2024–25 OHL season explained

2024–25 OHL season
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League:Ontario Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:Preseason
August 30, 2024 – September 22, 2024
Regular season
September 25, 2024 – March 23, 2025
Playoffs
March 2025 – May 2025
No Of Teams:20
Tv:Rogers TV
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TSN
Seasonslistnames:OHL
Prevseason Year:2023–24
Nextseason Year:2025–26
2024–25 CHL season
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League:Canadian Hockey League
Sport:Hockey
Duration:OHL
September 2024 – May 2025
QMJHL
September 2024 – May 2025
WHL
September 2024 – May 2025
No Of Teams:60
Tv:RDS
TSN
Rogers TV

The 2024–25 OHL season will be the 45th season of operation (44th season of play) of the Ontario Hockey League. The league will play a 68-game regular season which begins on September 25, 2024 and concludes on March 23, 2025. The post-season will begin in March 2025 and conclude in May 2025.

The team who wins the championship will win the J. Ross Robertson Cup and will represent the Ontario Hockey League at the 2025 Memorial Cup, which will be hosted by the Rimouski Océanic of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The tournament will be held at Colisée Financière Sun Life in Rimouski, Quebec.[1]

Off-season

Commissioner

On June 12, 2024, the OHL appointed Bryan Crawford as Incoming Commissioner of the league. He began his tenure on August 6, 2024. Crawford took over for David Branch, who held the position since 1979.[2]

Relocation

On June 13, 2024, the OHL Board of Governors approved the relocation of the Mississauga Steelheads to Brampton. The team will be rebranded as the Brampton Steelheads and will play out of the CAA Centre.[3]

Brampton previously hosted an OHL team, as the Brampton Battalion played in the league from 1998 to 2013. The Battalion relocated to North Bay and are currently the North Bay Battalion.[4]

Pre-season

On June 27, 2024, the OHL announced the preseason schedule for the 2024–25 season. In total, there will be 45 preseason games which will begin on August 30th and conclude on September 22nd.

This year's schedule includes a pre-season showcase at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium over Labour Day weekend that includes the host team, the Kitchener Rangers, as well as the Brantford Bulldogs, Erie Otters and Saginaw Spirit.

Neutral site games include:

OHL training camps will begin in late August in preparation of the 2024-25 season, which begins on September 25, 2024.[5]

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

Eastern conference

RankTeam
1 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Central 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Western conference

RankTeam
1 Midwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Midwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Midwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Midwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Midwest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 West 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blouin . Maxime . Rimouski selected to host the 2025 Memorial Cup . Canadian Hockey League . 13 June 2024.
  2. Web site: OHL Appoints Golf Canada Executive Bryan Crawford as Incoming Commissioner . Canadian Hockey League . 13 June 2024.
  3. Web site: OHL Board of Governors Approves Relocation of Mississauga Steelheads Franchise to Brampton . Canadian Hockey League . 13 June 2024.
  4. Web site: OHL announces Mississauga Steelheads' official relocation to Brampton . Sportsnet . Canadian Press . 13 June 2024.
  5. Web site: Sweetland . Josh . OHL Announces 2024-25 Preseason Schedule . Canadian Hockey League . 29 June 2024.