NHL season to kick off in North America with nationally televised tripleheader | NHL.com

The North American portion of the 2024-25 season begins Tuesday, the first steps of a nine-month thrill ride that will end with the coronation of the 2025 Stanley Cup champion.Along the way, there will be thrills and spills and highlights almost beyond the ability to imagine.It all has to begin somewhere and that somewhere is with a tripleheader on national television across North America on the networks of ESPN and Sportsnet.The action starts in the Pacific Northwest when the Seattle Kraken host the St Louis Blues at Climate Pledge Arena (4:30 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN360, TVAS) in what will be a historic night for Seattle assistant coach Jessica Campbell, who will become the first woman to serve in a behind-the-bench coaching capacity in NHL history.Dan Bylsma, who won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh in 2009 as a rookie head coach, also is new as Kraken head coach.Next, the Florida Panthers will celebrate their 2024 Stanley Cup victory for the final time, raising their championship bann...