OHL Championship Series 2026 Schedule, Who's Playing in OHL Finals, Results, Date, Times, TV How to watch, Scores

TORONTO – The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has officially announced the schedule for the 2026 OHL Championship Series presented by Nissan. The League’s top two teams will battle for the 114th J. Ross Robertson Cup, with all the highly anticipated action set to be broadcast on TSN and streaming live on FloHockey.

– The Kitchener Rangers fell behind the Windsor Spitfires 3-0 in Game 5 of the Western Conference Championship Series presented by Nissan, but resilience won the day as the Blueshirts battled back to prevail on an overtime winner off the stick of Dylan Edwards. The Rangers came out on top 5-4, capturing their first Wayne Gretzky Trophy as the OHL’s Western Conference Champions since 2008.

– Ben Hrebik was remarkable once again, building-off a 54-save performance in Game 6 with a 40-save shutout in Game 7, backstopping the Barrie Colts to a 5-0 win over the Brantford Bulldogs. The win secures the Bobby Orr Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions as the Colts overcame a 3-1 series deficit to advance to the OHL Championship Series presented by Nissan where they will face the Kitchener Rangers.

The stage is currently being set in the penultimate round of the playoffs, as four teams vie for their spot in the Championship Series.

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Who is playing in the OHL Championship Series 2026?

Western Conference Championship Series (Wayne Gretzky Trophy): The Kitchener Rangers beat the Windsor Spitfires to wins the Wayne Gretzky Trophy As the Rangers Clinched the Seven game series 4-1 Advances to the WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.

Eastern Conference Championship Series (Bobby Orr Trophy): The Barrie Colts defeated the Brantford Bulldogs to wins the Bobby Orr Trophy, as the Barrie wins the Seven Game series by 4-3 and Advance to EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Regardless of which two teams advance to the final round, the dates for the championship clash are locked in.

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When is the Game 1 of OHL Championship Series? Time, TV Sxhedule to watch Live

The Barrie Colts face the Kitchener Rangers in Game 1 of the OHL Championship Series presented by Nissan on Wednesday at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium, beginning at 7:00pm. Watch the game live on TSN or streaming online on FloHockey.

2026 OHL Championship Series Schedule, Results, Date, Start-Times, TV Channel, How to watch

All games of the 2026 OHL Championship Series presented by Nissan will be broadcast on TSN and streamed live on FloHockey.

The schedule for the 2026 OHL Championship Series presented by Nissan is as follows:

Kitchener Rangers vs . Barrie Colts

Game 1: Barrie vs Kitchener — 7:00 PM, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Game 2: Barrie vs Kitchener — 7:00 PM, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Game 3: Kitchener vs Barrie — 6:00 PM, Sadlon Arena

Game 4: Kitchener vs Barrie — 7:00 PM, Sadlon Arena

Game 5: Barrie vs Kitchener — 7:00 PM, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Game 6: Kitchener vs Barrie — 6:00 PM, Sadlon Arena

Game 7: Barrie vs Kitchener — TBD, Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Host cities and game locations has been finalized after Game 7 between the Barrie Colts and Brantford Bulldogs in Brantford at 7:00pm on FloHockey, with the Kitchener Rangers already crowned Western Conference champions and awaiting the winner.

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