5.1. Regular Season

The GFHL Regular Season will ~~last~~begin 20concurrently ~~weeks from~~with the start of the NHL ~~season.~~season on September 29, 2026. The schedule will be automatically set by Fantrax. Matchups follow the NHL weekly schedule. Each matchup will run for 7 days, beginning each Monday and ending on the following Sunday, with the exceptions of week 1 which starts on Tuesday, ~~Oct.~~Sep. ~~10,~~29, and ends on Sunday, Oct. ~~22;~~11; and the period containing the All-Star break (~~Jan.~~Feb. 291 - Feb. 4)7), which will be merged with the following week (Feb. 58 - Feb. ~~11)~~14). This amounts to a total of 18 scoring periods during the regular season.