NHL game at Barclays Center (vs. Chicago Blackhawks)
Oct. 19-Nov. 13: Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month
Nov. 6: Hockey Hall of Fame Game: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs
Nov. 9: Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration(Toronto, Ont.)
Inductees: Sergei Fedorov, Phil Housley, Nicklas Lidstrom, Chris Pronger and Angela Ruggiero (Player category); Bill Hay and Peter Karmanos Jr. (Builder category); Media honorees: Bob McKenzie and Nick Nickson
Nov. 27: 2015 Discover NHL Thanksgiving Showdown
New York Rangers at Boston Bruins (1:00 p.m. ET)
Dec. 17: U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Inductees: Ron DeGregorio, Chris Drury, Angela Ruggiero and Mathieu Schneider) & Celebration of Lester Patrick (Recipients: Bob Crocker and Jeremy Jacobs) (Boston, Mass.)
Dec. 26-Jan. 5: IIHF World Junior Championship (Helsinki, Finland)
Jan. 1: 2016 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic: Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins (Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.)
Jan. 12: USHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Omaha, Neb.)
Jan. 28:CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (Vancouver, B.C.)
Jan. 28-Feb. 1: NHL All-Star Break
Jan. 30: 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.)
Jan. 31: 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game (Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.)
Jan. 31-Feb. 1: AHL All-Star Classic (Syracuse, N.Y.)
Feb. 1-29:Hockey is for Everyone Month
Feb. 6: 16th Annual Scotiabank Hockey Day in Canada (Host: Kamloops, B.C.)
Feb. 19-21: 9th Annual Hockey Weekend Across America presented by CCM(USA Hockey)
Feb. 21: 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series:Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild (TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minn.)
Feb. 27: 2016 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series: Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche (Coors Field, Denver, Colo.)
Feb. 29: 2016 NHL Trade Deadline (3:00 p.m. ET)
March 1: 2016 World Cup of Hockey Roster Deadline: Each national association to announce at least 16 members of its 2016 World Cup of Hockey roster.
April 7-9: NCAA Frozen Four(Tampa Bay, Fla.)
April 10: Last day of regular season
April 13: Stanley Cup Playoffs begin
April 14-24:IIHF Under-18 World Championship(Grand Forks, N.D.)
April 30: 2016 NHL Draft Lottery
May 6-22: IIHF World Championship(Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia)
May 19-29: CHL Memorial Cup(Red Deer, Alta.)
May 27: 2016 World Cup of Hockey Deadline: Each national association to announce balance of its team's roster (20 skaters and three goaltenders)
May 29-June 4: 2016 NHL Combine (Buffalo, N.Y.)
June 22: 2016 NHL Awards(Las Vegas, Nev.)
June 24-25: 2016 NHL Draft (First Niagara Center, Buffalo, N.Y.)
July 1: Free agency begins(12:00 p.m. ET)
