2012-13 NHL Season
| 2012–13 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | January 19 – June 24, 2013 |
| Number of games | 48 |
| Number of teams | 30 |
| Total attendance | 12,758,849 |
| Regular season | |
| Presidents' Trophy | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Season MVP | Alexander Ovechkin (Capitals) |
| Top scorer | Martin St. Louis (Lightning) |
| Playoffs | |
| Eastern champions | Boston Bruins |
| Eastern runners-up | Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Western champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Western runners-up | Los Angeles Kings |
| Stanley Cup | |
| Champions | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Runners-up | Boston Bruins |
| Conn Smythe Trophy | Patrick Kane (Blackhawks) |
The 2012–13 NHL season was the 96th season of operation (95th season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The regular season began on January 19, 2013 and ended on April 28, 2013, with the playoffs to follow until June.
The season start was delayed from its original October 11, 2012 date due to a lockout imposed by the NHL franchise owners after the expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement (CBA). After a new labor agreement was reached between the owners and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA), training camps opened on January 13, 2013 and a 48-game season (reduced from 82 games) started on January 19. Similar to the 1994–95 season, the shortened regular season was limited to intra-conference competition. The season calendar opened with the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 22–23, 2012, held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
On September 13, 2012, all 29 league ownership groups (with the Phoenix Coyotes collectively owned by the NHL) authorized commissioner Gary Bettman to lock out the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) upon the expiration of the NHL collective bargaining agreement (CBA) on September 15. The action marked the fifth labor dispute in twenty years for the league, following a 1992 strike, lockouts in 1994–95 and 2004–05, as well as a referees lockout in 1993; this is more than any of the other major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada during this period. In preparation for the lockout, NHL teams assigned all of their eligible players to their American Hockey League farm clubs.
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