(Webster Bank Arena), home of their AHL-affiliate Bridgeport Islanders, playing host to the New Jersey Devils (Oct. The Islanders will have three home contests in Bridgeport, Conn.
Calgary, also will play a regional preseason home schedule. The New York Islanders, who are set to play their inaugural game at their new home, UBS Arena, for their regular-season home opener on Nov. The Kraken will play their highly-anticipated first game at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle for their regular-season home opener on Oct. The team will donate a portion of ticket revenue to One Roof Foundation with a goal of raising over $500,000 to expand youth access to hockey. The game is the first of three 'home' preseason games the Kraken will play across their home state, followed by stops in Everett (vs. 26 when they meet their new Pacific Division rivals, the Vancouver Canucks, in Spokane, Wash. (Colorado, as great as it is, would be the one team here that is not a historic national draw.) It's a good opening night for Turner.The Kraken will take to the ice for their historic first NHL contest on Sept. The first-ever live NHL regular-season action on Turner Sports will feature three teams that rate very well nationally with the TNT primetime doubleheader of Rangers-Capitals, followed by Avalanche-Blackhawks. If I'm ESPN, I wanted Seattle very early. Both games will also be simulcast on ESPN+. The second game is likely to draw even better - the first-ever regular-season game for the Seattle Kraken against the Golden Knights. Richard Deitsch, senior media writer: I think both networks got what they desired.ĮSPN leads off on Opening Night with the two-time defending champions (and a banner raising) against a team with known stars in Pittsburgh. Can ESPN, Turner get off to a strong start with the schedule?
Ultimately, if the decision is made not to go, the league will release a revised second schedule that will try to stick to the original as close as possible. Plus, all new for 2022: Finding an insurance carrier willing to underwrite a complex policy that needs to cover both injuries and any COVID-19 related illnesses that may arise.Īccording to the league, even if the NHL were to give Olympic participation the green light, both the league and the players association will retain the option to shift course and not participate should COVID-19 conditions worsen or pose a threat to the health and safety of the players. Who pays the NHL’s costs to participate in an Olympics halfway around the world is an issue. What's the major sticking point to NHL's participation in Beijing?Įric Duhatschek, NHL senior writer: Primarily, it’s insurance-related.
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