If you’ve been trudging through the heat of summer, fantasizing about the cold of the ice rink and anxiously awaiting the start of hockey season, it’s almost time. NHL teams will begin season training camps in just over a month on September 12^th. Teams will hit the ice for several weeks’ worth of grueling, exhausting pre-season practice and workouts. What goes on in this short preseason period can set the stage for the entire season. Just 9 days after training camps begin, the 2010-2011 preseason games will begin on September 21^st. At 7:00 p.m. that night, hockey fans around the country will tune in for the first four games of the season. Columbus will play at Atlanta, Carolina will host Florida, New Jersey will travel to Philadelphia, and Toronto will takes on Ottawa with the home rink advantage. The excitement won’t end there, with 5 more games following throughout the evening. The weather may be starting to cool down but inside these arenas things are just starting to heat up. Two weeks later, the regular season will begin on Thursday October 7^th. That weekend, packed full of opening games, is what every hockey fan has been spent the entire summer waiting for.For fans interested in following the progress of their team through training camp, many teams offer web cam videos inside the arenas to keep you up to date with the team’s progress. The NHL website has information regarding each team’s training camp location, preseason information and ticket sales. You can also follow all the latest news and videos of what’s going on in the league.