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Hope and optimism is everywhere as the start of the 2017-2018 National Hockey League season draws near. Hockey fans are filled with hope that this is the year their team hoists Lord Stanley’s Cup. Scott Morrison of SportsNet sets the scene for the start of the season.
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CAPITALS’ WILSON SUSPENDED TWO PRESEASON GAMES FOR INTERFERENCE
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been suspended for two preseason games for interference against St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas during NHL Preseason Game No. 46 in Washington on Friday, Sept. 22, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
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The incident occurred at 5:47 of the third period. For a full explanation of the decision, complete with video, please click on the following link: https://www.nhl.com/video/t-277440360/c-52886003.
* Information provided via NHL Press Release
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2017 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE
The first NHL games played in China, the debut of the Golden Knights and the opening of Little Caesars Arena – the new home of the Red Wings – highlight the 2017 NHL preseason schedule. The 16-day, 109-game slate begins Saturday, Sept. 16.
The Kings and Canucks will face off in the first NHL games ever staged in China as part of the 2017 NHL China Games presented by O.R.G. Packaging. The two-game series will be played Thursday, Sept. 21, at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai (7:30 p.m. local/7:30 a.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, TVAS) and Saturday, Sept. 23 at Wukesong Arena in Beijing (3:30 p.m. local/3:30 a.m. ET, SN, TVAS).
The Golden Knights will take to the ice for their first NHL contest on Saturday, Sept. 17, when they travel to Vancouver to face the Canucks at Rogers Arena. Vegas will make its home debut on Tuesday, Sept. 26, when it plays host to Los Angeles at T-Mobile Arena.
After bidding farewell last season to Joe Louis Arena, their home since 1979-80, the Red Wings will stage four preseason contests at their new downtown venue, Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings will play host to longtime rivals in the Bruins (Sept. 23), Penguins (Sept. 25), Blackhawks (Sept. 28) and Maple Leafs (Sept. 29).
The people of Belle Vernon, Pa., winners of Kraft Hockeyville USA as the country’s most passionate hockey community, will celebrate the grand prize when the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Penguins and Blues visit their community on Sunday, Sept. 24. Pittsburgh and St. Louis will face off that night at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in nearby Cranberry Township, Pa. (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
The following day, the Devils and Senators head to O’Leary, P.E.I., winner of Kraft Hockeyville Canada. The teams will meet that night at nearby Summerside, P.E.I. (7 p.m. AT/6 p.m. ET, SN).
Other non-NHL communities playing host to preseason games are Allentown, Pa. (NYI vs. PHI, Sept. 20); Bridgeport, Conn. (NYI vs. NYR, Sept. 22); Kansas City, Mo. (MIN vs. STL, Sept. 28); Quebec City, Que. (MTL vs. BOS, Sept. 18, and MTL vs. TOR, Sept. 27); Saskatoon, Sask. (CAR vs. EDM, Sept. 27); State College, Pa., on the campus of Penn State University (BUF vs. PIT, Sept. 19); Tucson, Ariz. (ANA vs. ARI, Sept. 25) and Uniondale, N.Y. (NYI vs. PHI, Sept. 17).
The 2017-18 NHL regular season opens Wednesday, Oct. 4.2017 NHL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (All Times ET)
Saturday, Sept. 16
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 17
NY Islanders vs. Philadelphia, at Uniondale, N.Y. (NYCB Live).
Las Vegas at Vancouver, 5 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 18
Boston vs. Montreal, at Quebec City, Que. (Centre Videotron), 7 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Calgary (split-squad) at Edmonton (split-squad), 9 p.m. Edmonton (split-squad) at Calgary (split-squad), 9 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 19
Florida at Nashville (split-squad doubleheader), 4:30 and 8 p.m.
Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Pittsburgh, at State College, Pa. (Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State), 7 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
St. Louis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Anaheim at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 20
Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia (split squad) at NY Islanders (split squad), 7 p.m.
Philadelphia (split squad) vs. NY Islanders (split squad), at Allentown, Pa. (PPL Center), 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Columbus at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 21
Los Angeles vs. Vancouver, at Shanghai, China (Mercedes-Benz Arena), 7:30 a.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Las Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22
St. Louis at Washington, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum), 7:30 p.m.
NY Islanders vs. NY Rangers, at Bridgeport, Conn. (Webster Bank Arena), 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Vancouver at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 23
Los Angeles vs. Vancouver, at Beijing, China (Wukesong Arena), 3:30 a.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
NY Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m.
Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 9 p.m.
Sunday, Sept. 24
Nashville at Columbus, 3 p.m.
Florida at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 7 p.m.
Las Vegas at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis, at Cranberry Township, Pa. (UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex), 8 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 25
New Jersey (split squad) vs. Ottawa, at Summerside, P.E.I. (Credit Union Place), 6 p.m. New Jersey (split squad) at NY Islanders, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at NY Rangers, 7 p.m.
Montreal at Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum), 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Carolina at Edmonton, 9 p.m.
Anaheim vs. Arizona, at Tucson, Ariz. (Tucson Arena), 10 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 26
NY Rangers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Las Vegas, 10 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 27
Montreal vs. Toronto, at Quebec City, Que. (Centre Videotron), 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.
Carolina vs. Edmonton, at Saskatoon, Sask. (SaskTel Centre), 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 28
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Columbus at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Minnesota vs. St. Louis, at Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center), 8 p.m. Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Colorado at Las Vegas, 10 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Arizona at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 29
Florida at Montreal, 7 p.m.
NY Islanders at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30
Columbus at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Toronto (Ricoh Coliseum), 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Boston at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Winnipeg at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Arizona at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 1
Washington at St. Louis, 3 p.m.
NY Islanders at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. San Jose at Las Vegas, 8 p.m.
* Information provided via NHL Press Release