Apparently the NHL in its infinite wisdom just doesn’t understand that your season should not be 9 months long. The NHL released its dates for the Stanley Cup Finals. There are two scenarios with which the Finals could end, it depends on when the third round of the playoffs end. One has game 7 being played on June 12th, the other has game 7 being played on June 16. Do we really need hockey in June?

Courtesy CBC.ca

 Stanley Cup final dates set:


The top seed will host the first two games of the Stanley Cup final on back-to-back nights, according to two scheduling scenarios put forth by the NHL.



If the third round of the playoffs ends on or before May 26, the top seed will host the first two games of the final on May 29 and 30, and then hit the road for Game 3 and 4 on June 2 and 4.



Games 5, 6, and 7 — if necessary — will take place on June 6, 9 and 12.



All games will begin at 8 p.m. ET.



If the third round of the playoffs ends after May 26, the top seed will host the first two games of the final on June 5 and 6, before the series shifts to the other city for Games 3 and 4 on June 8 and 10.



Games 5, 6, and 7 would be played on June 12, 14 and 16.



Under this scenario, all games will begin at 8 p.m. ET, with the exception of Game 6, which would begin at 5 p.m. ET.

Think about it who really is going to watch hockey in June unless your team is in the finals. Another thing is hockey season starts in October and will not end until June. That means hockey is nine months long. Think about that, it takes just as long for the NHL season to come to an end as it takes a women to get pregnant and give birth. If you ask a pregnant woman she will most likely say nine months is way to long. Unfortunately for the woman you can’t shorten the time, but the NHL can.

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