2025–26 OHL season
| 2025–26 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason August 2025 – September 2025 Regular season September 18, 2025 – March 22, 2026 Playoffs March 26, 2026 – May 2026 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV YourTV TSN |
| 2025–26 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2025 – May 2026 QMJHL September 2025 – May 2026 WHL September 2025 – May 2026 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
The 2025–26 OHL season will be the 46th season of operation (45th season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league will play a 68-game regular season which will begin on September 18, 2025 and conclude on March 22, 2026. The post-season will begin on March 26, 2026 and conclude in May 2026.
The team who wins the championship will win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2026 Memorial Cup, which will be hosted by the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League. The tournament will be held at Prospera Place in Kelowna, British Columbia.[1]
Off-season
Interleague schedule
On June 3, the OHL and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League announced four interleague games between the two leagues.
The Ottawa 67's will host the Gatineau Olympiques on January 16 at TD Place Arena before making the trip to Gatineau, Quebec to face the Olympiques at Centre Slush Puppie.
The Sudbury Wolves will host the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at the Sudbury Community Arena on January 14. The two clubs will faceoff again in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec eleven days later at Aréna Glencore on January 25.[2]
Rivalry week
On June 13, the OHL announced its first ever OHL Rivalry Week, as it highlights intense matchups in a four-day window from October 16 until October 19. The matchups will feature a home-and-home between two familiar opponents.[3]
The matchups will include:
- Barrie Colts vs. North Bay Battalion
- Brampton Steelheads vs. Brantford Bulldogs
- Erie Otters vs. Niagara IceDogs
- Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit
- Guelph Storm vs. Owen Sound Attack
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Ottawa 67's
- Kitchener Rangers vs. London Knights
- Oshawa Generals vs. Peterborough Petes
- Sarnia Sting vs. Windsor Spitfires
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Sudbury Wolves
Pre-season
On July 7, 2025, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2025–26 season. In total, there will be 50 preseason games which will begin on August 29th and conclude on September 14th.
This years schedule has a pre-season showcase at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium over Labour Day weekend that included the host team, the Kitchener Rangers, as well as the Brantford Bulldogs, Oshawa Generals and Saginaw Spirit.
Neutral site games include:
- Oshawa Generals vs. Saginaw Spirit at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 29th.
- Saginaw Spirit vs. Brantford Bulldogs at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario on August 30th.
- Erie Otters vs. Peterborough Petes (location TBA) on August 30th.
- North Bay Battalion vs. Owen Sound Attack at Eddie Bush Memorial Arena in Collingwood, Ontario on August 31st.
- Erie Otters vs. Peterborough Petes (location TBA) on August 31st.
- Brantford Bulldogs vs. Guelph Storm at the North Dumfries Community Complex in Ayr, Ontario on September 1st.
- Rouyn-Noranda Huskies vs. Sudbury Wolves at McIntyre Arena in Timmins, Ontario on September 3rd.
- Windsor Spitfires vs. Flint Firebirds at Flint Iceland Arena in Flint, Michigan on September 5th.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Ottawa 67's (location TBA) on September 5th.
- North Bay Battalion vs. Sarnia Sting at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre in Midland, Ontario on September 5th.
- London Knights vs. Erie Otters at the Western Fair Sports Centre in London, Ontario on September 6th.
- Barrie Colts vs. Sarnia Sting at the North Simcoe Sports & Recreation Centre in Midland, Ontario on September 6th.
- Barrie Colts vs. Owen Sound Attack at The Plex in Port Elgin, Ontario on September 7th.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Peterborough Petes (location TBA) on September 7th.
- Windsor Spitfires vs. Saginaw Spirit at Chatham Memorial Arena in Chatham, Ontario on September 7th.
- Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Saginaw Spirit at Midland Civic Arena in Midland, Michigan on September 12th.
- Flint Firebirds vs. Erie Otters at William Allman Memorial Arena in Stratford, Ontario on September 12th.
- Kitchener Rangers vs. Windsor Spitfires at the Atlas Tube Recreation Centre in Lakeshore, Ontario on September 13th.
- Flint Firebirds vs. Windsor Spitfires at Vollmer Arena in La Salle, Ontario on September 14th.
- Kingston Frontenacs vs. Sudbury Wolves at Stouffville Arena in Stouffville, Ontario on September 14th.
OHL training camps begin in late August in preparation of the 2025-26 season, which will begin on September 18, 2025.[4]
Regular season
Season standings
Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against;
PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Eastern conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrie Colts | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brantford Bulldogs | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brampton Steelheads | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Bay Battalion | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oshawa Generals | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ottawa 67's | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Peterborough Petes | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Flint Firebirds | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Guelph Storm | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | London Knights | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Saginaw Spirit | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sarnia Sting | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Windsor Spitfires | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game
The top NHL entry draft eligible prospects will participate in the Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects Game on January 14, 2026 at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario in a matchup of the Eastern Conference against the Western Conference.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Kelowna selected to host the 2026 Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
- ^ "67's, Wolves to face QMJHL opponents in 2025-26". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "Get ready for Rivalry Week starting October 16th!". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
- ^ "OHL Announces 2025 Preseason Schedule". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
- ^ "Peterborough to host 2026 Connor McDavid OHL Top Prospects game". PTBO Today. Retrieved May 24, 2025.