May 2-18 -- IIHF world hockey championship, Quebec City and Halifax, Nova Scotia. June 9 -- Last possible day for Stanley Cup finals. June 12 -- NHL awards show at Toronto. June 15 -- Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration. June 20-21 -- NHL draft, Ottawa. July 1 -- Free agency begins. July 5 -- Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration. July 6 -- Deadline for club-elected salary arbitration. July 20-Aug. 4 -- Salary arbitration hearings held. Aug. 6 -- Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered.
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