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2008-2009 CRITICAL DATES CALENDARSeptember12 Opening Day of Rookie camp16 Opening Day of <strong>NHL</strong> training camp for NYR,OTT, PIT, TB19 Opening Day of <strong>NHL</strong> training camp20 Pre-season schedule begins23 Kraft Hockeyville Game, Roberval, QC(Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens)October1 Hockey Fights Cancer Awareness Month4-5 <strong>NHL</strong> Premiere – Stockholm 2008 (OttawaSenators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins)4-5 <strong>NHL</strong> Premiere – Prague 2008 (New YorkRangers, vs. Tampa Bay Lightning)9 91st <strong>NHL</strong> Regular Season begins (NorthAmerican games)22 Lester Patrick Award luncheon (St. Paul, MN)November8 Hockey Hall of Fame Game (MontrealCanadiens 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)December1 Signing deadline for Group 2 free agents19-27 Holiday Roster Freeze in effect. For all playerson an <strong>NHL</strong> active roster, injured reserve, orplayers with non-roster and injured non-rosterstatus as of midnight, local time, December19, a roster freeze shall apply throughmidnight local time December 27, with respectto waivers, trades and loans, subject to theexceptions provided for in CBA Article 16.10.24-25 No scheduled practices - dressing roomsclosed26 – Jan.5 IIHF World U20 Championship (Ottawa, ON)January1 <strong>NHL</strong> Winter Classic 2009, Wrigley Field,Chicago (Detroit Red Wings at ChicagoBlackhawks)14 Home Hardware CHL/<strong>NHL</strong> Top ProspectsGame (TBA)18 <strong>NHL</strong> on NBC (game of the week coveragebegins)22-26 All-Star break (no games played)24 <strong>NHL</strong> SuperSkills Competition (Bell Centre,Montreal, QC)25 57th <strong>NHL</strong> All-Star Game (Bell Centre)February13-15 Hockey Weekend Across America (USAHockey)21 CBC’s Hockey Day in Canada (hosted fromCampbellton, NB)March3 Trade deadline (3:00 p.m. ET)April9-11 NCAA Frozen Four (Verizon Center,Washington, DC)9-19 IIHF U18 World Championship (Fargo, ND &Moorhead, MN)12 Last day of 2008-09 regular season15 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin24 – May 10 IIHF World Championship (Berne & Zurich-Kloten, Switzerland)May25 – 30 <strong>NHL</strong> Combine (Toronto, ON)June15 Last possible day for 2009 Stanley Cup FinalTBA Deadline for first club-elected salaryarbitration (later of June 15 or 48 hours afterthe conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final, 5:00p.m. ET)TBA <strong>NHL</strong> Awards show25 <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft <strong>Media</strong> Day - Top Prospects<strong>Media</strong> Lunch & Clinic (Montreal, QC)26 <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft (Bell Centre, Montreal, QC) –first round27 <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft (Bell Centre) – rounds 2-7July1 Free Agency period begins5 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 5free agency (5:00 p.m. ET)20 – Aug. 4 Salary arbitration hearings heldAugust6 Deadline for salary arbitration decisions tobe rendered280 CALGARY FLAMES
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