Speculation: 2013 Schedule

[broadwayblue]

a dozen game would be 25% of the season. In the past it has been less.

That's true.

 

[patnyrnyg]

So now seeing training camps open saturday, with season starting on 1/19. From a selfish standpoint, hoping the game in Boston is still 2/9 and the game in Toronto is 4/6, but we shall see.

Tim Wharnsby ‏@WharnsbyCBC
It's looking more and more like NHL training camps will open on Saturday with opening night on Jan 19.

https://twitter.com/WharnsbyCBC

 

[patnyrnyg]

I was bored, so looked at remaining original schedule from Jan 19th out:

tues 22-Jan bruins 1
tues 29-Jan devils 1
thurs 31-Jan penguins 1
tues 5-Feb
thurs 7-Feb
sun 10-Feb lightning 1
thurs 14-Feb isles 1
sun 17-Feb flyers 1
mon 18-Feb sabres 1
wed 20-Feb canadiens 1
tues 26-Feb devils 2
thurs 28-Feb leafs 1
tues 5-Mar penguins 2
fri 8-Mar senators 1
sun 10-Mar
mon 18-Mar isles 2
thurs 21-Mar panthers 1
sun 24-Mar capitals 1
tues 26-Mar hurricanes 1
mon 1-Apr jets 1
wed 3-Apr penguins 3
wed 10-Apr leafs 2

It is a total of 22 games, so 2 games have to be added. The spots where there is a date, but no team was originally a western team. Leafs, they had twice, so one has to be changed.

1) all 14 teams from the east are on here.
2) need to add 6 division games. Have the 2 extra games that need to be added, have 3 open dates where the west teams were originally placed and have one of the leafs games that can be swapped for a division game. Would be nice if they just used the original schedule.

 

[patnyrnyg]

another source saying saturday for camp and next saturday start.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nhl/2013/01/06/nhl-season-start-logistics/1812831/