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The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinal round will begin Tuesday night.
The Pittsburgh Penguins will begin the second round when they host the Ottawa Senators. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. ET from CONSOL Energy Center. It will be followed by the San Jose Sharks visiting STAPLES Center, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT, to take on the Los Angeles Kings. The Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will meet on Wednesday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET at the United Center to begin their series. May 13 - 2:49 PM
Source: NHL.com

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The NHL has confirmed that the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins will play in an outdoor game on March 1, 2014.

The event will take place at Soldier Field, which is the home of the Chicago Bears. It will be part of the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series, which will involve several outdoor games during the regular season. "Our fans and our teams love outdoor games and we are thrilled the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series will present a number of these experiences to a large number of our fans in a variety of National Hockey League markets," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "The Chicago game, at Soldier Field, will be a match-up of two recent Stanley Cup champions at a landmark stadium."
Related: Blackhawks, Penguins
Source: NHL.com
May 1 - 10:48 AM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

The NHL has tentatively scheduled the Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins that was originally scheduled to be played on Friday for Saturday afternoon.

The contest will take place at 12:30 pm ET. Because of that, the Pittsburgh Penguins game against the Buffalo Sabres, which was scheduled for Saturday night, has been postponed until Tuesday night. The Bruins vs Penguins contest was postponed to Saturday because on the pursuit of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect.
Related: Bruins, Sabres, Penguins
Source: Pierre LeBrun on Twitter
Apr 19 - 3:21 PM
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The NHL has partnered with the advocacy organization You Can Play, which fights against athletes being judged based on their sexual orientation.

"Our motto is 'Hockey Is For Everyone,' and our partnership with You Can Play certifies that position in a clear and unequivocal way," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "While we believe that our actions in the past have shown our support for the LGBT community, we are delighted to reaffirm through this joint venture with the NHL Players' Association that the official policy of the NHL is one of inclusion on the ice, in our locker rooms and in the stands." The partnership includes training and education for players, fans, and the media. You Can Play was co-founded by Philadelphia Flyers scout Patrick Burke, who is the son of former NHL GM and current Anaheim Ducks scout Brian Burke.
Source: USA Today
Apr 11 - 2:40 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

The NHL is exploring the possibility of having multiple outdoor games in the United States next season.

That would be in addition to the 2014 Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs. The additional outdoor game in the United States might feature the Los Angeles Kings in Dodger Stadium. NHL chief operating officer John Collins didn't deny the NHL's interest in holding an outdoor game in Los Angeles when he was asked about it, but he wouldn't call it a done deal either. We'll have to wait and see.
Source: Yahoo!
Apr 7 - 3:38 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

The NHL has officially announced the 2014 Winter Classic.

The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will play at Michigan Stadium on January 1, 2014. If that sounds familiar, it's because that was the plan for the 2013 Winter Classic before it was canceled due to the lockout. It has been assumed for a long time that the NHL will play a makeup outdoors game between these two clubs, but now it's official. It's worth noting that because this game got pushed back a year, it will take place after the NHL's realignment plan goes into effect. Starting in 2013-14, the Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs will be division rivals as well as classic ones, which should add to the intensity of the game.
Source: NHL.com
Apr 7 - 12:28 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

A fifth of the NHL's players are on injury reserve, Fantrax.com columnist Scott Taylor is reporting.

"Right now," Taylor reports at www.fantrax.com, "there are more than 120 players on the NHL’s injury list. That’s four from every team, although Chicago has one and Ottawa and Florida have nine each." Taylor adds: "Big, fast, fearless, well-conditioned athletes are being asked to play one of the world’s toughest collision sports at the highest possible level every other night for three months. No wonder a fifth of the league is in the hospital."
Source: www.Fantrax.com
Mar 16 - 12:18 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

The NHL's Board of Governors has approved last week's realignment plan and the proposed changes will go into effect next season.

The new, slightly more geographically friendly divisions and conferences feature Detroit and Columbus moving to a 16-team Eastern Conference, while Winnipeg heads into the 14-team Western Conference. Both conferences will have two divisions. The Stanley Cup playoff format will also change slightly with a division-based, wild-card structure. Check out the full details of the new plan in the link below.
Source: NHL.com
Mar 14 - 1:33 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

The NHLPA has accepted the NHL's realignment plan.

It will be re-evaluated after the 2014-15 campaign, so it's certainly possible that there will be tweaks in the not too distant future. For now though, assuming the plan is as previously reported, the NHL will be divided into four divisions, two per conference. The Eastern Conference will have 16 teams and the Western Conference 14, which means that Western teams will have a statistically superior chance of making the playoffs. The top three teams in each division will make the playoffs and there will be two wild cards per conference. It's worth noting that the ownership still has to agree to the plan, although it would be shocking if they vote against the league's proposal.
Source: Dan Rosen on Twitter
Mar 7 - 5:41 PM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

There's a 50-50 chance that the NHLPA will accept the current realignment proposal.

The major concern is that it will be easier to make the playoffs in the Western Conference than the Eastern Conference, given that there will be 14 West teams to 16 East teams. Both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings are currently planning to shift to the Eastern Conference, so some simply want to keep one of the two in the West. However, Columbus and Detroit will both likely balk at that idea. For its part, the NHL is expected to push for the realignment plan to go forward as is.
Source: Darren Dreger on Twitter
Feb 28 - 10:25 AM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

According to the Toronto Star, the NHL is close to finalizing talks on the 2014 Winter Classic to see the Toronto Maple Leafs play against the Detroit Red Wings.

The two teams were supposed to meet this past January, but the lockout resulted in the cancellation of the match. "My guess is we will officially announce plans in early spring," a source told the Star. The event was expected to draw 110,000 fans.
Related: Maple Leafs, Red Wings
Source: Toronto Star
Feb 20 - 11:25 AM
Gary Bettman - C - Player

Saturday's game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning has been postponed because of the stormy winter weather that hit the eastern part of North America.

The contest was initially set to take place in the afternoon before being pushed back to a night-time affair. Now, it has been delayed again because it "remains too hazardous for fans, security personnel and TD Garden staff to get to arena." A makeup date has not been announced yet.
Source: Joe Haggerty on Twitter
Feb 9 - 3:15 PM

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