2016-2017 Regular Season Schedule

[CarltonTheBear]

Teams are announced the dates for their home openers today. Full schedule will be released tomorrow. So far, we know the dates of our season-opener and our home-opener:

Wednesday October 12, TOR @ OTT
Saturday October 15th, BOS @ TOR

Season starts a little bit later than usual because of the World Cup of course.

 

[TBLeafer]

Road heavy to start off the season:

Maple Leafs Announce Schedule for 100th Season

The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced their schedule for the franchise?s 100th season, with this year?s campaign commencing in Ottawa on Wednesday, October 12 before the team holds its home opener at Air Canada Centre against Boston on Saturday, October 15.

The Maple Leafs will host the first-ever NHL Centennial Classic?, an outdoor regular-season game at BMO Field in Toronto, against the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday, January 1.

The Maple Leafs also announced today that the hockey club will return to Halifax, Nova Scotia to begin its 2016 training camp and host a preseason game at Scotiabank Centre. The Maple Leafs will play eight preseason games in total, with their other three home games taking place in St. Catharines, Toronto and Hamilton.

Further details, including additional plans for the 100th season, single-game ticket availability, broadcast information, and the training camp schedule will be released at a later date.

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=886649

 

[CarltonTheBear]

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Man, it seems like they really pack things in because of the World Cup and bye-week. 3 months where we play 14 games each.

 

[Frank E]

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Man, it seems like they really pack things in because of the World Cup and bye-week. 3 months where we play 14 games each.

February:  14 games in 28 days.

 

[bustaheims]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

 

[Omallley]

http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/club/schedule.htm

Man, it seems like they really pack things in because of the World Cup and bye-week. 3 months where we play 14 games each.

February:  14 games in 28 days.

6 games in 9 nights to close out the seasons.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

February:  14 games in 28 days.

14 in March. 13 games in January despite having a 5-day break in there too. End of the season is gonna be a heck of a grind.

 

[Frank E]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

So 41.5% of the season is back to back.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

Yeah I keep landing on 17 too. 1 more than last year.

 

[bustaheims]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

So 41.5% of the season is back to back.

Looks like it, yeah. Though, with the compressed schedule, I imagine it's not an unusual situation this season.

 

[Frank E]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

So 41.5% of the season is back to back.

Looks like it, yeah. Though, with the compressed schedule, I imagine it's not an unusual situation this season.

They'll need some stability in net for that kind of schedule...

 

[groundskeeper willie]

February:  14 games in 28 days.

14 in March. 13 games in January despite having a 5-day break in there too. End of the season is gonna be a heck of a grind.

Given the way a lot of rookies hit a wall in the second half any way I think we all better be prepared for a second half drop off next year.

 

[L K]

Leafs division comparison

Team	Longest Home	Longest Road	Back-to-Backs	Busiest Day
Boston	4 games	4 games	Eleven	Thursday (21)
Buffalo	4 games	4 games	EIGHTEEN	Tuesday (21)
Detroit	5 games	7 games	Thirteen	Tuesday (18)
Florida	5 games	5 games	Fifteen	Saturday (19)
Montreal	6 games	7 games	Fifteen	Saturday (22)
Ottawa	4 games	5 games	Thirteen	Saturday (20)
Tampa	5 games	6 games	Fourteen	Thursday (21)
Toronto	5 games	6 games	EIGHTEEN	Saturday (22)

 

[L K]

I count 16 sets of back-to-backs.

EDIT: Looks like I missed one - 17 back-to-backs.

Yeah I keep landing on 17 too. 1 more than last year.

I'm getting 18

October - 19/20, 29/30
November - 11/12, 22/23, 29/30
December - 10/11, 22/23, 28/29
January - 6/7, 13/14, 25/26
February - 6/7, 14/15, 18/19
March - 2/3, 22/23
April - 3/4, 8/9

 

[Zee]

Looks like it's time for me to get working on the 2016-2017 chunks.

 

[TBLeafer]

Leafs division comparison

Team	Longest Home	Longest Road	Back-to-Backs	Busiest Day
Boston	4 games	4 games	Eleven	Thursday (21)
Buffalo	4 games	4 games	EIGHTEEN	Tuesday (21)
Detroit	5 games	7 games	Thirteen	Tuesday (18)
Florida	5 games	5 games	Fifteen	Saturday (19)
Montreal	6 games	7 games	Fifteen	Saturday (22)
Ottawa	4 games	5 games	Thirteen	Saturday (20)
Tampa	5 games	6 games	Fourteen	Thursday (21)
Toronto	5 games	6 games	EIGHTEEN	Saturday (22)

How does Ottawa manage just 13 back to backs? 

 

[WhatIfGodWasALeaf]

That schedule is obscene, the NHL is so bush league.

 

[herman]

That schedule is obscene, the NHL is so bush league.

Queuing up the Liljegren hype train.

 

[TBLeafer]

That schedule is obscene, the NHL is so bush league.

Queuing up the Liljegren hype train.

I think the division is set up to help Boston squeak into the playoffs as much as possible.  They aren't even being subtle about it.

 

[Highlander]

Who is Liljegren?