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Sudbury Wolves to take on North Bay Battalion in 2025-26 home opener

Article content 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. Article content Full regular-season schedules are to be released on Monday, the league said in a media release. Article content Article content Article content 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. Article content 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. Article content Five more teams are to open the home portion of their schedules on Sept. 20 before two more do so on Sept. 21. Article content An additional three teams, including Flint, Owen Sound and Ottawa will hold home openers the following weekend. Article content 2025-26 OHL home openers Article content – Thurs., September 18: North Bay Battalion (vs. Oshawa) 7 p.m. Article content – Thurs., September 18: Peterborough Petes (vs. Brampton) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Brampton Steelheads (vs. Niagara) 7 p.m. Article content Article content – Fri., September 19: London Knights (vs. Owen Sound) 7 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Kitchener Rangers (vs. Brantford) 7 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Kingston Frontenacs (vs. Ottawa) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Sarnia Sting (vs. Windsor) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Sudbury Wolves (vs. North Bay) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Guelph Storm (vs. Erie) 7:07 p.m. Article content – Fri., September 19: Soo Greyhounds (vs. Saginaw) 7:07 p.m. Article content – Sat., September 20: Brantford Bulldogs (vs. Peterborough) 7 p.m. Article content – Sat., September 20: Erie Otters (vs. Kitchener) 7 p.m. Article content – Sat. September 20: Saginaw Spirit (vs. Flint) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Sat. September 20: Windsor Spitfires (vs. London) 7:05 p.m. Article content – Sat. September 20: Barrie Colts (vs. Guelph) 7:30 p.m. Article content – Sun., September 21: Niagara IceDogs (vs. Sudbury) 2 p.m. Article content – Sun., September 21: Oshawa Generals (vs. Kingston) 6:05 p.m.