The 2025-26 Chicago Blackhawks season is over. The games have all been played. The exit interviews happened yesterday. They’re headed home, on vacation or to the golf course. But I’m not — because hockey continues to happen, and there’s more coming for the Blackhawks.
Here are the key dates you need to keep in your calendar for the Blackhawks this offseason:
May 5 — 2026 NHL Draft Lottery May 15-31 — 2026 IIHF Men’s World Championship (Zurich/Fribourg, Switzerland) May 21-31 — 2026 CHL Memorial Cup (Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC) May 31 – June 6 — 2026 NHL Scouting Combine (LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo, NY) June 12 — 2026 NHL Awards June 15 — Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration notification (4 PM CT) June TBD** — First buyout window opens** June 15 or 48 hours after the playoffs end (whichever is later). Window closes on June 30 at 4 PM CT June 22 — Hockey Hall of Fame announces 2026 induction class June 26-27 — 2026 NHL Draft (Buffalo, NY) TBD — Blackhawks Development Camp July 1 — Free agency begins (11 AM CT) July 5 — Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (4 PM CT) July 6 — Deadline for second club-elected salary arbitration notification (4 PM CT) September TBD — training camp opensAs a reminder, the 2026-27 NHL season will be 84 games in length and the preseason will be reduced. The regular season is expected to begin in late September.
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