The 2025 NHL training camps generally start around mid-September. Specifically:
- The Philadelphia Flyers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Winnipeg Jets, San Jose Sharks, Chicago Blackhawks, and Colorado Avalanche all begin their 2025 training camps on Thursday, September 18, 2025 , with players reporting for physicals or on-ice sessions mostly starting that day or a day earlier for physicals.
- Columbus Blue Jackets players report Wednesday, September 17, for physicals with on-ice practice beginning September 18.
- The preseason games typically begin shortly after the training camps open, around September 21, 2025.
So, the official start for most NHL teams' 2025 training camps is September 18, with some teams holding reporting or physicals a day earlier (September 17).
