# NHL: October 2023 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** hockey-nhl\ **Created:** [October 10, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361 "2023-10-10T18:18:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/1 "2023-10-10T18:18:14Z")
Season begins today with the Connor Bedard show. Still don’t understand why they can’t begin the season on Canadian thanksgiving and have all the Canadian teams in action. It would be an interesting way to open the season besides the ‘let’s squeeze it in between NFL games and baseball playoffs.’ ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/2 "2023-10-10T21:50:28Z")
Doesn’t hurt that Canadian Thanksgiving, Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day (US) all occur on the same day. Yeah, it’s going to always collide with Monday Night Football, but so what. You have all day and can do something like what the NBA does for Xmas. Not sure I’d focus on just the Canadian teams necessarily, but owning the Holiday is the right move. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/3 "2023-10-11T04:01:05Z")
Well. Sitting here for the Kraken-VGK game, I got my first delayed start as my first game of the season. Add in all the banner-raising antics and I suspect I will not stay up for the end of this one ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/4 "2023-10-11T04:30:16Z")
The Chicago Bedards got a W. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/5 "2023-10-23T19:12:07Z")
Not NHL, but I thought was cute. Well, in a referee kinda way. > **[WHL's Vancouver Giants go full zebra with jerseys for Referee Appreciation Night](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/whl-vancouver-giants-jerseys-referee-appreciation-night-155038859.html)** > > Sunday's WHL game between the Giants and Chiefs was a sight to behold. ETA: scroll down for some hilariously surreal footage. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/6 "2023-10-24T14:52:35Z")
Every team in the NHL in action tonight. On a night with a game 7 in baseball (ok, can’t be predicted in advance, but still) and the opening of the NBA season. This league has no clue on how to promote itself. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/7 "2023-10-24T15:19:21Z")
You have to admit though, “Frozen Frenzy” is pretty catchy. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/8 "2023-10-24T17:31:53Z")
In good news (in my opinion) the NHL has decided to stop listening to Vladimir Putin and listen to common sense. They have reversed the ban on Pride tape. > **[Report: NHL, inclusion committee agree to allow Pride Tape](https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/report-nhl-inclusion-committee-agree-to-allow-pride-tape-165414078.html)** > > In the aftermath of Coyotes defenseman Travis Dermott using Pride Tape, the NHL will give players the option to represent social causes with stick tape. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/9 "2023-10-24T17:39:37Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Season begins today with the Connor Bedard show. He scored his first home ice goal in the home season opener the other day. Imagine how he felt when the light went on, the horn sounded, and the crowd roared! He had to be thrilled! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/10 "2023-10-24T23:21:29Z")
About one week into the season. All teams Tuesday is starting now. As a long time Red Wings fan, lived through the dead Wing era, lived through the '94 catastrophe to the Ducks, lived through the DYNASTY era, and lived through the Post-Playoff streak era, and _cough_ Yzerplan for the win WOOT WOOT WOOT _cough_ I have to say this season is going well. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2023, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/11 "2023-10-26T16:34:20Z")
Unsigned Senators player Shane Pinto is suspended for 41 games for gambling. > **[Ottawa Senators' Shane Pinto to be suspended for 41 games by National Hockey...](https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/national-hockey-league-suspends-ottawa-senators-shane-pinto-41-games-for-sports-wagering-1.2026370/)** > > Ottawa Senators centre Shane Pinto will be issued a 41-game suspension by the National Hockey League, reportedly for activities related to sports wagering. TSN Hockey Insiders Darren Dreger and Pierre LeBrun say an announcement from the league is... It seems that he did not bet on hockey games. The helmet ad for the Sens is for Bet99. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/12 "2023-10-27T16:53:06Z")
‘Canes get Andrei Svechnikov back, hopefully he can stay healthy. > **[The Carolina Hurricanes have activated forward Andrei Svechnikov from injured...](https://news.yahoo.com/carolina-hurricanes-activated-forward-andrei-163417413.html)** > > The Carolina Hurricanes have activated forward Andrei Svechnikov from injured reserve. The team announced the move Friday, hours before facing the San Jose Sharks at home. Svechnikov suffered a serious knee injury last season, sidelining him for the... ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/13 "2023-10-28T14:26:22Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > This league has no clue on how to promote itself. Oh god this 100,000 times. On the other hand, if it were more popular it would be harder to get a seat. (Two years before Gretzky came to LA, seats were $10 and you could buy them at the gate. Good seats.) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/14 "2023-10-28T21:15:33Z")
Good grief the Sharks are so bad. 🤬 ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-october-2023/991361/15 "2023-10-28T21:47:21Z")
Yeah, I noticed that while checking the standings last night. That’s a notably bad start.