The 2021-22 regular season will begin on October 12th, with the Toronto Maple Leafs playing their first game against the Montreal Canadiens on the 13th, a Wednesday.
The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held from February 4th to 20th, with the NHL taking February 3rd to 22nd off so players can go compete for their countries after reaching an agreement with the NHLPA, IOC, and IIHF.
From there, we didn’t have a good idea what the key dates for the rest of the NHL season was going to be. Now we know.