| Some think an 84 game season does not make | | | | With more games, and an earlier start to the season, |
| sense. Some would say "The players play enough as | | | | the league will be able to be more creative with |
| it is", "82 games is a lot", "What do the players think". It | | | | scheduling which will allow one more home game per |
| seems though that an 84 game season would actually | | | | team. This is not the only benefit to the league. With 30 |
| benefit the players, the league, and the fans. Here's | | | | teams playing an extra two games that means 60 |
| why. | | | | more regular season games being played overall. In the |
| If the league moves to 84 games the players would | | | | words of NHLPA executive director Paul Kelly " The |
| actually play LESS games, how you ask? Right now | | | | NHL makes more off of two regular season games |
| the NHL teams play nine pre-season games, and 82 | | | | than four pre-season games" |
| regular season games. Players feel that with training | | | | How does this benefit the players? |
| camp and pre-season the lead up to regular season | | | | The players will have a shorter training camp, less |
| play is much to long. If the NHL moves to an 84 game | | | | pre-season games, and an earlier start to the season |
| season they would drop four of the pre-season | | | | and likely a slight increase in salary. Also the fans will |
| games and add two regular season games. So if you | | | | benefit from seeing an earlier start to regular season |
| include pre-season games and regular season games | | | | play. |
| the players will actually play two less games overall. | | | | When will the 84 game season begin? |
| How does this help the league? | | | | |