Chapter 1 of the Colorado Avalanche 2016-17 season will be kicked off with a visit from the defending Central division champion Dallas Stars.
Today it was announced that the Avalanche will begin the 16-17 regular season at Pepsi Center on Saturday October 15th against a team that is NOT the Minnesota Wild! It will instead be the Dallas Stars, who won the Central division regular season crown this past season.
The NHL announced today the home-openers of all 30 NHL teams in addition to the fact the next season's slate will be entirely unveiled Tuesday afternoon at 1 PM eastern, 11 AM mountain.