Habs set to open and close season in Toronto
The NHL released its 56-game schedule for the 2020-21 season on Wednesday, and it will see the Canadiens opening the campaign on Jan. 13 in Toronto against the Maple Leafs as part of a six-game road trip.
The Canadiens, playing exclusively against Canadian teams this season, will then travel to Edmonton for two games against the Oilers on Jan. 16 and 18, and finish with a three-game series against the Canucks in Vancouver.
They will get a five-day break following their return before beginning a seven-game homestand where they will host the Calgary Flames twice, the Canucks twice, the Ottawa Senators, Maple Leafs and Oilers at the Bell Centre from Jan. 28 to Feb. 11.
Regional health authorities in Canada have yet to approve the NHL'S plans for Canadian teams.
Joining the North Division for the season, Montreal will play the Leafs and Senators 10 times each, and face the four western Canadian teams nine times each.
Montreal will conclude the season with a three-game series in
Toronto May 3-8.
The Canadiens' training camp is slated to begin on Jan. 3 at a location to be determined.
In other Canadiens news on Wednesday, general manager Marc Bergevin announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Michael Frolik on a one-way, one-year contract for US$750,000.
Frolik, 32, had six goals and eight assists in 57 games in 2019-20 with the Calgary Flames and Buffalo Sabres. The right-winger, a native of Kladno, Czech Republic, had 159 goals and 225 assists in 850 career
NHL games with Florida, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Winnipeg Jets, Calgary and Buffalo.
Frolik was selected in the first
round (10th overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.