OHL 2026 Preseason Schedule: Full Dates, Matchups, Times and Venues
The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) has announced its 2026 preseason schedule, featuring 53 exhibition games from August 28 to September 13.
All 20 OHL teams will compete during the preseason, with a mix of division rivalries, community events, and special cross-league matchups against teams from the WHL and QMJHL.
The London Knights will face the WHL’s Victoria Royals in a historic home-and-home series on September 4 and 5. The Saginaw Spirit will also compete in a three-game series against the QMJHL’s Newfoundland Regiment.
OHL 2026 Preseason Schedule, Dates, Start Times
August 28, Friday
Saginaw Spirit vs Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL), 7:00 PM NT / 5:30 PM ET
Peterborough Petes vs Guelph Storm, 7:00 PM
Erie Otters vs London Knights, 7:00 PM
August 29, Saturday
Oshawa Generals vs Owen Sound Attack, 1:00 PM
Saginaw Spirit vs Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL), 4:00 PM NT / 2:30 PM ET
Erie Otters vs London Knights, 4:00 PM
Brantford Bulldogs vs Barrie Colts, 7:30 PM
August 30, Sunday
Oshawa Generals vs Brantford Bulldogs, 12:30 PM
Ottawa 67’s vs Kingston Frontenacs, 2:00 PM
Sarnia Sting vs Kitchener Rangers, 2:00 PM
North Bay Battalion vs Brampton Steelheads, 4:00 PM
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs Windsor Spitfires, 4:05 PM
Owen Sound Attack vs Barrie Colts, 7:00 PM
August 31, Monday
Barrie Colts vs Sudbury Wolves, 6:30 PM
Saginaw Spirit vs Newfoundland Regiment (QMJHL), 7:00 PM NT / 5:30 PM ET
September 2, Wednesday
Brantford Bulldogs vs Guelph Storm, 6:30 PM
North Bay Battalion vs Owen Sound Attack, 7:00 PM
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL) vs Sudbury Wolves, 7:00 PM
September 3, Thursday
Oshawa Generals vs Niagara IceDogs, 7:00 PM
Sarnia Sting vs Peterborough Petes, 7:00 PM
September 4, Friday
Niagara IceDogs vs Brantford Bulldogs, 7:00 PM
Brampton Steelheads vs Guelph Storm, 7:00 PM
Oshawa Generals vs Kitchener Rangers, 7:00 PM
Kingston Frontenacs vs Ottawa 67’s, 7:00 PM
London Knights vs Victoria Royals (WHL), 7:05 PM PT / 10:05 PM ET
Sudbury Wolves vs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 7:07 PM
September 5, Saturday
Barrie Colts vs Owen Sound Attack, 2:00 PM
Guelph Storm vs Brampton Steelheads, 4:00 PM
Peterborough Petes vs Ottawa 67’s, 4:00 PM
Erie Otters vs Saginaw Spirit, 4:00 PM
Windsor Spitfires vs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 4:00 PM
London Knights vs Victoria Royals (WHL), 4:05 PM PT / 7:05 PM ET
Flint Firebirds vs Sarnia Sting, 7:05 PM
September 6, Sunday
Erie Otters vs Kitchener Rangers, 2:00 PM
Brantford Bulldogs vs Niagara IceDogs, 2:00 PM
Sudbury Wolves vs North Bay Battalion, 2:00 PM
Oshawa Generals vs Saginaw Spirit, 6:00 PM
September 7, Monday
Saginaw Spirit vs Kitchener Rangers, 2:00 PM
September 10, Thursday
Sarnia Sting vs London Knights, 7:00 PM
Brampton Steelheads vs Owen Sound Attack, 7:00 PM
September 11, Friday
Barrie Colts vs Brampton Steelheads, 7:00 PM
Guelph Storm vs Brantford Bulldogs, 7:00 PM
Niagara IceDogs vs Erie Otters, 7:00 PM
Windsor Spitfires vs Flint Firebirds, 7:00 PM
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs Sudbury Wolves, 7:05 PM
London Knights vs Sarnia Sting, 7:05 PM
September 12, Saturday
Owen Sound Attack vs North Bay Battalion, 4:00 PM
Niagara IceDogs vs Peterborough Petes, 7:00 PM
Flint Firebirds vs Windsor Spitfires, 7:00 PM
Kitchener Rangers vs Barrie Colts, 7:30 PM
September 13, Sunday
Saginaw Spirit vs Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, 2:07 PM
Kingston Frontenacs vs Sudbury Wolves, 4:00 PM
Niagara IceDogs vs Oshawa Generals, 4:05 PM
The OHL 2026 preseason will give teams valuable preparation before the regular season, with young players competing for roster spots and clubs building chemistry ahead of the new campaign.
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