Blackhawks Announce 2023-24 Schedule

On Tuesday afternoon, the National Hockey League released its schedule for the 2023-24 season. Which means we know when Connor Bedard will make his debut for the Blackhawks in regular season action, and when other key games will hit.

Here’s the schedule:

A few fun notes from this calendar that are exciting:

  • Dec. 7 shapes up as the first opportunity to see Bedard face whomever the Ducks select second overall on Wednesday night in Chicago.
  • The Blackhawks have 25 games on weekends (Friday through Sunday) this coming season. That’s a HUGE number — 25 is the most weekend games for the Blackhawks since 2008-09 and the seven home Saturday games are the most since the 1957-58 season.
  • The Blackhawks have seven matinee games on their home schedule, all of which are set to take place on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday and have start times between 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. That’s the most matinee home games since the Blackhawks had eight during the 2003-04 season.
  • The Blackhawks have a four-game homestand surrounding St. Patrick’s Day in March! They won’t wear any green jerseys for warm-ups but hey, beer might be green!
  • Nine of the Blackhawks’ ten games in February are at home.
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