Sudbury Wolves to take on North Bay Battalion in 2025-26 home opener
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OHL officials announced home openers for all 20 member teams on Thursday, with the Wolves set to welcome the North Bay Battalion to Sudbury Community Arena for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop.
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Full regular-season schedules are to be released on Monday, the league said in a media release.
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A 680-game season opens on Sept. 18, when the Battalion host to the Oshawa Generals at 7 p.m., while the Peterborough Petes welcome the Brampton Steelheads at 7:05 p.m.
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Opening-week action continues on the 19th, with a total of eight home openers on the schedule, including a banner-raising night for the 2025 OHL- and Memorial Cup-champion London Knights.
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Five more teams are to open the home portion of their schedules on Sept. 20 before two more do so on Sept. 21.
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An additional three teams, including Flint, Owen Sound and Ottawa will hold home openers the following weekend.
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2025-26 OHL home openers
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– Thurs., September 18: North Bay Battalion (vs. Oshawa) 7 p.m.
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– Thurs., September 18: Peterborough Petes (vs. Brampton) 7:05 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Brampton Steelheads (vs. Niagara) 7 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: London Knights (vs. Owen Sound) 7 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Kitchener Rangers (vs. Brantford) 7 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Kingston Frontenacs (vs. Ottawa) 7:05 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Sarnia Sting (vs. Windsor) 7:05 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Sudbury Wolves (vs. North Bay) 7:05 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Guelph Storm (vs. Erie) 7:07 p.m.
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– Fri., September 19: Soo Greyhounds (vs. Saginaw) 7:07 p.m.
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– Sat., September 20: Brantford Bulldogs (vs. Peterborough) 7 p.m.
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– Sat., September 20: Erie Otters (vs. Kitchener) 7 p.m.
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– Sat. September 20: Saginaw Spirit (vs. Flint) 7:05 p.m.
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– Sat. September 20: Windsor Spitfires (vs. London) 7:05 p.m.
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– Sat. September 20: Barrie Colts (vs. Guelph) 7:30 p.m.
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– Sun., September 21: Niagara IceDogs (vs. Sudbury) 2 p.m.
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– Sun., September 21: Oshawa Generals (vs. Kingston) 6:05 p.m.
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