On Thursday night, the new NHL 2017/2018 season begins. 31 teams compete to bring the coveted Stanley Cup to their hometown.SPOX gives you an overview of the schedule and the mode in which the game is played, tells you who the hottest title favourites are before the season, and where you can follow the entire NHL season in the live stream.
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The regular season of the National Hockey League begins on April 04.October 2017 with the game Winnepeg Jets against Toronto Maple Leafs, and ends on 07.April 2018.The season 2017/2018 is the 100th season.Season in which a match is played.
The online sports streaming service DAZN shows selected NHL games in the live stream.On NHL. tv you can also purchase a Game Pass for a full year for $120 or a $20 monthly pass to see all out-of-the-market games.
In addition to DAZN, the pay-TV channel Sport1 US also broadcasts up to four live games per week and a total of 150 NHL games.For the first time, the sports channel will also be showing selected games on free TV.The first game on Free TV is the encounter between the Edmonton Oilers and the New York Rangers.
With the expansion of the league to include a new franchise in Las Vegas this season, a total of 31 teams will play in the NHL. 24 of the teams come from the USA, seven will play in Canada.
The teams are divided into two conferences: Eastern Conference (16 teams) and Western Conference (15 teams).These conferences include two Divisions: Atlantic and Metropolitan in the Eastern Conference, and Central and Pacific in the Western Conference.
The teams play in the playoffs within a conference for the privilege to play in the final round of the Stanley Cup.
Here’s an overview of the divisional assignments:
The entire schedule for the 2017/2018 season is fixed and listed on the NHL homepage.The first game in the new season of each franchise can be found here:
The Stanley Cup is the cup that the champion of a NHL season receives.It is the world’s oldest trophy, which is awarded annually to a sports club.The Stanley Cup is named after Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley, who first presented the trophy to the Montreal Hockey Club in 1893 as Governor General of Canada.
The name of the NHL champion of each season is engraved on the trophy, which is why the Stanley Cup continues to grow in size.It is made of an alloy of silver and nickel, and is currently 89.54 centimetres high and weighs 15.5 kilos.
In a thrilling final series, the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 4-2 to win the Stanley Cup for the fifth time.For the Predators it was the first final ever.
The Stanley Cup final was clearly marked by the home advantage.Neither the Pittsburgh Penguins nor the Nashville Predators managed a victory abroad.
According to the bookmakers, the following teams are favoured in their divisions: Edmonton Oilers (Pacific), Pittsburgh Penguins (Metropolitan), Dallas Stars (Central), Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic).
The Edmonton Oilers are also a hot candidate at least for the playoffs.The team of the German NHL superstar Leon Draisaitl is considered a secret favourite for winning the Stanley Cup.
As the starting position of Draisaitl, Kühnhackl and Co.is, you can find out here.
The regular season will start on 07.April ended.A few days later the playoffs start, but a detailed schedule for the postseason has not yet been finalized.
The NHL finals traditionally take place in June.As mentioned above, the postseason schedule has not yet been fixed, but the Stanley Cup winner is certain to be determined at the beginning of June 2018.
The All-Star-Weekend of the NHL will take place on 27.and 28.The event will take place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa Bay, Florida on January 1,2010.
Adidas has been the exclusive supplier of NHL teams since this season.Reebok has been replaced as a long-time supplier.As part of the deal, the third jerseys of the teams were also abolished, so each franchise has only one home and away kit left.
All jerseys can be purchased online in the official NHL shop.
Again this season there will be an open-air game in the NHL.The New York Rangers will receive on 01.January 2018 in the Citi Field of the New York Mets the Buffalo Sabres to the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic 2018.
You can find all intermediate statuses in the individual divisions in the data center of SPOX.