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The Canada vs. U.S. rivalry that was ignited at the 4 Nations Face-Off will be renewed at the 2026 Winter Olympics. (Photo by Andrea Cardin/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images) World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images Let’s take a look at the NHL 2025-26 key dates for the upcoming season, with the opening of training camps now just one month away. The NHL has an interesting calendar this year. Before the changes from the new collective bargaining agreement kick in for 2026-27, this will be the last year of an 82-game regular season, before that number increases to 84. We’ve got a pair of outdoor games scheduled for the Sunshine State and the league’s newest franchise will debut its new branding, but international hockey looks set to dominate the discourse. Here’s what to keep an eye on. International Events The marquee hockey event of the year will be the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. The men’s hockey tournament will run from Feb. 11-22 at two arenas in Milan, with 12 nations competing. To accommodate the return of NHL players to the competition for the first time since 2014, the league will be dark from Feb. 6-25. The league is staging one NHL Global Series event in 2025-26. With Swedish stars Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell and Filip Forsberg taking center stage, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators will square off for a pair of games at Avicii Arena in Stockholm on Nov. 14 and Nov. 16, 2025. Also worth mentioning on the international calendar: the 2026 World Junior Championship will return to the United States for the first time since 2018. With the United States looking to three-peat for the first time in program history, the world’s 10 best U20 teams will compete in Saint Paul and Minneapolis from…

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