page_title: 2012–13 NHL season
section_title: Attendance
hierarchical_section_title: 2012–13 NHL season / Attendance
caption_attribution_description: English: Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center
context_page_description: The 2012–13 NHL season was the 96th season of operation of the National Hockey League. The regular season began on January 19, 2013 and ended on April 28, 2013, with the playoffs to follow until June.
  The season start was delayed from its original October 11, 2012 date due to a lockout imposed by the NHL franchise owners after the expiration of the league's collective bargaining agreement. After a new labor agreement was reached between the owners and the National Hockey League Players' Association, training camps opened on January 13, 2013 and a 48-game season started on January 19. Similar to the 1994–95 season, the shortened regular season was limited to intra-conference competition. The season calendar opened with the 2012 NHL Entry Draft on June 22–23, 2012, held at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
caption: American Airlines Center
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