Here are some of the important dates for the 2010-11 NHL season:

Aug. 23-26

Molson World Hockey Summit in Toronto

Sept. 17

Training camps open

Sept. 21

Preseason begins

Oct. 7

Regular season begins

Oct. 7-10

NHL Premiere Games in Helsinki, Prague and Stockholm

Nov. 6-8

Hall of Fame weekend in Toronto

Dec. 26-Jan. 5

2011 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo, N.Y.

Jan. 1

2011 NHL Winter Classic, Washington versus Pittsburgh at Heinz Field

Jan. 30

NHL All-Star Game in Raleigh, N.C.

Feb. 12

Hockey Day in Canada

Feb. 20

Hockey Day in America

Apr. 10

Regular-season ends

Apr. 13

Stanley Cup playoffs begin

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