Hockey Calendar

All deadlines 5pm ET (2pm PT) except as noted.

Sharks (org) birthdays

2023

August 15: Deadline to sign just-graduated college players
late August: NHL player media tour (Europe)
About a week before rookie camp: NHL player Media Tour (North America) and NHLPA Rookie tour (North America) and Media concave (NYC)
circa September 13: Rookie camp starts
September 16-19: Pacific Division (& friends) Rookie Faceoff, San Jose
circa September 20: Full camp starts
October <day before season open>, NHL season starting roster due (cap compliance)
October TBD, NHL season start
September 16-19: Pacific Division (& friends) Rookie Faceoff, San Jose
October 4, preseason game against Eisbaren Berlin of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin
October 6, NHL season starting roster due (cap compliance)
October 7, NHL Season Starts
October TBD, Roster/cap compliance for teams starting season in Europe
November 16-19: NHL Global Series, Sweden (Wild, Red Wings, Senators, Leafs)
December 1, Deadline to sign RFAs
December 26-Jan 5: Sweden, IIHF 2023 World Junior Championships

2024

January 2, Winter Classic, Seattle, WA
January 14-15, ECHL All Star, Savannah GA
Feb 2-3, NHL All Star, Toronto, ON
Feb 4-5, AHL All Star, San Jose CA
February 17-18, NHL Stadium Series games (Flyers-Devils, Rangers-Islanders), New Jersey
March 1, NHL Trade Deadline
April TBD, last day of NHL regular season
April TBD, NHL Draft Lottery
April TBD, First day of NHL playoffs
May 10-26, IIHF World Championship, Czechia
May TBD, NHL Entry Draft Combine, ??
June tbd: NHL Awards, Las Vegas NV
June tbd, NHL Entry Draft, ??
June 1: Bonafide QOs deadline to previous year's draftees
June 1: ECHL Protected Lists Due
June tba: ECHL Future Considerations Trade deadline
June 15: ECHL Season Ending Rosters due
June tbd: Last possible date of 2024 NHL Playoffs
June 15 (or 48 hours after Stanley Cup awarded, whichever is later): (First) NHL buyout window begins
June 15 or 48 hours after awarding of Stanley Cup (whichever is later), Deadline for First Club-Elected Salary Arbitration Notification (5:00 p.m. New York time)
June 16: ECHL First day to sign players for 2024-2025 season
June TBD, NHL Entry Draft, Las Vegas
June 25 or Monday after Entry Draft (whichever is later), deadline for Qualifying Offers to RFAs
June 26 or Tuesday after Entry Draft (whichever is later), RFAs can meet and talk with current/potential new clubs (but cannot sign offer sheets or contract until start of signing period)
June 30: ECHL Qualifying Offers due
June 30: (First) NHL buyout window ends
June 30: Deadline for teams to sign one players to 8 year extension
circa June 30, Setting of Upper/Lower limits (salary cap)
July 1, Signing period begins (noon ET/9am PT)
July 1, Qualifying offers open for acceptance
July 1, nominal deadline for no-trade lists to be submitted
July 5, Deadline for player selected salary arbitration
July 5, Deadline for RFA offer sheets for team-selected arbitration (First Club-Elected Salary Arbitration)
July 5, 5:01pm ET (2:01pm PT), Start of Second Club-Elected Salary Arbitration period
July 6, Deadline for Second Club-Elected Salary Arbitration
July tbd, Sharks prospect development camp scrimmage, San Jose
July 15, QOs expire
July 20, first day of NHL salary arbitration hearings
August 4: last possible day of NHL salary arbitration hearings
August 6: Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
August 31, AHL-PHPA CBA expiration

2025

May 9-25, IIHF World Championship, Stockholm, Sweden, and Herning, Denmark
June 30, ECHL-PHPA CBA expiration

2026

May 15-31: IIHF World Championship, Switzerland
September 15, expiration of NHL-NHLPA CBA

Birthday legend: deceased; in organization, has not played for NHL Sharks