2017–18 NHL season
| 2017–18 NHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 2017 – June 2018 |
| Number of games | 82 |
| Number of teams | 31 |
| Regular Season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Stanley Cup | |
The 2017–18 NHL season will be the 101st season of operation (100th season of play) of the National Hockey League. With the addition of a new expansion team, the Vegas Golden Knights, 31 teams will compete in a 82-game regular season. The regular season will begin in early October and will end in early April, with an exact schedule to be determined. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs will then begin a few days afterwards, with the Stanley Cup Finals held in early June.
On June 22, 2016, the NHL confirmed that it had granted an expansion franchise in the city of Las Vegas to an ownership group led by Bill Foley, whose identity was revealed as the Vegas Golden Knights on November 22. The team will play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
On April 3, 2017, the NHL announced that it will not allow its players to participate in the men's hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As a result, regular season play will not be suspended during the Games. The league may choose to penalize players who participate, as well as their teams, although exact measures have yet to be announced.
The NHL's centennial commemorations will continue into the 2017–18 season, as its 100th season of play. On March 17, 2017, the NHL announced that it would hold an outdoor game between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens on December 16, 2017 to mark the 100th anniversary of their inaugural NHL game.
Two regular season games will be played in , Sweden as part of the 2017 SAP NHL Global Series, the league announced on March 24, 2017. The games will be played between the Colorado Avalanche and the Ottawa Senators at the Ericsson Globe on November 10 and 11, 2017.
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