 And February the 27th, former Lightning captain Stephen Stamkos will visit Tampa for the first time with his new team, Nashville, October the 28th. New season opens on October 4th and 5th in the Czech Republic between the Sabres and the Devils. It closes with a six-game slate on April the 17th. It's word out of the Mountain West Conference, Utah State. Their football coach, Blake Anderson, is out after an investigation of sexual misconduct and domestic violence. That is at Utah State.