May 5 – NHL Draft Lottery
May 9-25 – IIHF Men’s World Championship (Stockholm, Sweden & Herning, Denmark)
May 22-June 1 – 2025 CHL Memorial Cup (Sun Life Financial Coliseum, Rimouski, QC)
June 1-7 – 2025 NHL Scouting Combine (LECOM Harborcenter, Buffalo, N.Y.)
June 15* – Deadline for first club-elected salary arbitration notification (5 p.m. ET) *later of June 15 or 48 hours after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Final
June 15* – First Buyout period begins June 15 or 48 hours after the playoffs end and the buyout period ends June 30.
June 23 – Last possible day for 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs
June 27 – Round 1 of the NHL Entry Draft
June 28 – Rounds 2-7 of the NHL Entry Draft
June 30 – Qualifying offers to RFA’s are due. Offers can not be accepted prior to July 1.
July 1 – Free agency begins (12 p.m. ET)
July 5 – Deadline for player-elected salary arbitration notification (5 pm EST)
July 6 – Deadline for second club-elected salary arbitration notification (5 pm EST)
July 15 – Qualifying offers expire unless extended by the team in writing. The team maintains rights to the player even though the offer expires.
July 20-Aug. 4 – Salary arbitration hearings held
August 6 – Deadline for salary arbitration decisions to be rendered
Bruins eligible for arbitration: Morgan Geekie, John Beecher, Marat Khusnutdinov, Jakub Lauko, Mason Lohrei, Oliver Wahlstrom, Georgii Merkulov, John Farinacci, Jaxon Nelson, Trevor Kuntar, Daniil Misyul, Drew Bavaro, Ian Mitchell.
Teams that have one or more players file for arbitration are awarded a second buyout window whether the contract is settled beforehand or arbitration is awarded. That window is open for 48 hours beginning three days after the settlement or award. Only contracts with an AAV of $4 million or more can be bought out in this second window and the player must have been on the team’s roster on the previous trade deadline day.
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