2023–24 NHL season

The 2023–24 NHL season is scheduled to be the 107th season of operation (106th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season is planned to be held from October 2023 to April 2024, followed by the Stanley Cup playoffs until June.

2023–24 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 2023 – June 2024
Number of games82
Number of teams32
TV partner(s)Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports (Canada)
ESPN/ESPN+/Hulu/ABC/ESPN2, TNT/TBS (United States)
Draft
Regular season
Playoffs
Stanley Cup

League business

Entry draft

The 2023 NHL Entry Draft is scheduled to be held on June 28–29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]

Preseason games in Australia

The NHL plans to hold games in Australia for the first time in league history. The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings are scheduled to play on September 23 and 24 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Because the arena was never designed for ice hockey, the league plans to build a temporary rink like any other NHL outdoor game.[2]

Coaching changes
Coaching changes
Off–season
Team 2022–23 coach 2023–24 coach Notes
Anaheim Ducks Dallas Eakins TBD On April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Ducks' season, the team announced that Eakins' contract would not be renewed. In four seasons with Anaheim, Eakins totaled a 100–147–44 record, with no playoff appearances.[3]
Calgary Flames Darryl Sutter TBD Sutter was fired on May 1, 2023, two and a half weeks after the conclusion of the Flames' season. In just under three seasons during his second stint as the Flames' head coach, Sutter posted a 103–63–28 record, winning the Jack Adams Award in 2021–22 and reaching the playoffs as Pacific Division champions the same year; the team ultimately lost in the second round.[4]
Columbus Blue Jackets Brad Larsen TBD Larsen was fired on April 15, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Blue Jackets' season. In two seasons with Columbus, Larsen posted a 62–86–16 record, with no playoff appearances.[5]
New York Rangers Gerard Gallant TBD Gallant and the Rangers mutually agreed to part ways on May 6, 2023, five days after the Rangers' elimination from the 2023 playoffs. In two seasons with New York, Gallant led the team to a 99–46–19 record with two playoff appearances, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2022.[6]
Washington Capitals Peter Laviolette TBD On April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Capitals' season, in which they missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014, and with his contract expiring, the team and Laviolette mutually agreed to part ways. Laviolette posted a 115–78–27 record in three seasons with Washington, reaching the playoffs twice but failing to advance past the first round.[7]

(*) Indicates interim.

Front office changes
General managers
Off–season
Team 2022–23 general manager 2023–24 general manager Notes
Calgary Flames Brad Treliving Don Maloney* On April 17, 2023, five days after the conclusion of the Flames' season, and with his contract expiring, the team and Treliving mutually agreed to part ways. Treliving had served as general manager since 2014, overseeing five playoff appearances and two Pacific Division titles. Maloney, formerly general manager of the New York Islanders and Arizona Coyotes, and most recently a pro scout, was subsequently promoted to president of hockey operations, and assumed the role of interim general manager.[8]
Philadelphia Flyers Chuck Fletcher
Daniel Briere*		 Daniel Briere Fletcher was fired on March 10, 2023, with the Flyers holding a record of 24–30–11. Fletcher had served as general manager since 2018, with the team making the playoffs once during his tenure. Assistant general manager Briere was named interim general manager,[9] before being made the official general manager on May 11.[10]
Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Hextall TBD Hextall was fired on April 14, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the Penguins' season, after the team missed the playoffs for the first time in 16 seasons. Hextall had served as general manager of the Penguins since 2021, overseeing two playoff appearances and one division championship.[11]
Toronto Maple Leafs Kyle Dubas TBD On May 19, 2023, a week after the conclusion of the Maple Leafs' season, and with his contract expiring, the team announced that Dubas would not return. Dubas had served as general manager since 2018, overseeing five playoff appearances and one North Division title.[12]

(*) Indicates interim.

Regular season

International games

The league plans to hold four regular season games on four consecutive days at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The Detroit Red Wings and the Ottawa Senators will face each other on November 16. The Red Wings will then play the Toronto Maple Leafs on November 17. The Minnesota Wild will take on the Senators on November 18. Finally, the Wild will play the Maple Leafs on November 19.[13]

Outdoor games

The league has scheduled the following outdoor games:

All-Star Game

The 2024 All-Star Game is scheduled for February 3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.[16]

Broadcast rights

National

This will be the tenth season of the league's 12-year Canadian national broadcast rights deal with Sportsnet. This includes Sportnet's sub-licensing agreements to air Saturday Hockey Night in Canada games on CBC Television and French-language broadcasts on TVA Sports.[17] Games will be streamed on Sportsnet Now, with national games available on the Standard level and out-of-market games on the Premium level.[18]

Personnel

Longtime commentator John Garrett retired from Vancouver Canucks broadcasts prior to the season.[19]

National

This will be the third season of the league's seven-year U.S. national broadcast rights deals with the ESPN family of networks and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports. This includes games across ABC, ESPN, and TNT, among other networks. ESPN+ and Hulu will also exclusively stream games throughout the season. ESPN+ will also stream ABC games, several of the ESPN games, as well as out-of-market games under the "NHL Power Play" branding. TNT has the rights to broadcast the Winter Classic, and ESPN/ABC will have All-Star Weekend.[20] NHL Network may continue to also nationally televise selected regular season games, including Saturday and Sunday afternoon games as part of the NHL Network Showcase series.

Local

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vegas Golden Knights's broadcasters, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh and AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain, respectively, will be affected by Warner Bros. Discovery's February 2023 decision to leave its AT&T SportsNet sports network business. Warner Bros. Discovery had sent messages to teams it had deals with to reach an agreement to take their rights back or acquire the networks. The Seattle Kraken's deal with Root Sports Northwest is not affected because Warner Bros. Discovery only has minority control of that network.[21][22] On May 4, 2023, Vegas signed a multi-year agreement with the E. W. Scripps Company's Scripps Sports division to start airing games on Scripps's Las Vegas broadcast station KMCC and syndicate the telecasts to other stations across the team's broadcast territory.[23]

The Washington Capitals's broadcaster NBC Sports Washington is planned to be renamed prior to the start of the season. In September 2022, Ted Leonsis's Monumental Sports & Entertainment bought out NBCUniversal's ownership stake in the channel.[24]

See also

References
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