NHL Season 2022-2023: Important Dates to remember

• The 2022-2023 season will be the first to follow a regular schedule.
• A pair of games will be played in Prague as part of the NHL Global Series.
• This year’s salary cap is expected to increase.

Before Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made a few important announcements.

Before the Cup Final began in Denver on Wednesday, Bettman conducted a press conference in which he gave fans plenty of reasons to be enthusiastic about next season.

To begin with, the 2022-2023 season will start on October 11th. Since the 2018-2019 season, the following season is slated to be the first to follow a regular schedule.

As a hockey lover, this is reason enough to be excited.

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Before the October 11 start date in North America, a pair of games will be played in Prague.

As part of the NHL Global Series, the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks will play two regular-season games in the Czech Republic on October 7-8.

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Bettman and the NHL have previously announced a few more important dates, but it’s worth repeating them:

Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins in the Winter Classic on January 2nd (Fenway Park in Boston)

All-Star Weekend is February 3-4. (FLA Live Arena in Sunrise)

The Carolina Hurricanes take on the Washington Capitals in the Stadium Series on February 18. (Carter-Finely Stadium in Raleigh)

The NHL Awards will be held on June 21 in Tampa, and the NHL Draft will be held on July 7-8 in Montreal, for fans who want to look ahead but don’t want to wait until October.

It will be the first time since 2019 that any event will be held in person.

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Bettman also delivered some positive news when he stated that the league had achieved a new revenue record. This season, the commissioner anticipates revenue to exceed $5.2 billion.

To put that figure in context, the last regular NHL season (2018-2019) brought in $4.6 billion. As a result, the salary cap is expected to increase next season.

Even though the Stanley Cup Final has only just began, it’s never too early to start anticipating the future season.