Chicago Blackhawks’ 2018-19 Schedule Released; Salary Cap Known

The NHL slowly announced 2018-19 regular-season schedules for its 31 teams Thursday, including the Chicago Blackhawks, while also reporting its new salary cap

We now know two important things about the 2018-19 NHL season: the Chicago Blackhawks’ schedule and the salary cap.

The league released both of these items Thursday (in a fashion too slow for most). Let’s start with the schedule bit.

The Blackhawks will open their season at Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 4. They’ll then travel to St. Louis for an Oct. 6 tilt before hosting Toronto in the United Center regular-season opener on Oct. 7.

Here’s the full list of Blackhawks opponents, with a tweet below from the Chicago Sun-Times’ Mark Lazerus…