Thursday, July 15, 2010

2010 New Jersey Devils preseason schedule

The New Jersey Devils announced their 2010 preseason schedule.

The team did not issue an official news release, but Tom Gulitti of The Bergen Record posted all needed information on his Fire & Ice blog this morning:

The Devils announced their six-game preseason schedule this morning.

It begins with a rematch of last season's playoff series against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, September 21st at Wachovia Center. The Devils then have a home-and-home with the Rangers: They visit Madison Square Garden on Thursday, September 23rd and host the Rangers at Prudential Center on Saturday, September 25th.

The Flyers visit Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 28th before the Devils finish up with a pair of exhibition games against the Islanders. The Devils host the Isles on Friday, October 1st and visit Nassau Coliseum on Saturday, October 2nd.

All their preseason games — home and road — start at 7:00 PM.


The Devils' 2010 preseason schedule is as follows:
(game start times are in Eastern Time)

September 21 - at Philadelphia, 7:00 PM
September 23 - at New York Rangers, 7:00 PM
September 25 - vs. New York Rangers, 7:00 PM
September 28 - vs. Philadelphia, 7:00 PM
October 1 - vs. New York Islanders, 7:00 PM
October 2 - at New York Islanders, 7:00 PM


NEWS HYPERLINKS

The Bergen Record's Fire & Ice blog (July 15):
Devils announce preseason schedule

Thursday, July 8, 2010

2010 Buffalo Sabres preseason schedule

The Buffalo Sabres announced their 2010 preseason schedule.

They are the home team for the Kraft Hockeyville game on September 28th. Please note that Dundas is officially part of the city of Hamilton, Ontario.

From the team's official news release:

The Buffalo Sabres today announced their 2010 preseason schedule. The team will play six games, including two at HSBC Arena. Start times and ticket information for each home game will be announced at a later date.

The Sabres will begin their preseason slate at home on Saturday, September 25th when their cross-border rivals from Toronto visit HSBC Arena. The same teams will also square off two days later at the Air Canada Centre on September 27th. For the second time in three years, Buffalo was selected to participate in the NHL's Kraft Hockeyville game. This year, the contest against the Ottawa Senators will be held in Dundas, Ontario on Tuesday, September 28th. The Sabres will then travel to Montréal to play the Canadiens on September 30th before concluding with a pair of games against the Philadelphia Flyers - October 1st at Philadelphia and October 3rd in Buffalo.

The Sabres will begin their 40th anniversary campaign on the road when they travel to Ottawa to open the 2010-2011 regular season against the Senators on Friday, October 8th.


The Sabres' 2010 preseason schedule is as follows:
(game start times are in Eastern Time)

September 25 - vs. Toronto, 7:00 PM
September 27 - at Toronto, 7:00 PM
September 28 - vs. Ottawa (in Dundas, Ontario), TBD
September 30 - at Montréal, 7:30 PM
October 1 - at Philadelphia, 7:00 PM
October 3 - vs. Philadelphia, 6:00 PM

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

2010 Philadelphia Flyers preseason schedule

The Philadelphia Flyers announced their 2010 preseason schedule. They are the home team for the September 23rd game.

From the team's official news release:

The defending Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Flyers have announced their schedule for the 2010 preseason, which features three games at the Wachovia Center and one contest at the John Labatt Centre in London, Ontario. The eight-game preseason slate opens at home with the Flyers taking on their Atlantic Division rival New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, September 21st at the Wachovia Center at 7:00 PM.

For the seventh consecutive season, the Flyers will travel to London, Ontario to play at the John Labatt Centre and for the second consecutive year, they will face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, September 23rd. The John Labatt Centre is operated and managed by Global Spectrum, the public assembly facility management subsidiary of Flyers' parent company, Comcast-Spectacor.

"For the past six seasons, the Flyers have considered the John Labatt Centre our 'home away from home'," said Comcast-Spectacor president and Global Spectrum chairman Peter Luukko. "The John Labatt Centre is a terrific hockey building and all of our players enjoy visiting every preseason. A match-up with the Leafs in London is a dream match-up for hockey fans in western Ontario. It's going to be a terrific night of hockey and a very memorable one for the city of London."

The Flyers own an all-time record of 4-2 and have outscored their opponents by a 21 to 14 margin in the previous six contests. The Flyers record in London is as follows: Toronto Maple Leafs (2009; 0-4 L), New York Islanders (2008; 4-0 W), Ottawa Senators (2007; 4-0 W), Pittsburgh Penguins (2006; 1-2 L), Atlanta Thrashers (2005; 8-6 W) and Washington Capitals (2003; 4-2 W).


The Flyers' 2010 preseason schedule is as follows:
(game start times are in Eastern Time)

September 21 - vs. New Jersey, 7:00 PM
September 23 - vs. Toronto (in London, Ontario), 7:00 PM
September 24 - at Toronto, 7:00 PM
September 25 - at Minnesota, 8:00 PM
September 28 - at New Jersey, 7:00 PM
September 29 - vs. New York Islanders, 7:00 PM
October 1 - vs. Buffalo, 7:00 PM
October 3 - at Buffalo, 6:00 PM

Thursday, July 1, 2010

2010 free agent season is finally here

I will simply repeat what I said a year ago today with a few little tweaks here and there get make it time relevant to the present day.

The day is finally here. With the 2009-2010 season, the annual NHL Awards and 2010 NHL Entry Draft all done, the one main event left before a quiet two months of summer is of course the first day of the free agent season.

Many fans (including me) will eagerly be monitoring the transaction wires, the National Hockey League web site and team web sites, plus the reliable sports news pages. At noon today, that starting gun will sound (figuratively) and stressed out, sleep-deprived team general managers will scramble to grab the player or players they want by spending millions of dollars to do so.

No one knows for sure who will go where as speculation has been running high with some high profile players eligible to test the market.

You can certainly tune in to TSN, Rogers Sportsnet, The Score or even the NHL Network for the latest signings and possibly trades as this first day of the free agent season has arrived. For American viewers, NHL Network will show a 4-hour simulcast of TSN's extensive coverage starting at 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time following NHL Live.

Before then, you can always pay attention to a handful sources that I expect will be constantly bringing us up to speed as the signings are announced and they include:

Spector's Hockey
The Fourth Period
Kukla's Korner
James Mirtle's From The Rink hockey blog
Inside Hockey

As I said at the trade deadline, Lyle Richardson (who is a very reputable journalist that runs the Spector's Hockey site) is someone I highly recommend to bringing you instant analysis on his blog that is also accessible at FOX Sports' NHL page.

Enjoy the long anticipated July 1st day and may your favorite team not disappoint you. Happy Canada Day to everyone north of the United States border.