2012-2013 Canucks Regular Season Schedule Released

Time to start planning your road trips for the next year, because the 2012-2013 NHL regular season schedule was released this morning. Some quick tidbits about the new schedule:

• Two road trips tie for the longest at 5 games each, one to start the season in October, then again to finish off November. Two more road trips have 4 games each, one in January and one in March.
• The longest home-stand is a stretch of 5 games at the beginning of December, with a couple more at 4 games each at the end of October and in February.
• We kick off the season against the Flames in Calgary on Thursday October 11th. Our first home game of the season is against the Oilers on Saturday October 13th.
• Notable games include visiting the Penguins on October 23rd, visiting NYC and the Rangers on November 26th, a home-and-road double-header with Calgary on December 26th & 27th, visiting the Capitals on January 15th, our first visit to Winnipeg and the Jets in over 16 years on February 9th, and hosting the Oilers to end the season on April 11th.

Head past the jump to see the schedule in its entirety.