The North Bay Battalion will open its 2017-18 regular-season schedule on Friday, Sept. 22 at home against the Barrie Colts the Ontario Hockey League club announced Tuesday.
The Troops will one pre-season home game in North Bay against Owen Sound on September 17th.
They will take part in a three-day OHL Showcase tournament taking place in Buffalo, New York September 1st to 3rd.
The Battalion plays 34 regular season home games, comprising 16 Thursdays, 13 Sundays, two Wednesdays, two Fridays and one Monday.
The Troops host their annual Thanksgiving Monday game on Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. with the Peterborough Petes providing the opposition and the Battalion entertains the Mississauga Steelheads in a 1 p.m. start on Sunday, Dec. 31 in its annual New Year’s Eve game.
The Steelheads will be the opponent for the third consecutive year.
Home games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday start at 7 p.m. and Sunday home games begin at 2 p.m. with the exception of Dec. 31.
Within the Central Division, one of two in the Eastern Conference, the Battalion faces the Sudbury Wolves eight times and Barrie, Mississauga and Niagara IceDogs six times each. The Troops play East Division teams four times each and Western Conference opponents twice each, except for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, who provide the opposition four times.
Following is the complete schedule of exhibition and regular-season games, with home games capitalized:
Exhibition
Friday, Sept. 1 – OHL Showcase @ Buffalo, NY
Saturday, Sept. 2 – OHL Showcase @ Buffalo, NY
Sunday, Sept. 3 – OHL Showcase @ Buffalo, NY
Wednesday, Sept. 13 – @ Sudbury 7:00
Saturday, Sept. 16 – @ Owen Sound 2:00
Sunday, Sept. 17 – vs. OWEN SOUND 2:00
Regular Season
Friday, Sept. 22 – vs. BARRIE 7:00
Sunday, Sept. 24 – @ Sudbury 2:00
Wednesday, Sept. 27 – vs. SUDBURY 7:00
Friday, Sept. 29 – vs. SAULT STE. MARIE 7:00
Thursday, Oct. 5 – @ Barrie 7:30
Monday, Oct. 9 – vs. PETERBOROUGH 2:00
Thursday, Oct. 12 – vs. OTTAWA 7:00
Saturday, Oct. 14 – @ Barrie 7:30
Sunday, Oct. 15 – vs. HAMILTON 2:00
Thursday, Oct. 19 – vs. SARNIA 7:00
Friday, Oct. 20 – @ Mississauga 7:00
Sunday Oct. 22 – vs. KINGSTON 2:00
Thursday, Oct. 26 – vs. WINDSOR 7:00
Saturday. Oct. 28 – @ Owen Sound 7:30
Sunday, Oct. 29 – @ Kitchener 2:00
Friday, Nov. 3 – @ Flint 7:00
Saturday, Nov. 4 – @ Saginaw 7:05
Sunday, Nov. 5 – @ Sault Ste. Marie 2:00
Friday, Nov. 10 – @ Guelph 7:30
Sunday, Nov. 12 – vs. NIAGARA 2:00
Thursday, Nov. 16 – vs. SAULT STE. MARIE 7:00
Friday, Nov. 17 – @ Niagara 7:00
Sunday, Nov. 19 – @ Sudbury 2:00
Thursday, Nov. 23 – vs. KITCHENER 7:00
Sunday, Nov. 26 – vs. BARRIE 2:00
Thursday, Nov. 30 – @ Windsor 7:05
Friday, Dec. 1 – @ Sarnia 7:05
Saturday, Dec. 2 – @ London 7:00
Thursday, Dec. 7 – vs. MISSISSAUGA 7:00
Friday, Dec. 8 – @ Sault Ste. Marie 7:00
Sunday, Dec. 10 – vs. BARRIE 2:00
Thursday, Dec. 14 – vs. HAMILTON 7:00
Friday, Dec. 15 – @ Niagara 7:00
Saturday, Dec. 16 – @ Erie 7:00
Thursday, Dec. 28 – vs. NIAGARA 7:00
Sunday, Dec. 31 – vs. MISSISSAUGA 1:00
Monday, Jan. 1 – @ Oshawa 2:05
Thursday, Jan. 4 – vs. OSHAWA 7:00
Friday, Jan. 5 – @ Hamilton 7:30
Sunday, Jan. 7 – vs. LONDON 2:00
Thursday, Jan. 11 – vs. OWEN SOUND 7:00
Saturday, Jan. 13 – @ Barrie 7:30
Sunday, Jan. 14 – vs. PETERBOROUGH 2:00
Thursday, Jan. 18 – vs. SUDBURY 7:00
Saturday, Jan. 20 – @ Sudbury 7:05
Sunday, Jan. 21 – vs. SAGINAW 2:00
Friday, Jan. 26 – @ Ottawa 7:00
Sunday, Jan. 28 – vs. NIAGARA 2:00
Thursday, Feb. 1 – vs. ERIE 7:00
Friday, Feb. 2 – @ Mississauga 7:00
Sunday, Feb. 4 – vs. GUELPH 2:00
Thursday, Feb. 8 – vs. FLINT 7:00
Saturday, Feb. 10 – @ Peterborough 7:05
Sunday, Feb. 11 – @ Kingston 2:00
Thursday, Feb. 15 – vs. OSHAWA 7:00
Sunday, Feb. 18 – vs. MISSISSAUGA 2:00
Monday, Feb. 19 – @ Oshawa 2:05
Wednesday, Feb. 21 – vs. SUDBURY 7:00
Saturday, Feb. 24 – @ Niagara 7:00
Sunday, Feb. 25 – @ Hamilton 2:00
Thursday, March 1 – vs. OTTAWA 7:00
Friday, March 2 – @ Mississauga 7:00
Sunday, March 4 – vs. KINGSTON 2:00
Thursday, March 8 – vs. SUDBURY 7:00
Friday, March 9 – @ Sudbury 7:05
Thursday, March 15 – @ Peterborough 7:05
Friday, March 16 – @ Kingston 7:00
Sunday, March 18 – @ Ottawa 2:00
