Inside the 2008-09 Schedule

tsb · 07-19-2008, 04:37 AM

The 2008-09 NHL schedule was announced Thursday. The season begins on Oct. 4 with two games in Europe and ends 27 weeks later, on April 12. Each team will play 82 games, 24 against teams in its own division, 30 against non-division teams in its own conference and the rest against the other conference.

Here’s a look at some of the more interesting numbers for the upcoming season:

0 — Games scheduled on Oct. 26, the only non-holiday or All Star-related date in the season on which there are no games scheduled.

1 — Games on Feb. 23 (San Jose at Dallas) and March 2 (Colorado at New York Islanders) — the only dates on which only one game is scheduled.

2 — Games on Nov. 28, when the United States celebrates Thanksgiving — and neither involves a U.S.-based team. The Nashville Predators, who had hosted (and won) a Thanksgiving night game in each of the last three years, don't have one this season.

3 — Longest homestand for the New York Rangers, who have four of them. The Rangers are the only team that doesn't have at least one

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tsb New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1	Inside the 2008-09 Schedule The 2008-09 NHL schedule was announced Thursday. The season begins on Oct. 4 with two games in Europe and ends 27 weeks later, on April 12. Each team will play 82 games, 24 against teams in its own division, 30 against non-division teams in its own conference and the rest against the other conference. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting numbers for the upcoming season: 0 — Games scheduled on Oct. 26, the only non-holiday or All Star-related date in the season on which there are no games scheduled. 1 — Games on Feb. 23 (San Jose at Dallas) and March 2 (Colorado at New York Islanders) — the only dates on which only one game is scheduled. 2 — Games on Nov. 28, when the United States celebrates Thanksgiving — and neither involves a U.S.-based team. The Nashville Predators, who had hosted (and won) a Thanksgiving night game in each of the last three years, don't have one this season. 3 — Longest homestand for the New York Rangers, who have four of them. The Rangers are the only team that doesn't have at least one NHL.com - Columns by John Kreiser