Blackhawks schedule features ‘bye week’ in February

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Patrick Kane and the Blackhawks open the season Oct. 12 against the Blues. (Getty Images)

The Blackhawks will open next season against the team that ended this one, as they host the St. Louis Blues in the season-opener on Oct. 12.

The NHL released the full schedule on Tuesday, and thanks to a late start due to the World Cup of Hockey, and the newly instituted “bye week” for each team — the latter a concession made to players for the 3-on-3 format of the All-Star game. The Hawks will have a well-timed break, getting Feb. 12-17 off after their six-game ice-show trip. The circus trip is a seven-game jaunt through Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, San Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles.

There are 13 sets of back-to-back games for the Hawks.

The full schedule is here.

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