Quote from Chris on August 16, 2026, 2:40 am

Almost 2 weeks to get rule change proposals and org change requests in.

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Sat Aug 15: Rule change proposals and org change requests open

Thu Aug 27: Deadline for rule change proposals and org changes

Fri Aug 28: Trades and resigns open

Thu Sep 17: Resign deadline

Fri Sep 18: Start of The 2026 Prospect Draft

Fri Sep 25: Start of The 2026 FA Draft

Mon Sep 28: FA Opens

Tue Sep 29: FA Freeze

Tue Sep 29: NHL Opening Night

Tue Oct 13: FA Re-Opens