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NHL Preseason Shrinks to 8 Days | NHL News
The NHL’s 2026-27 preseason is shorter, crammed into just eight days with 65 games, thanks to a new CBA that adds two extra divisional matchups to the regular season. Puck drops September 19 and wraps up September 26, culminating in a special Kraft Hockeyville game between Montreal and Ottawa — played in Trois-Rivières but rewarding Saint-Boniface with $250K for arena upgrades and hockey gear. Neutral-site games pop up in Greensboro, Hershey, and Ontario, all designed to prep teams for an expanded 84-game season. Regular season begins just three days after the preseason ends on Sept. 29 —…
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