2013-14 PRE-SEASON INFORMATION PACKAGE * Dates
2013-14 PRE-SEASON INFORMATION PACKAGE * Dates of Interest * Rule Changes * Realignment * Stanley Cup Playoff Format * Critical Dates * Off-Season Summary * Outdoor Games * Olympics * Upcoming Milestones * Tie-Breaking Procedure * Order of Selection for 2014 NHL Draft * CBA Index * Team PR Contacts * NHL PR Contacts 2013-14 DATES OF INTEREST OCTOBER Tuesday, Oct. 1: Regular season opens . Blackhawks raise their Stanley Cup banner prior to facing off against Washington . ALSO: Commencement of Hockey Fights Cancer month. Wednesday, Oct. 2: Vincent Lecavalier and Mark Streit debut as Flyers against Toronto and former Flyer James Van Riemsdyk. Sunday, Oct. 6: Anaheim’s Teemu Selanne makes his final regular-season appearance in Winnipeg, where he starred from 1992-96. Tuesday, Oct. 8: Former Canucks goalie Cory Schneider makes his first visit to Vancouver as a member of the Devils. Friday, Oct. 11: Nearly 20 years to the day since the first game in franchise history (Oct. 12, 1993, against Pittsburgh), the Panthers launch their 20th anniversary home season with a special “throwback” night against the Penguins. Saturday, Oct. 12: Dallas Eakins leads the Oilers into Toronto, where he coached the AHL Marlies for four seasons. Sunday, Oct. 13: Bobby Ryan and the Senators visit Anaheim, where Ryan’s NHL career began. Monday, Oct. 14: Former Sabres captain Jason Pominville returns to Buffalo for the first time as a member of the Wild. Saturday, Oct. 19: Toronto’s Dave Bolland returns to United Center just a few months after scoring the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Blackhawks. Monday, Oct. 21: Cole Harbour, N.S., favorite sons Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby face off for the first time as the Avs visit the Penguins.
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