1 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month
4-5 NHL Premiere – Stockholm 2008 (Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)
4-5 NHL Premiere – Prague 2008 (New York Rangers, vs. Tampa Bay Lightning)
9 2008-09 NHL Regular Season begins (North American games)
22 Lester Patrick Award luncheon (St. Paul, MN)
November
8 Hockey Hall of Fame Game (Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs)
10 Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Toronto, ON)
Inductees: Glenn Anderson, Igor Larionov (Player category), Ed Chynoweth
(Builder category), Ray Scapinello (Referee/Linesman category)
December
1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents
19-27 Holiday Roster Freeze in effect. For all players on an NHL active roster, injured reserve, or players with non-roster and injured non-roster status as of midnight, local time, December 19, a roster freeze shall apply through midnight local time December 27, with respect to
waivers, trades and loans, subject to the exceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.10.
24-25 No scheduled practices - dressing rooms closed
26 – Jan.5 IIHF World U20 Championship (Ottawa, ON)
January
1 NHL Winter Classic 2009, Wrigley Field, Chicago (Detroit Red Wings at Chicago
Blackhawks)
14 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game (TBA)
18 NHL on NBC (game of the week coverage begins)
22-26 All-Star break (no games played)
24 NHL SuperSkills Competition (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC)
25 57th NHL All-Star Game (Bell Centre)
February
13-15 Hockey Weekend Across America (USA Hockey)
21 CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada (hosted from Campbellton, NB)
March
3 Trade deadline (3 p.m. ET)
April
9-11 NCAA Frozen Four (Verizon Center, Washington, DC)
9-19 IIHF U18 World Championship (Fargo, ND & Moorhead, MN)
12 Last day of 2008-09 regular season
15 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin
24 – May 10 IIHF World Championship (Berne & Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland)
May
25 – 30 NHL Combine (Toronto, ON)
June
15 Last possible day for 2009 Stanley Cup Final
TBA Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration (later of June 15 or 48 hours after
the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final, 5:00 p.m. ET)
TBA NHL Awards show
25 NHL Entry Draft Media Day - Top Prospects Media Lunch & Clinic (Montreal, QC)
26 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC) – first round
27 NHL Entry Draft (Bell Centre) – rounds 2-7
July
1 Free Agency period begins
5 Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration (5:00 p.m. ET)
6 Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration (5:00 p.m. ET)
10 Deadline for eligible players to elect Group 5 free agency (5:00 p.m. ET)
20 – Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings held
August
6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
Mario Lemieux Foundation total donation: $200
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