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SUDBURY, Ont. – The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL) announced Friday its 2025-26 regular season schedule.
The 11 competing clubs will play 52-game slate during the campaign in a one-division format.
Each team will play 25 contests at home, another 25 on the road, plus two match-ups as part of the annual NOJHL Showcase, which will be held October 7-8 at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex in Sudbury.
The Showcase schedule will be announced by the league once it is finalized.
Once again, games that are tied after regulation time will go to a seven-minute sudden-victory overtime period, skating three players aside.
Should contests remain without a winner after OT, the game will end in a tie and each squad will earn one point.
Teams will still receive two points for wins in regulation and OT as well as one for extra time defeats.
Meanwhile, the Elliot Lake Vikings remain on a leave of absence from the league as their venue, Rogers Arena, remains closed due to ongoing repairs to the facility.
Opening night for the 2025-26 season is Thursday, Sept. 11 as the two-time NOJHL Copeland Cup – McNamara Trophy champion Greater Sudbury Cubs host the Timmins Rock.
Regular season action is set to conclude on Sunday, March 15.
Following that, the Top 8 teams will advance to the playoffs, with the eventual league winner moving on to represent the NOJHL at the 2026 Centennial Cup, presented by Tim Hortons.
All NOJHL games will once be streamed online via FLOHockey.tv, the league’s official broadcast outlet.
Click on the following link for the 2025-26 NOJHL regular season schedule:
(NOJHL Showcase game schedule T.B.A.)
