OHL Announces 2010-11 Regular Season Schedule

Press Release

Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the regular season schedule of games for 2010-11.

The regular season opens on Thursday September 23, 2010, with two games including the defending Robertson Cup and Memorial Cup Champion Windsor Spitfires in action as they host the Plymouth Whalers at the WFCU Centre with a 7:05 pm puck-drop. Opening night also includes a clash between East Division rivals when the Oshawa Generals visit the Peterborough Petes at 7:00 pm.

The defending Eastern Conference Champions and Bobby Orr Trophy winners the Barrie Colts open their season on Saturday September 25, 2010, when they visit the Plymouth Whalers at 7:05 pm. The Colts will renew their rivalry with the Spitfires in a rematch of the 2010 OHL Championship Series one day later when they visit Windsor on Sunday September 26, 2010, at 2:00 pm.

The 680 game regular season wraps up on Sunday March 20, 2011, before the league’s top 16 teams will battle for the Robertson Cup in the 2011 OHL Playoffs.

The league champion will join the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors at the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON, May 20-29, where they will compete against the Champions from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Western Hockey League in the 93rd edition of the prestigious national championship.

The Ontario Hockey League continues the tradition of being primarily a weekend league in order to accommodate the student athlete with 86.7% (603) of games scheduled between Thursday and Sunday. Friday continues to be the busiest night during the season with 214 games scheduled, followed by 170 on Saturday.

Day - No. of Games (Percentage)
Monday - 13 (1.9%)
Tuesday - 12 (1.8%)
Wednesday - 52 (7.6%)
Thursday - 99 (14.6%)
Friday - 214 (31.5%)
Saturday - 170 (25.0%)
Sunday - 120 (17.6%)
Total – 680

(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)