Key dates in the Elite Ice Hockey League calendar for the 2017/18 season:
Challenge Cup Begins - Saturday 2nd September 2017
Regular Season Begins - Saturday 9th September 2017
Challenge Cup Final - Sunday March 4th 2018 at Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff
End of Regular Season - Sunday 25th March 2018
Playoff Quarter Finals - Saturday March 31st and Sunday April 1st 2018
Playoff Final Weekend 2018 - Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th April 2018 at Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham
World Championships Warm Up Game - Team GB vs Lithuania - Saturday 14th April 2018 at Planet Ice Milton Keynes
World Championships Warm Up Game - Team GB vs Lithuania - Sunday 15th April 2018 at The Skydome, Coventry
IIHF World Championships (Division 1A) - 22nd to 28th April 2018 in Budapest, Hungary.