​​Monday, June 22nd: OFFSEASON OFFICIALLY BEGINS!

Ratings Posted and Updated, Full Trading Opens, Rulebook Updated, Initial Retirements/Deactivations, and More!

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Wednesday, June 24th: Award Voting/Exit Poll sent to all GMs

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Tuesday, June 30th (11:59pm ET): Cut-off for 2026 retirements and overseas signings/other deactivations

Wednesday, July 1st: Signing Bonus Payments due to owed players (click here - see "Signing Bonus Owed" tab!)

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Wednesday, July 1st: Limited In-Season UFA period begins

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​Monday, July 6th: Awards Announced on Awards Page​

Monday, July 6th: Offseason Coach Re-Sign Period opens​​​

Saturday, July 11th (12:00pm ET): Offseason Coach Re-Sign Period ends

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Monday, July 13th: ELC Signing Period (details will be shared via email!)

Friday, July 17th (8pm ET): All ELC offers must be submitted by this date & time!

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Saturday, July 18th: RFA Re-signing Period begins​

Tuesday, July 21st (8pm ET): RFA Re-signing Period ends

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Wednesday, July 22nd: Offer Sheet Period begins (details will be shared via email!)​

Saturday, July 25th (8pm ET): Deadline to submit Offer Sheets; Offer Sheets and RFA offers posted

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Sunday, July 26th (3pm ET): BEARD Hockey Entry Draft (at least 3 rounds live)

Mon/Tue, July 26/27th: Remaining Entry Draft picks via Discord posting

Wednesday, July 29th (8pm ET): Deadline to respond to Offer Sheets​

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Thursday, July 30th: Limited In-Season UFA period ends (all UFAs removed from rosters)

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Saturday, August 1st: Offseason UFA period begins!​

Saturday, August 8th: Offseason Coach UFA period begins!

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Monday, August 17th: Offseason Review Period Begins (3-5 sentences, effort; all submitting teams split $64M in cash!)

Sunday, August 23rd: Offseason Review Period Ends (monies paid that night)

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TBA: Preseason schedule released!

TBA: Regular Season schedule released!

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​TBA: PRESEASON FILES POSTED ON SITE!

TBA: PRESEASON BEGINS! (3 games per team over 5 nights - no rest days, no farm games)

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TBA: Preseason Games Conclude 10/4

TBA: Cap Compliant Deadline (8pm ET) - NO EXCEPTIONS! 10/5

TBA: Website changeover to Reg Season mode (by 10pm ET)​ 10/5

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TBA: Team Preview Window - articles previewing your club ($$ awarded - details on Discord!) 10/5

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TBA: REGULAR SEASON BEGINS!​​​ 10/7

TBA: Team Preview Window ends (8pm ET); $$ awards given to participating clubs 10/10

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TBA: NO SIM (American Thanksgiving - rest day simmed)

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Tuesday, December 1st (10pm ET): All UFA No-Trade Clauses are removed!

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Thursday, December 24th & Friday, December 25th: NO SIM (Christmas Break - 3 rest days simmed)

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NOW: Regular season pause (after games simmed; all break rest days simmed)

NOW: BEARD Hockey Bracket Challenge bracket announced

Monday, February 9th: BEARD Hockey Bracket Challenge Week 1 games
Monday, February 16th: BEARD Hockey Bracket Challenge Week 2 games
Monday, February 23rd: BEARD Hockey Bracket Challenge Loser Championship
Tuesday, February 24th: BEARD Hockey Bracket Challenge Main Championship

Wednesday, February 25th: Regular season resumes

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NOW: In-Season UFA Program BEGINS! (10:00pm ET) January 9th

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Sunday, March 8th: BEARD Hockey Trade Deadline Day Spectacular (details to come!)

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Thursday, April 16th: FINAL DAY OF REGULAR SEASON!

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Friday, April 17th (8pm ET): In-Season UFA Program Ends (will return for a period of time after playoffs!)

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Sunday, May 3rd: 2026 BEARD Hockey Draft Lottery!

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NOW: 2026 BEARD HOCKEY PLAYOFFS BEGIN!  April 20th

NOW: Limited Trading Opens!​

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Friday, June 5th: 2026 BEARD HOCKEY Stanley Cup & Calder Cup Finals Begin!

Thursday, June 11th: Stanley Cup & Calder Cup Finals Conclude