OHL debuts Rivalry Week
NORTH BAY, Ont. — The North Bay Battalion will play a home-and-home series with the Barrie Colts on Saturday, Oct. 18, and Sunday, Oct. 19, as part of the Ontario Hockey League’s inaugural Rivalry Week, it was announced Friday.
The teams open at Barrie at 7:30 p.m. on the Saturday before the rematch at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens at 2 p.m. on the Sunday.
While the Battalion and Colts, Central Division foes, have a long history of home-and-home sets, with some schedules having featured two such engagements, the 2025-26 series is one of 10 to be conducted across the league between Thursday, Oct. 16, and the following Sunday involving all 20 teams.
Some pairings, such as the Ottawa 67’s and Kingston Frontenacs, the Oshawa Generals and Peterborough Petes and the London Knights and Kitchener Rangers, are predictable, while others feature a shorter history, including the Brantford Bulldogs and Brampton Steelheads.
Some might have expected the Battalion to be paired with the Sudbury Wolves, but they’re matched up with the Soo Greyhounds.
In some instances, the rivalry games aren’t sequential, being interrupted by other dates.
The full OHL schedule is to be announced Monday.
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