Each team in the NHL plays 82 regular season games, 41 games at home and 41 on the road. Teams used to play all other teams in the league at least once, but this will no longer be the case following implementation of post-lockout changes.
Today when flashy sports stars who move from team to team for the highest salary are the norm, it’s hard to believe that one of the most sought after and Googled Buffalo Sabres’ jerseys is for a player who has not played professional hockey in a very long time. Gilbert Perreault’s jersey is highly sought after for numerous reasons. Read on the learn more.
Herb Brooks the coach of the 1980 Gold medal Hockey team created a team that “just may be the single most indelible moment in all of U.S. sports history,” said Sports Illustrated of Team USA’s improbable gold medal run at the 1980 Winter Olympics. How did he do it ? How did he choose a team the acted as a team rather then a bunch of All Stars ?
The NHL currently has an 82 game schedule. This means each team plays 82 times during the regular season, not including playoff games and pre-season games. I believe the NHL will soon move to an 84 game season for a number of reasons.
The NHL All Star game is know as the half way mark of the season. It is now time for the teams to step up and fight for those final spots in the playoff hunt.
