2009/2010 NHL Season Highlights
Opening Night
Oct. 1, 2009 Joe Sakic retirement ceremony at the Pepsi Centre
NY Rangers at Pittsburgh
Oct. 2, 2009 Stanley Cup banner ceremony
NHL Premieres
Oct. 2 and 3, 2009 Chicago and Florida in Helsinki, Finland, Detroit and St. Louis in Stockholm, Sweden
Philadelphia at New Jersey
Oct. 3, 2010 Martin Brodeur expected to play 1,000th career regular-season game
Detroit at Toronto
Nov. 7, 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame Game two days before the Induction Ceremony of Brett Hull, Brian Leetch, Luc Robitaille and Steve Yzerman
Boston at Montreal
Dec. 4, 2009 Canadiens celebrate its 100th anniversary
Philadelphia at Boston
Jan. 1, 2010 2010 Winter Classic at Fenway Park
Hockey Day Minnesota
Jan. 23, 2010 Columbus Blue Jackets at Xcel Energy Center during the fourth annual Hockey Day in Minnesota
Hockey Day in Canada
Jan 30, 2010 Montreal visits Ottawa in a matinee, Toronto hosts Vancouver, and Edmonton plays at Calgary
Detroit at Pittsburgh
Jan 31, 2010 2008 and 2009 Stanley Cup Finalists meet for the first time since Final last June
Winter Games
Feb. 15-28, 2010 Break in action for the Winter Games in Vancouver
NY Islanders at Pittsburgh
April 8, 2010 Final regular-season home game at Mellon Arena, built in 1961 and the oldest building in the NHL
Edmonton at Anaheim
April 11, 2010 Teemu Selanne expected to play his last regular-season game
End of Regular Season.
Stanley Cup playoffs begin.