NHL
When does the 2023-24 NHL season start?
The 2022-23 campaign has ended with the triumph of The Vegas Golden Knights, who defeated the Florida Panthers to lift the Stanley Cup trophy.
Another NHL season comes to an end, this time with the victory of the Vegas Golden Knights in the Finals, becoming the best 2022-23 team.
The Knights thrashed the visitors 9-3 to win the Stanley Cup for the first time in the franchise’s six-year history.
Bruce Cassidy’s men only needed five games to beat the Panthers, thanks to dominant performances by players like forward Jonathan Marchessault, who was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Knights we aware that with a 3-1 lead, it would be a huge ask for the Panthers to come back and become champs, as teams with a 3-1 advantage in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup Final have won 36 of 37 times. The only team to come back are the Toronto Maple Leafs, who trailed 3-0 to the Detroit Red Wings in 1942.
When will the new NHL season start?
The Vegas Golden Knights will now celebrate their success but will probably be looking to repeat their feat next season. Given their performances, they will be among the favorites to lift the title.
Fans will have to wait for a while for more NHL excitement. As it happens with the NBA, which also concluded this week with the Denver Nuggets winning their first Championship ever, the league will come back in some months..
The 106th edition of the NHL is planned to be held from October 2023 to April 2024, followed by the Stanley Cup playoffs, which will be played until June.
Before the net term begins, the NHL will hold preseason games in Australia for the first time in league history. The Arizona Coyotes and Los Angeles Kings will play on September 23 and 24 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.