October
6 - NHL Regular season begins.
7-8 - NHL Premiere Games, at Berlin (Sabres vs. Kings), Helsinki (Ducks vs. Sabres), and Stockholm (Rangers vs. Kings, Rangers vs. Ducks).
9 - New Winnipeg Jets franchise begins play with a home game against Montreal.
November
12 - NHL Hall of Fame Game (Ottawa at Toronto).
14 - Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Toronto.
December
26 - 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship begins in Calgary and Edmonton.
January
2 - NHL Winter Classic: New York Rangers at Philadelphia (Citizens Bank Park).
5 - Gold medal game at 2012 World Junior Hockey Championship.
28-29 - Ottawa Senators host 2012 NHL All-Star game
February
27 - NHL Trade deadline.
March
16-18 - 2012 NCAA “Frozen Four” Women’s Hockey Championship in Duluth, Minnesota.
April
5-7 - 2012 NCAA “Frozen Four” Men’s Hockey Championship in Tampa Bay.
7 - NHL regular season ends.
7-14 – IIHF 2012 World Women’s Hockey Championship in Burlington, Vermont.
TBA - 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin.
May
4-20 - IIHF 2012 World Men’s Hockey Championship in Helsinki and Stockholm.
18-27 – 2012 Memorial Cup Canadian Junior Hockey Championship in Shawinigan, Quebec.
June
22-23 – 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh.
July
1 - Free Agent market opens.
September
15 - Expiry date for the Collective Bargaining Agreement between NHL and NHL Players' Association.
