Every offseason, one of the major events everyone looks forward to is the beginning of the NHL free agency period. During a normal offseason, free agency begins at noon on July 1st, but of course, this year has been anything but normal.
Due to the season being paused and its conclusion pushed back because of COVID-19, the NHL was forced to delay free agency until after the Stanley Cup playoffs conclude in October. What day free agency will being is still TBD, but the NHL has outlined where free agency will fall in its offseason calendar.