DETROIT -- The Red Wings today announced their 2009-10 schedule. The Wings open the regular-season in Stockholm, Sweden with a “home-and-home” series vs. the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 2 and 3.

The home schedule at Joe Louis Arena begins with a pair of exciting contests against last season’s Western Conference finalists Chicago Blackhawks and last season’s Hart Trophy winner Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

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Following last season’s exciting Winter Classic at Wrigley Field on New Year's Day, Detroit returns to its traditional New Year’s Eve home game when they host the Colorado Avalanche at Joe Louis Arena.

Other highlights include a two-game rematch of the Stanley Cup finals vs. Pittsburgh (Jan. 31 at Mellon Arena and Mar. 22 at JLA) and a total of 15 Friday and Saturday home games.

The Wings will play nine preseason games, including one that will take them more than 3,900 miles from home against the defending Swedish Elite League champion Farjestads BK in Karlstad, Sweden.

The Wings' preseason finale in Sweden on Sept. 30 is part of the team's two-game NHL regular-season opener against the St. Louis Blues. The regular-season games will be played Oct. 2-3 at Globe Arena in Stockholm.

Detroit's other eight preseason games are against five Eastern Conference teams. The Wings will play home-and-away against Philadelphia, Toronto and the New York Rangers. They will also face off against Buffalo (Sept. 19) and Pittsburgh (Sept. 27) at JLA.

Detroit opens the preseason against the Flyers on Sept. 16 at Joe Louis Arena.

On-sale dates for individual preseason games have not yet been announced.

Fans can still lock in the lowest available prices for the 2009-10 season by becoming a Red Wings' season-ticket holder. To select your plan, call the Ticket Sales and Service Department at 313-396-7575.

Red Wings 2009-10 Regular-Season Schedule
Dates	Day	Times (ET)	Opponents	Venues	TV / Radio	Tickets
Oct 2	Friday	3 p.m.	St. Louis	Globe Arena	Versus, CBC / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 3	Saturday	3 p.m.	St. Louis	Globe Arena	Versus, CBC / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 8	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Chicago	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Oct 10	Saturday	7 p.m.	Washington	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Oct 13	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Buffalo	HSBC Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 15	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	LA Kings	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Oct 17	Saturday	7 p.m.	Colorado	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Oct 22	Thursday	10 p.m.	Phoenix	Jobing.com Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 24	Saturday	9 p.m.	Colorado	Pepsi Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 27	Tuesday	10 p.m.	Vancouver	GM Place	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 29	Thursday	9:30 p.m.	Edmonton	Rexall Place	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Oct 31	Saturday	10 p.m.	Calgary	Saddledome	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 3	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Boston	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 5	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	San Jose	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 7	Saturday	7 p.m.	Toronto	Air Canada Centre	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 11	Wednesday	7 p.m.	Columbus	Nationwide Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 12	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Vancouver	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 14	Saturday	7 p.m.	Anaheim	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 18	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	Dallas	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 20	Friday	7:30 p.m.	Florida	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 21	Saturday	7 p.m.	Montreal	Molson Centre	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 23	Monday	7 p.m.	Nashville	Sommet Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 25	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	Atlanta	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 27	Friday	7 p.m.	Calgary	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Nov 28	Saturday	8 p.m.	St. Louis	Scottrade Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Nov 30	Monday	7:30 p.m.	Dallas	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 3	Thursday	7 p.m.	Edmonton	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 5	Saturday	7 p.m.	New Jersey	Prudential Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 6	Sunday	7 p.m.	NY Rangers	Madison Square Garden	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 9	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	St. Louis	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 11	Friday	7:30 p.m.	Anaheim	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 12	Saturday	8 p.m.	Nashville	Sommet Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 14	Monday	7:30 p.m.	Phoenix	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 17	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Tampa Bay	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 19	Saturday	3 p.m.	Dallas	American Airlines Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 20	Sunday	7 p.m.	Chicago	United Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 23	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	Chicago	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 26	Saturday	7 p.m.	Columbus	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Dec 28	Monday	7 p.m.	Columbus	Nationwide Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Dec 31	Thursday	7 p.m.	Colorado	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 2	Saturday	8 p.m.	Phoenix	Jobing.com Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 5	Tuesday	10 p.m.	Anaheim	Honda Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 7	Thursday	10:30 p.m.	LA Kings	Staples Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 9	Saturday	10:30 p.m.	San Jose	HP Pavilion	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 12	Tuesday	7 p.m.	NY Islanders	Nassau Coliseum	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 14	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Carolina	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 16	Saturday	2 p.m.	Dallas	American Airlines Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 17	Sunday	3 p.m.	Chicago	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 19	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Washington	Verizon Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 21	Thursday	8 p.m.	Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 23	Saturday	7 p.m.	LA Kings	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 26	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Phoenix	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 27	Wednesday	8 p.m.	Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Jan 29	Friday	7:30 p.m.	Nashville	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Jan 31	Sunday	3 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Mellon Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Feb 2	Tuesday	10:30 p.m.	San Jose	HP Pavilion	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Feb 3	Wednesday	10 p.m.	Anaheim	Honda Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Feb 6	Saturday	4 p.m.	LA Kings	Staples Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Feb 9	Tuesday	8 p.m.	St. Louis	Scottrade Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Feb 11	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	San Jose	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Feb 13	Saturday	7 p.m.	Ottawa	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 1	Monday	9 p.m.	Colorado	Pepsi Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 3	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	Vancouver	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 5	Friday	7:30 p.m.	Nashville	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 7	Sunday	7 p.m.	Chicago	United Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 9	Tuesday	7 p.m.	Calgary	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 11	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 13	Saturday	7 p.m.	Buffalo	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 15	Monday	9:30 p.m.	Calgary	Saddledome	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 19	Friday	9:30 p.m.	Edmonton	Rexall Place	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 20	Saturday	10 p.m.	Vancouver	GM Place	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 22	Monday	7 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 24	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	St. Louis	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 26	Friday	7:30 p.m.	Minnesota	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Mar 27	Saturday	8 p.m.	Nashville	Sommet Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Mar 30	Tuesday	7:30 p.m.	Edmonton	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Apr 1	Thursday	7:30 p.m.	Columbus	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Apr 3	Saturday	2 p.m.	Nashville	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Apr 4	Sunday	12:30 p.m.	Philadelphia	Wachovia Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Apr 7	Wednesday	7:30 p.m.	Columbus	Joe Louis Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket	Tickets
Apr 9	Friday	7 p.m.	Columbus	Nationwide Arena	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket
Apr 11	Sunday	3 p.m.	Chicago	United Center	TBA / 97.1 The Ticket