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In December 2015 commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] told teams that he projected the [[salary cap]] to least $74.5 Million for the 2016–17 season, It could increase as much as $3.1 million.<ref name=nhl-salarycapchnage>{{cite web|title=NHL Salary cap could reach $74.5 Million for 2016–17|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/news.htm?id=|website=sportsnet.ca|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> |
In December 2015 commissioner [[Gary Bettman]] told teams that he projected the [[salary cap]] to least $74.5 Million for the 2016–17 season, It could increase as much as $3.1 million.<ref name=nhl-salarycapchnage>{{cite web|title=NHL Salary cap could reach $74.5 Million for 2016–17|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/news.htm?id=title nhl-salary-cap-could-reach-$74.5-millon-for-the-2016-17-season|website=sportsnet.ca|date=December 7, 2015|accessdate=7 December 2015}}</ref> |
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| 2016–17 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice Hockey |
| Duration | October 5, 2016 – April 8, 2017 |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Stanley Cup | |
The 2016–17 NHL season will be the 100th season of operation (99th season of play) of the National Hockey League. Thirty teams compete in 82–game regular season schedules prior to the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
League Sanctions
Salary Cap
In December 2015 commissioner Gary Bettman told teams that he projected the salary cap to least $74.5 Million for the 2016–17 season, It could increase as much as $3.1 million.[1]
Rule Changes
Media Rights
Regular season
The regular season will begin on Wedensday October 5, 2016 and is scheduled to end on Saturday April 8, 2017. The playoffs are scheduled to begin on Wedensday April 12, 2017.
Heritage Classic
The 2016 Heritage Classic will be held on October 23. The game will feature the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets at Investors Group Field, home of the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. This will be the fourth Heritage Classic and the first outdoor game to feature the Jets.
Centennial Classic and Winter Classic
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the NHL and the 50th anniversary of its expansion into a continent-wide league, the NHL will hold two outdoor showcase games over New Year's Day weekend. On Sunday, January 1, the one-off special Centennial Classic will be hosted in Toronto, Ontario's BMO Field, hosted by the Toronto Maple Leafs, one of the league's two remaining charter franchises and who themselves are celebrating 100 years in business. The Maple Leafs will host the Detroit Red Wings in a rematch of the 2014 NHL Winter Classic.
The ninth NHL Winter Classic will be held on the afternoon of Monday, January 2, 2017. That game will be hosted by the St. Louis Blues, one of the six teams added in the Great Expansion of 1967 that are celebrating their fiftieth anniversary. The Blues will host their archrivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Stadium Series
Like in 2015, only one Stadium Series game will be played. The game will feature the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins at Heinz Field, home of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers, on February 18, 2017. This will be the second time Pittsburgh has hosted an outdoor game, the first being the 2011 NHL Winter Classic, hosted at the same venue.
All–Star Game
The 62nd National Hockey League All-Star Game will be held in Los Angeles, California at Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday January 29, 2017. In the last all star game they adopted the three on three tournament format. they were three 20 minute games. with four all stars based on the league's four divisons. The winners from those two games will play in a championship match. It will continue the practice from the 2016 all star game.
Arenas
This will be the Edmonton Oilers first season at Rogers Place replacing their old arena Rexall Place. The team will play its first regular season home game sometime in October. It will also be the Detroit Red Wings final season at Joe Louis Arena. Before moving into there new arena in October 2017.
Milestones
Coaching Changes
See also
References
- ^ nhl-salary-cap-could-reach-$74.5-millon-for-the-2016-17-season "NHL Salary cap could reach $74.5 Million for 2016–17". sportsnet.ca. December 7, 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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