After a relatively quiet NHL offseason, the regular season has snuck onto the scene. Tuesday will bring the first official North American puck drop, so today’s Scroll is all about the season setup, the teams to watch and the storylines to know.

The gals took the ice first and now the fellas are finally crashing the boards, too. NCAA men’s hockey soft-launched last week, but the rinks are starting to heat up (not literally) today.

Fall may have just begun, but women’s hockey is getting in on winter, taking the ice over the weekend to start NCAA competition.