2013 NHL Shortened Season Structure Announced
January 8th, 2013 by Shane Darrow Leave a reply »The Tennessean reported earlier that NHL teams will open training camps no later than January 13, which means that January 19th is the likely date where the puck will be dropped for the first time on the 2013 NHL season.
After 113 days of a strenuous lockout, hockey fans can finally rejoice and know that there will be hockey this year, but now that the NHL season has been shortened from 82 games to 48, how will the season structure lay out?
Thankfully, TSN's Bob Mckensie sent out a tweet Tuesday afternoon which answered that question for all of us:
In a 48-game schedule, there'll be no play between conferences. East plays East and West plays West. But here's the schedule matrix for 48:
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 8, 2013
Each team plays: 4 games vs. two Divisional opponents (8); 5 games vs. two divisional opponents (10); 3 games vs 10 Conference rivals (30).
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 8, 2013
There are many interesting viewpoints on the way the season will work itself out. The first being that when the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals approach, the two teams ...
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