TSN: July 24: Travel to hubs
July 25: Exhibition games
July 30: Qualification round begins
Aug. 9: First round of playoffs begins
Aug. 23: Second round begins
Sept. 6: Conference Finals begin
Sept. 20: SCF begins
Oct. 2: Last poss. game of SCF
Qualifying Rounds: 10 days
Round 1: Fewer than 14 days
Round 2: Fewer than 14 days
Round 3: Fewer than 14 days
Stanley Cup Final: Fewer than 13 days
Where teams will be staying at the start of the play-in rounds
Devils announce Ruff hire and removal of interim tag from Fitzgerald
NHL: The New Jersey Devils announced they have hired Lindy Ruff to be their next head coach.