Trade Deadline - Friday January 16th, 2026 at 11:59 PM Toronto Time -
Last Free Agent Bidding - Sunday Feb 1st, 2026
Rosters Expand and Farm Players Can Be Used Starting Monday Feb 2nd, 2026
Also a change in how long farm players can be used during the start of the season due to some 5 NHL game nights being used. The last game that farm players can be used is Wednesday Nov 5th 2025.