The 2026–27 OHL season is the 47th season of operation (46th season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league is playing a 68-game regular season which began on September 17, 2026, and will conclude on March 22, 2027. The post-season will begin in March 2027, and conclude in May 2027.

The team who wins the championship will win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2027 Memorial Cup, which will be hosted by the Guelph Storm. The tournament will be held at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ontario.

Off-season Seaway shootout On April 2, the OHL announced the Seaway Shootout, a special two-game event bringing major junior hockey back to Cornwall, Ontario.

The Cornwall Civic Complex will host the Brampton Steelheads for two regular season games against the Ottawa 67's on October 16 and the Kingston Frontenacs on October 17.

Interleague schedule On June 10, the OHL and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League announced eight interleague games between the two leagues.

2026-27 OHL/QMJHL schedule Date Away Home Arena November 1 Val d'Or Foreurs North Bay Battalion Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens November 1 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Sudbury Wolves Sudbury Community Arena November 20 Ottawa 67's Gatineau Olympiques Centre Slush Puppie November 22 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Kingston Frontenacs Slush Puppie Place November 22 Gatineau Olympiques Ottawa 67's TD Place Arena January 17 Kingston Frontenacs Blainville-Boisbriand Armada Centre d'Excellence Sports Rousseau January 22 North Bay Battalion Val d'Or Foreurs Centre Agnico Eagle February 21 Sudbury Wolves Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Aréna Glencore

Rivalry week On June 10, the OHL announced the return of OHL Rivalry Week, as it highlights intense matchups in a four-day window from October 21 until October 25. The matchups featured a home-and-home between two familiar opponents.

The matchups included: Barrie Colts vs. Owen Sound Attack Brampton Steelheads vs. Brantford Bulldogs Erie Otters vs. Niagara IceDogs Flint Firebirds vs. Saginaw Spirit Guelph Storm vs. Kitchener Rangers Kingston Frontenacs vs. Ottawa 67's London Knights vs. Sarnia Sting North Bay Battalion vs. Sudbury Wolves Oshawa Generals vs. Peterborough Petes Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Windsor Spitfires

Pre-season On July 7, 2026, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2026–27 season. In total, there will be 53 preseason games which will begin on August 28 and conclude on September 13.

List of neutral site OHL pre-season games: 2026 OHL pre-season neutral site games Date Away Home City Arena August 29 Oshawa Generals Owen Sound Attack Barrie Sadlon Arena August 29 Erie Otters London Knights Watford East Lambton Community Centre August 30 Oshawa Generals Brantford Bulldogs Barrie Sadlon Arena August 31 Barrie Colts Sudbury Wolves King City Zancor Centre September 4 Kingston Frontenacs Ottawa 67's Cornwall Cornwall Civic Complex September 5 Peterborough Petes Ottawa 67's Arnprior Bert Hall Arena September 5 Erie Otters Saginaw Spirit Kitchener Kitchener Memorial Auditorium September 6 Oshawa Generals Saginaw Spirit Kitchener Kitchener Memorial Auditorium September 7 Saginaw Spirit Kitchener Rangers Elmira Woolwich Memorial Centre September 11 Niagara IceDogs Erie Otters Fort Erie Fort Erie Recreation Complex September 11 Windsor Spitfires Flint Firebirds Leamington Leamington Community Centre September 12 Niagara IceDogs Peterborough Petes Peterborough Miskin Law Community Complex September 12 Flint Firebirds Windsor Spitfires LaSalle Vollmer Complex September 12 Sudbury Wolves Kingston Frontenacs Newmarket Ray Twinney Recreation Complex

The OHL will play interleague pre-season games against both the QMJHL and the WHL. 2026 OHL pre-season interleague games Date Away Home City Arena August 28 Saginaw Spirit Newfoundland Regiment Gander, NL Steele Community Centre August 29 Saginaw Spirit Newfoundland Regiment Grand Falls-Windsor, NL Windsor Stadium August 31 Saginaw Spirit Newfoundland Regiment Corner Brook, NL Corner Brook Civic Centre September 2 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies Sudbury Wolves Timmins McIntyre Arena September 4 London Knights Victoria Royals Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre September 5 London Knights Victoria Royals Victoria, BC Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre

OHL training camps began in late August in preparation of the 2026–27 season, which began on September 17, 2026.

Regular season Season standings Note: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title Standings as of October 4, 2026

Eastern conference Rank Team 1 Brantford Bulldogs East 8 7 1 0 0 14 6 40 20 2 Sudbury Wolves Central 5 5 0 0 0 10 5 24 6 3 Ottawa 67's East 5 3 1 1 0 7 3 21 18 4 Niagara IceDogs Central 6 3 3 0 0 6 3 16 19 4 Oshawa Generals East 6 3 3 0 0 6 3 18 21 6 Kingston Frontenacs East 7 3 4 0 0 6 3 30 37 7 North Bay Battalion Central 7 2 5 0 0 4 2 19 28 7 Peterborough Petes East 7 2 5 0 0 4 2 23 28 9 Barrie Colts Central 6 1 4 1 0 3 1 11 22 10 Brampton Steelheads Central 7 0 5 1 1 2 0 16 30

Western conference Rank Team 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 6 5 1 0 0 10 5 26 20 2 London Knights Midwest 5 4 1 0 0 8 4 22 16 3 Guelph Storm Midwest 6 4 2 0 0 8 4 22 14 4 Kitchener Rangers Midwest 7 4 3 0 0 8 4 21 21 5 Erie Otters Midwest 6 3 2 1 0 7 3 21 24 5 Sarnia Sting West 6 3 2 1 0 7 3 29 25 7 Windsor Spitfires West 7 3 3 1 0 7 3 21 23 8 Flint Firebirds West 5 3 2 0 0 6 3 20 16 9 Saginaw Spirit West 6 2 2 2 0 6 2 22 25 10 Owen Sound Attack Midwest 6 2 4 0 0 4 2 11 20

Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team Jason MusaBrantford Bulldogs 8 8 6 14 4Aiden KellyBrantford Bulldogs 8 4 10 14 2Braidy WassilynSaginaw Spirit 6 7 6 13 0Dima ZhilkinSaginaw Spirit 6 7 5 12 4Michael DecErie Otters 6 2 9 11 4Mclean AgretteErie Otters 6 3 7 10 0Landon WrightKingston Frontenacs 7 2 8 10 0Jack Van VolsenSarnia Sting 7 5 4 9 2Bogdan YakushevskyWindsor Spitfires 7 5 4 9 6Tyler HopkinsGuelph Storm 4 4 5 9 2

Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team Zach JovanovskiGuelph Storm 2 120 2 0 0 0 0 2 1.000 0.00Paolo FrascaSudbury Wolves 5 300 5 0 0 0 6 1 0.958 1.20Ben HrebikGuelph Storm 2 120 2 0 0 0 3 0 0.941 1.50Charlie WeissLondon Knights 1 65 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.909 1.85Liam EdgcumbeFlint Firebirds 1 60 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.917 2.00

See also List of OHL seasons 2026–27 QMJHL season 2026–27 WHL season

References

External links Ontario Hockey League