2024–25 OHL season
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.
| 2024–25 OHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Ontario Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Preseason August 2024 – September 2024 Regular season September 25, 2024 – March 23, 2025 Playoffs March 2025 – May 2025 |
| Number of teams | 20 |
| TV partner(s) | Rogers TV YourTV TSN |
| 2024–25 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | OHL September 2024 – May 2025 QMJHL September 2024 – May 2025 WHL September 2024 – May 2025 |
| Number of teams | 60 |
| TV partner(s) | RDS TSN Rogers TV |
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 will begin his tenure on August 6, 2024. Crawford will be taking over for David Branch, who has 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]
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
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrie Colts | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brantford Bulldogs | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Brampton Steelheads | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Niagara IceDogs | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | North Bay Battalion | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Oshawa Generals | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Ottawa 67's | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Peterborough Petes | East | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Western conference
| Rank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | ROW | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Flint Firebirds | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Guelph Storm | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | London Knights | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Saginaw Spirit | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sarnia Sting | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Windsor Spitfires | West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Blouin, Maxime. "Rimouski selected to host the 2025 Memorial Cup". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "OHL Appoints Golf Canada Executive Bryan Crawford as Incoming Commissioner". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "OHL Board of Governors Approves Relocation of Mississauga Steelheads Franchise to Brampton". Canadian Hockey League. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- "OHL announces Mississauga Steelheads' official relocation to Brampton". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. Retrieved 13 June 2024.