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5 months ago: Joe Sakic, right is greeted by former teammate Milan Hejduk, of the Czech Republic, after a ceremony to mark Sakic's retirement from the Colorado Avalanche before the team's home opener of the NHL season against the San Jose Sharks in Denver on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Hooray for the season finally starting last night! Only one more day until we get to see our guys in action against the Kings in LA. Until then here are some links to hold you over.

This season I'll be including links to the game wraps for the other teams from the appropriate SBNation Blogs, so check those out in the Last Night's Results section.

Coyotes Links

USA Today has an article about the Coyotes focus now turning to the fans.

The Coyotes are still doing their usual discounts. Thursday all you can eat nights, Family packs and Student and Military discounts on the night of the game.

In transactional news the team signed Colin Long to an Entry-level offer and assigned Kevin Porter to the Rampage.

League News

The Avalanche retired the Jersey of Joe Sakic last night. The ceremony included all the Avs players wearing Sacic 19 jerseys for the ceremony (pictured above). The whole thing was supposed to be carried by Versus, who a) wasn't seen in homes with Directv (GRRR) and b) chose to show "highlights" of the ceremony instead.

Last Night's Results

Toronto 3                       Canadiens 4 Leafs 3 OT Final - Pension Plan Puppets
Montreal 4   OT             Pesky Habs Trump Truculent Leafs In Rowdy Opener - Habs Eyes On The Prize

Washington 4               Recap: Capitals 4, Bruins 1 - Japers' Rink
Boston 1                        Bruins fall to Washington 4-1 in season opener - Stanley Cup of Chowder

San Jose 2                    Open Thread 2: San Jose @ Colorado - Fear The Fin
Colorado 5                     San Jose Sharks @ Colorado Avalanche GameThread, Oct 1, 2009 7:00 PM MST - Mile High Hockey

Vancouver 3                  Game 1: Flames 5 Canucks 3 - Nucks Misconduct
Calgary 5                       Season Opener Post game - Matchsticks and Gasoline

On Tonight

Florida Panthers @ Chicago Blackhawks - 9am (Played in Helsinki)

St. Louis Blues @ Detroit Red Wings - Noon (Played in Stockholm)

Philadelphia Flyers @ Carolina Hurricanes - 4pm

New York Rangers @ Pittsburgh Penguins - 4:30pm