NHL Schedules Announced

We know, we know, it wasn't all that long ago that the NHL season came to an end. As you know, things change quickly in the world of sports. Yesterday, the National Hockey League announced the schedules for the 2016-17 season. There's going to be way too many fantastic hockey games to take a look at here. Before we get into the local teams, here's a couple of dates that, as a hockey fan, you might need to know.

Opening night is October 12th and the last day of the regular season falls on April the 9th. All-Star weekend goes from Friday, Jan. 27 - Monday, Jan. 30 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, while the league hosts four outdoor games this season, the NHL Heritage Classic on October 23rd between the Oilers and Jets at Investors Group Field in Winnipeg, the NHL Centennial Classic between the Leafs and Red Wings in Toronto January 1st, the NHL Winter Classic between the Blues and Blackhawks at Bush Stadium in St. Louis on January 2nd and finally the Stadium Series between the Penguins and Flyers at Heinz Field on February 25th.

So, we will make things a little easier. We are going to list the entire schedule for the New York area hockey teams, so you can start planning your fall and winter schedule now. So here we go.

Here's the schedule for the New York Rangers:
THU OCT 13, 2016 ISLANDERS 7:00 PM
SAT OCT 15, 2016 @ BLUES 8:00 PM
MON OCT 17, 2016 SHARKS 7:00 PM
WED OCT 19, 2016 RED WINGS 8:00 PM
SAT OCT 22, 2016 @ CAPITALS 7:00 PM
SUN OCT 23, 2016 COYOTES 7:00 PM
WED OCT 26, 2016 BRUINS 8:00 PM
FRI OCT 28, 2016 @ HURRICANES 7:30 PM
SUN OCT 30, 2016 LIGHTNING 7:00 PM

TUE NOV 1, 2016 BLUES 7:00 PM
THU NOV 3, 2016 OILERS 7:00 PM
SAT NOV 5, 2016 @ BRUINS 7:00 PM
SUN NOV 6, 2016 JETS 7:00 PM
TUE NOV 8, 2016 CANUCKS 7:00 PM
SAT NOV 12, 2016 @ FLAMES 10:00 PM
SUN NOV 13, 2016 @ OILERS 9:30 PM
TUE NOV 15, 2016 @ CANUCKS 10:00 PM
FRI NOV 18, 2016 @ BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM
SUN NOV 20, 2016 PANTHERS 5:00 PM
MON NOV 21, 2016 @ PENGUINS 7:00 PM
WED NOV 23, 2016 PENGUINS 7:00 PM
FRI NOV 25, 2016 @ FLYERS 1:00 PM
SUN NOV 27, 2016 SENATORS 7:00 PM
TUE NOV 29, 2016 HURRICANES 7:00 PM

THU DEC 1, 2016 @ SABRES 7:00 PM
SAT DEC 3, 2016 HURRICANES 1:00 PM
TUE DEC 6, 2016 @ ISLANDERS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 8, 2016 @ JETS 8:00 PM
FRI DEC 9, 2016 @ BLACKHAWKS 8:30 PM
SUN DEC 11, 2016 DEVILS 7:00 PM
TUE DEC 13, 2016 BLACKHAWKS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 15, 2016 @ STARS 8:30 PM
SAT DEC 17, 2016 @ PREDATORS 8:00 PM
SUN DEC 18, 2016 DEVILS 7:30 PM
TUE DEC 20, 2016 @ PENGUINS 7:00 PM
FRI DEC 23, 2016 WILD 7:00 PM
TUE DEC 27, 2016 SENATORS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 29, 2016 @ COYOTES 9:00 PM
SAT DEC 31, 2016 @ AVALANCHE 8:00 PM

TUE JAN 3, 2017 SABRES 7:00 PM
WED JAN 4, 2017 @ FLYERS 8:00 PM
SAT JAN 7, 2017 @ BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM
FRI JAN 13, 2017 MAPLE LEAFS 7:00 PM
SAT JAN 14, 2017 @ CANADIENS 7:00 PM
TUE JAN 17, 2017 STARS 7:00 PM
THU JAN 19, 2017 @ MAPLE LEAFS 7:30 PM
SUN JAN 22, 2017 @ RED WINGS 3:00 PM
MON JAN 23, 2017 KINGS 7:00 PM
WED JAN 25, 2017 FLYERS 8:00 PM
TUE JAN 31, 2017 BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM

THU FEB 2, 2017 @ SABRES 7:00 PM
SUN FEB 5, 2017 FLAMES 2:00 PM
TUE FEB 7, 2017 DUCKS 7:00 PM
THU FEB 9, 2017 PREDATORS 7:00 PM
SAT FEB 11, 2017 AVALANCHE 7:00 PM
MON FEB 13, 2017 @ BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM
THU FEB 16, 2017 @ ISLANDERS 7:00 PM
SUN FEB 19, 2017 CAPITALS 12:30 PM
TUE FEB 21, 2017 CANADIENS 7:00 PM
THU FEB 23, 2017 @ MAPLE LEAFS 7:30 PM
SAT FEB 25, 2017 @ DEVILS 5:00 PM
SUN FEB 26, 2017 BLUE JACKETS 5:00 PM
TUE FEB 28, 2017 RANGERS 7:00 PM

THU MAR 2, 2017 @ BRUINS 7:00 PM
SAT MAR 4, 2017 CANADIENS 7:00 PM
MON MAR 6, 2017 @ LIGHTNING 7:30 PM
TUE MAR 7, 2017 @ PANTHERS 7:30 PM
THU MAR 9, 2017 @ HURRICANES 7:00 PM
SUN MAR 12, 2017 @ RED WINGS 12:30 PM
MON MAR 13, 2017 LIGHTNING 7:00 PM
FRI MAR 17, 2017 PANTHERS 7:00 PM
SAT MAR 18, 2017 @ WILD 7:00 PM
TUE MAR 21, 2017 @ DEVILS 7:00 PM
WED MAR 22, 2017 ISLANDERS 8:00 PM
SAT MAR 25, 2017 @ KINGS 10:30 PM
SUN MAR 26, 2017 @ DUCKS 9:00 PM
TUE MAR 28, 2017 @ SHARKS 10:30 PM
FRI MAR 31, 2017 PENGUINS 7:00 PM

SUN APR 2, 2017 FLYERS 7:30 PM
WED APR 5, 2017 @ CAPITALS 8:00 PM
SAT APR 8, 2017 @ SENATORS 12:30 PM
SUN APR 9, 2017 PENGUINS 7:00 PM

Here's the Schedule for the New York Islanders:
THU OCT 13, 2016 @ RANGERS 7:00 PM
SAT OCT 15, 2016 @ CAPITALS 7:00 PM
SUN OCT 16, 2016 DUCKS 6:00 PM
TUE OCT 18, 2016 SHARKS 7:00 PM
FRI OCT 21, 2016 COYOTES 7:00 PM
SUN OCT 23, 2016 WILD 6:00 PM
WED OCT 26, 2016 CANADIENS 7:00 PM
THU OCT 27, 2016 @ PENGUINS 7:00 PM
SUN OCT 30, 2016 MAPLE LEAFS 6:00 PM

TUE NOV 1, 2016 LIGHTNING 7:00 PM
THU NOV 3, 2016 FLYERS 7:00 PM
SAT NOV 5, 2016 OILERS 7:00 PM
MON NOV 7, 2016 CANUCKS 7:00 PM
THU NOV 10, 2016 @ LIGHTNING 7:30 PM
SAT NOV 12, 2016 @ PANTHERS 7:00 PM
MON NOV 14, 2016 LIGHTNING 7:00 PM
FRI NOV 18, 2016 PENGUINS 7:00 PM
TUE NOV 22, 2016 @ DUCKS 10:00 PM
WED NOV 23, 2016 @ KINGS 10:30 PM
FRI NOV 25, 2016 @ SHARKS 4:00 PM
MON NOV 28, 2016 FLAMES 7:00 PM
WED NOV 30, 2016 PENGUINS 8:00 PM

THU DEC 1, 2016 @ CAPITALS 7:00 PM
SUN DEC 4, 2016 RED WINGS 6:00 PM
TUE DEC 6, 2016 RANGERS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 8, 2016 BLUES 7:00 PM
SAT DEC 10, 2016 @ BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM
TUE DEC 13, 2016 CAPITALS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 15, 2016 BLACKHAWKS 7:00 PM
FRI DEC 16, 2016 @ SABRES 7:00 PM
SUN DEC 18, 2016 SENATORS 7:00 PM
TUE DEC 20, 2016 @ BRUINS 7:00 PM
FRI DEC 23, 2016 SABRES 7:00 PM
TUE DEC 27, 2016 CAPITALS 7:00 PM
THU DEC 29, 2016 @ WILD 8:00 PM
SAT DEC 31, 2016 @ JETS 7:00 PM

FRI JAN 6, 2017 @ AVALANCHE 9:00 PM
SAT JAN 7, 2017 @ COYOTES 8:00 PM
WED JAN 11, 2017 PANTHERS 7:00 PM
FRI JAN 13, 2017 @ PANTHERS 7:30 PM
SAT JAN 14, 2017 @ HURRICANES 8:00 PM
MON JAN 16, 2017 @ BRUINS 1:00 PM
THU JAN 19, 2017 STARS 7:00 PM
SAT JAN 21, 2017 KINGS 7:00 PM
SUN JAN 22, 2017 FLYERS 6:00 PM
TUE JAN 24, 2017 BLUE JACKETS 7:00 PM
THU JAN 26, 2017 CANADIENS 7:00 PM
TUE JAN 31, 2017 CAPITALS 7:00 PM

FRI FEB 3, 2017 @ RED WINGS 7:30 PM
SAT FEB 4, 2017 HURRICANES 7:00 PM
MON FEB 6, 2017 MAPLE LEAFS 7:00 PM
THU FEB 9, 2017 @ FLYERS 7:00 PM
SAT FEB 11, 2017 @ SENATORS 1:00 PM
SUN FEB 12, 2017 AVALANCHE 6:00 PM
TUE FEB 14, 2017 @ MAPLE LEAFS 7:30 PM
THU FEB 16, 2017 RANGERS 7:00 PM
SAT FEB 18, 2017 @ DEVILS 7:00 PM
SUN FEB 19, 2017 DEVILS 6:00 PM
TUE FEB 21, 2017 @ RED WINGS 7:30 PM
THU FEB 23, 2017 @ CANADIENS 7:30 PM
SAT FEB 25, 2017 @ BLUE JACKETS 5:00 PM

THU MAR 2, 2017 @ STARS 8:30 PM
FRI MAR 3, 2017 @ BLACKHAWKS 8:30 PM
SUN MAR 5, 2017 @ FLAMES 4:00 PM
TUE MAR 7, 2017 @ OILERS 9:00 PM
THU MAR 9, 2017 @ CANUCKS 10:00 PM
SAT MAR 11, 2017 @ BLUES 8:00 PM
MON MAR 13, 2017 HURRICANES 7:00 PM
TUE MAR 14, 2017 @ HURRICANES 7:00 PM
THU MAR 16, 2017 JETS 7:00 PM
SAT MAR 18, 2017 BLUE JACKETS 1:00 PM
WED MAR 22, 2017 @ RANGERS 8:00 PM
FRI MAR 24, 2017 @ PENGUINS 7:00 PM
SAT MAR 25, 2017 BRUINS 7:00 PM
MON MAR 27, 2017 PREDATORS 7:00 PM
THU MAR 30, 2017 @ FLYERS 7:00 PM
FRI MAR 31, 2017 DEVILS 7:30 PM

SUN APR 2, 2017 @ SABRES 3:00 PM
TUE APR 4, 2017 @ PREDATORS 8:00 PM
THU APR 6, 2017 @ HURRICANES 7:00 PM
SAT APR 8, 2017 @ DEVILS 6:00 PM
SUN APR 9, 2017 SENATORS 5:00 PM

So there you have it, the local hockey schedule for the 2016-17 season!