NHL teams get creative for 2026-27 schedule release

Social teams enlist players, cool graphics to announce matchups © Boston Bruins/ Tampa Bay Lightning By Anna Kulesa @akulesa_ NHL.com Staff Writer July 16, 2026 The Stanley Cup for NHL social teams is officially here: schedule release day. On Thursday, NHL teams posted creative videos to announce their 2026-27 schedules on social media. The Boston Bruins admins conveniently took a vacation leaving defenseman Nikita Zadorov in charge of posting the team’s upcoming schedule. Zadorov recruited teammates Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman, Bruins mascot Blades and anthem singer Todd Angilly to brainstorm ideas for the post. The group ended up just posting the schedule on X. The Dallas Stars tried to help hockey fans not turn into their parents. Montreal Canadiens forward Jake Evans attempted to fool his teammates with the team’s 1992-93 schedule. Teammate Alex Newhook was impressed with all the Heritage logos until it dawned on him, something wasn’t right. The St. Louis Blues kept it simple, posting a video of the team’s schedule on a PDF with the caption, “this could’ve been an email.” “Smashville Night Live” announced the Nashville Predators schedule. New York Islanders interns Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin were forced to work together on the schedule release to
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