| 2016 Events | |
|---|---|
| December 11 Sunday | Half-Day Trade Window (9 am - 12 pm ET): No trades involving players will be permitted after 12 pm ET up until the conclusion of the Expansion Draft — Transfer tracker |
| December 12 Monday | Expansion Draft Protected Player list and Free Agents list released. |
| December 13 Tuesday | Expansion Draft (2 pm ET) — Draft results |
| December 14 Wednesday | Waiver Draft player list released |
| December 15 Thursday | Waiver Draft (3 pm ET) — Draft results Beginning at 5 pm ET, clubs may no longer sign or trade their own Re-Entry Draft eligible players (player-trade blackout window) Re-Entry Draft Stage 1 players list released |
| December 16 Friday | Re-Entry Draft - Stage 1 (3 pm ET) — Draft results |
| December 21 Wednesday | Starting at 11 am ET, clubs may no longer sign or trade their own Re-Entry Draft eligible players (player-trade blackout window) Re-Entry Draft Stage 2 players list released |
| December 22 Thursday | Re-Entry Draft - Stage 2 (3 pm ET) — Draft results |
| 2017 Events | |
|---|---|
| January 7-12 Sat. - Thu. | 2017 adidas MLS Player Combine |
| January 13 Friday | 2017 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas |
| January 23 Monday | 2017 MLS preseason begins |
