BODOG posts ODDS on NHL Hockey's 2006 Stanley Cup
The coolest game on Earth is back! The busiest night in the National Hockey League's 88-year history will kick off the 2005-06 season.
Knowing that hockey fans are eagerly awaiting to see their favorite teams and players in action, the NHL has scheduled 15 games - including all 30 clubs - on opening night Oct. 5. The record for games in a day was 14, done nine times but not since 2003.
Hockey games slated for opening night include an all-Ontario showdown with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Also on opening day, the Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalance, the Calgary Flames visit the Minnesota Wild, the Montreal Canadiens play a road contest with the Boston Bruins, and the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes.
Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning begin the year at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL announced it would use a new, unbalanced, schedule featuring more intra-division games to hopefully promote stronger rivalries.
Under the new schedule, teams will play eight games against each of its four division rivals instead of six. Each club also will play four games against each of the 10 non-division clubs in its conference, plus 10 interconference games - five at home against teams in a designated division and five on the road against teams in another division.
For interconference play in 2005-06, Northeast Division clubs will host the Pacific Division and visit the Northwest; Atlantic Division clubs will host the Northwest and visit the Central, and Southeast Division clubs will host the Central and visit the Pacific. Divisional assignments will rotate annually.
The NHL will take a two-week break from Feb. 13-27 so players can represent their countries at the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a result, there will be no NHL All-Star game. The regular season will finish on April 18 and the Stanley Cup playoffs will begin three nights later. The last possible date for Game 7 of the finals is June 19.
NHL Hockey Betting Odds* by BODOG
Odds to win the 2005 / 2006 Stanley Cup
Philadelphia Flyers 4/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 10/1
Detroit Red Wings 10/1
Ottawa Senators 10/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 15/1
Click here for Odds for NHL Hockey regular season games NHL Odds, NHL rumors, Hockey NHL News
The coolest game on Earth is back! The busiest night in the National Hockey League's 88-year history will kick off the 2005-06 season.
Knowing that hockey fans are eagerly awaiting to see their favorite teams and players in action, the NHL has scheduled 15 games - including all 30 clubs - on opening night Oct. 5. The record for games in a day was 14, done nine times but not since 2003.
Hockey games slated for opening night include an all-Ontario showdown with the Ottawa Senators visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Also on opening day, the Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalance, the Calgary Flames visit the Minnesota Wild, the Montreal Canadiens play a road contest with the Boston Bruins, and the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Phoenix Coyotes.
Stanley Cup champions Tampa Bay Lightning begin the year at home against the Carolina Hurricanes. The NHL announced it would use a new, unbalanced, schedule featuring more intra-division games to hopefully promote stronger rivalries.
Under the new schedule, teams will play eight games against each of its four division rivals instead of six. Each club also will play four games against each of the 10 non-division clubs in its conference, plus 10 interconference games - five at home against teams in a designated division and five on the road against teams in another division.
For interconference play in 2005-06, Northeast Division clubs will host the Pacific Division and visit the Northwest; Atlantic Division clubs will host the Northwest and visit the Central, and Southeast Division clubs will host the Central and visit the Pacific. Divisional assignments will rotate annually.
The NHL will take a two-week break from Feb. 13-27 so players can represent their countries at the 2006 Winter Olympics. As a result, there will be no NHL All-Star game. The regular season will finish on April 18 and the Stanley Cup playoffs will begin three nights later. The last possible date for Game 7 of the finals is June 19.
NHL Hockey Betting Odds* by BODOG
Odds to win the 2005 / 2006 Stanley Cup
Philadelphia Flyers 4/1
Pittsburgh Penguins 10/1
Detroit Red Wings 10/1
Ottawa Senators 10/1
Toronto Maple Leafs 15/1
Click here for Odds for NHL Hockey regular season games NHL Odds, NHL rumors, Hockey NHL News
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