Important Upcoming Dates
(all within the next month)
Monday, June 12
Deadline for Clubs to request that a Player "waive" his "No Move" clause for purposes of Expansion Draft (5 p.m. ET)
Wednesday, June 14
Final possible day of the Stanley Cup Final
Thursday, June 15
First Buy-Out Period begins/Deadline for Clubs to ask Players with "No Move" clauses whether they want to be placed on Waivers for purposes of Buy-Outs prior to Expansion Draft (11:59 am ET).
Friday, June 16
Last day to place Player on Waivers prior to Expansion Draft Trade/Waiver Freeze (12 p.m. ET).
Deadline for Players to agree to "waive" their "No Move" clauses for purposes of Expansion Draft (5 p.m. ET).
Saturday, June 17
Commencement of the Expansion Draft Trade/Waiver Freeze for all NHL Clubs with exception of the Expansion Club (3 p.m. ET).
Commencement of Expansion Draft Signing Moratorium on NHL SPCs for all NHL Clubs with exception of the Expansion Club (3 p.m. ET).
Deadline for each Club to simultaneously submit its Protection List to Central Registry and the NHLPA (5 p.m. ET).
Sunday, June 18
Deadline for Central Registry to approve and simultaneously distribute the Protection Lists to all NHL Clubs (including the Expansion Club) and the NHLPA (10 a.m. ET).
Expansion draft list becomes available to public (about 10 a.m. ET)
Opening of the UFA/RFA Interview Period (only applies to Players who are available for selection in the Expansion Draft) for the Expansion Club only (10 a.m. ET).
Wednesday, June 21
Deadline for the Expansion Club to simultaneously submit its Expansion Draft Selections to Central Registry and the NHLPA (10 a.m. ET).
Official distribution and announcement of the Expansion Club's Selections in conjunction with the 2017 NHL Awards presented by T-Mobile (8 p.m. ET).
Adidas jerseys to be released at NHL Awards show (8 p.m. ET)(!!!)
Thursday, June 22
Expansion Draft Signing Moratorium and Trade/Waiver Freeze are lifted (8 a.m. ET).
Friday, June 23
NHL Entry Draft 1st round (6 p.m. ET).
Saturday, June 24
NHL Entry Draft rounds 2-7 (9 a.m. ET).
June 25-30
NHL teams are allowed to interview potential UFAs, cannot discuss dollars
Saturday, July 1
Free agency begins
(thank you to this guy for compiling it)
