The New York Rangers are graded on the massive signings they made during 2025 NHL Free Agency to cap off the offseason.

After the NHL announced Monday that the Rangers would kick off the 2025-26 schedule on Oct. 7 at Madison Square Garden against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the league released the rest of its schedule Wednesday.

High school teams from Hastings, East Ridge, Park and St. Thomas Academy will be featured in the 20th annual iteration of the event.

A front-loaded schedule, which features 23 road games of the first 41, will lead into a second half that includes a seven-game home stand at the end of March into early April. All four meetings with the Islanders are before the March 6 trade deadline. All three meetings with the Devils are after the trade deadline.

“We are thrilled to celebrate the 20th annual Hockey Day Minnesota in Hastings,” said Minnesota Wild CEO Matt Majka. “The state-of-the-art venue and unique atmosphere provided by Hastings and United Heroes League will create an unforgettable experience for fans and participants alike."

The beginning of the NHL’s next collective bargaining agreement brings to an end the possibility that a former Zamboni driver or an accountant who plays beer league hockey could enter a game in the league.

The New York Rangers will play their sixth outdoor game during the 2025-26 season, as well as their longest homestand

It was the second time the NHL held the Broadcast Training Camp, which is part of the League's ongoing commitment to off-ice player development that began with the 2013 creation of the NHL/NHLPA Player Orientation Program.