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A Carolina Hurricanes Guide to the Shortened Season

By Omar Abdelgawad

Aug 15, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour talks with his team during the first period in game three of the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 15, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour talks with his team during the first period in game three of the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 12: The Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins prepare to play in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 12, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO – AUGUST 12: The Carolina Hurricanes and the Boston Bruins prepare to play in Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 12, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Mark Your Calendars Folks

For those of you with keen eyes, you might have already noticed that the Carolina Hurricanes will begin the season Thursday, January 14th with an opening game against the Detroit Red Wings. But that isn’t the only important date for this shortened season.

In fact, the first important date is actually today, January 3rd. That’s right, today marks the start of Training Camp for the 24 teams that got to play in the summer during the playoffs to include the Hurricanes. Training camp includes an extended roster of players including a few prospects looking to be added to the roster when play begins. A good look at that roster can be found here.

light. More. Carolina Hurricanes Training Camp Roster

But what about the Trade Deadline? I am glad you asked. Normally the Trade deadline is towards the end of February with most teams having had figured out if they are buyers or sellers at the deadline. This year it will be pushed to the right a few months to April 12th when the playoffs would normally begin.

That would give teams a good chunk of the season to figure out where they stand against the six or seven other teams in their division before making a choice. It is also less than a month away from the official end of the regular season which will be May 8th. 

But don’t think that there will be a chance to catch your breath. Because only three days later the 2021 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin on May 11th and run all the way through to July 9th (both dates are subject to adjustment naturally).

July is going to be a great month for Hockey and a very hectic one for the fans. Not only will there be a Stanley Cup Champion awarded but teams will have until July 17th to submit their expansion draft protection lists before the Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft finally happens on July 21st. 

light. Must Read. Three Potential Hurricanes Targets in the Expansion Draft

The 2021 NHL Entry Draft is only two days after that on July 23rd-24th. Top off the month with Free Agency kicking off on July 28th and virtually every team in the NHL will have a different look leaving the month of July than they did going into it. That is more than enough to drive fans up a wall and back down depending on how their team fairs.

But before all that the Carolina Hurricanes have to get acquainted with a whole new host of division rivals in their brand new Central Division. Let’s get to know the new neighbors, shall we?

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