The NHL players voted in favor of ratifying the new CBA yesterday. 679 out of the 763 members (89%) placed a vote, with 667 voting yes and only 12 voting no.
At about 10:00 PM, the memo of understanding was signed, officially ending the NHL lockout.
*MOU (Memo of Understanding). Legally binding document that will suffice until full CBA is legally drawn up.
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) January 12, 2013
With the memo signed, the NHL released this season’s schedule. Can view the entire schedule here.
Training camp opens this morning. The 2012-13 NHL season kicks off Saturday January 19th at 3:00 PM EST with three games on tap: Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, Ottawa at Winnipeg and Chicago at Los Angeles. Below is a list of opening day games.
| VISITING TEAM | HOME TEAM | TIME | NETWORK |
| Pittsburgh | Philadelphia | 3:00 PM ET | NBC |
| Ottawa | Winnipeg | 3:00 PM ET | CBC |
| Chicago | Los Angeles | 3:00 PM ET | NBC |
| NY Rangers | Boston | 7:00 PM ET | NHLN-US |
| Toronto | Montréal | 7:00 PM ET | CBC,RDS |
| New Jersey | NY Islanders | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Washington | Tampa Bay | 7:00 PM ET | |
| Carolina | Florida | 7:30 PM ET | |
| Detroit | St. Louis | 8:00 PM ET | |
| Columbus | Nashville | 8:00 PM ET | |
| Phoenix | Dallas | 8:00 PM ET | |
| Colorado | Minnesota | 9:00 PM ET | |
| Anaheim | Vancouver | 10:00 PM ET | CBC |
