In case you missed it last week, the Texas Stars have announced they will open their 11th season on October 4th in Cedar Park. The typical Texas schedule sees sparse October and November home dates due to conflicts with college and high school football that depresses attendance in the fall.
Even with Texas losing a decent chunk of their cheapest, most walk-up friendly seating for several months, the Stars scored their second-best ever attendance figures in their tenth season.
Complete schedules usually are announced later in the summer. With some teams (albeit fewer than before) sharing arenas with NBA teams, the schedule is highly dependent on securing those arenas schedules, ensuring changeovers can be completed in time and that peak nights are equitable distributed.