OHL unveils 2025 preseason schedule, northern teams to feature prominently

OHL pre-season starts Aug. 29 with 18 neutral-site games. North Bay faces Owen Sound in Collingwood Aug. 31 and Sudbury plays the Soo at home the same day.

The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has released its 2025 preseason schedule, featuring 50 games across Ontario from August 29 to Sept. 14, with northern Ontario’s three teams – the North Bay Battalion, Sudbury Wolves and Soo Greyhounds – set for early action.

The preseason will include 18 neutral-site games, including a matchup between the Battalion and Owen Sound Attack on August 31 in Collingwood, while the Wolves and Greyhounds face off the same day in Sault Ste. Marie.

As a result of the neutral-site games, hockey fans in Timmins will get to see a live OHL game in their community on Sept. 3, the Sudbury Wolves will host the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League’s Rouyn-Noranda Huskies at the McIntyre Arena.

The 2025-26 regular season opens Sept. 18, with the Battalion hosting the Oshawa Generals at North Bay’s Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens. The Wolves and Greyhounds begin their campaigns the following night, with Sudbury hosting North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie welcoming the Saginaw Spirit.

A preseason showcase will also take place over Labour Day weekend at Kitchener’s Memorial Auditorium, with four additional neutral-site locations yet to be announced.

The full pre-season and regular season schedules can be found on the Canadian Hockey League website.