Sept. 17 - Training camps open. Sept. 21 - Preseason games begin. Oct. 7 - Regular-season begins. Oct. 7-10 - NHL Premiere Games, at Helsinki, Finland (Carolina vs. Minnesota); Prague, Czech Republic (Phoenix vs. Boston); Stockholm, Sweden (Columbus vs. San Jose). Nov. 6 - Hall of Fame Game (Buffalo at Toronto). Nov. 8 - Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Toronto. Dec. 26-Jan. 5, 2011 - IIHF World Junior Championships, Buffalo, N.Y. Jan. 1 - NHL Winter Classic. Washington at Pittsburgh (Heinz Field). Jan. 30 - All-Star game, Raleigh, N.C. April 10 - Regular-season ends. April 13 - Stanley Cup playoffs begin.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
