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As usual, the vast majority of Battalion home games will be played on Thursday and Sunday
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Published Jun 17, 2024 • Last updated 1day ago • 4 minute read
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The North Bay Battalion plays host to the Peterborough Petes at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 before visiting the Barrie Colts the next night to open the 11th season it will play in the Gateway of the North, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Monday.
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The Battalion plays 34 home games, comprising 17 Thursdays, 13 Sundays and one Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. The Monday is Thanksgiving Day, against the Owen Sound Attack, and the Tuesday is the New Year’s Eve game, against the Kitchener Rangers.
Within the Eastern Conference’s Central Division, North Bay faces the Sudbury Wolves eight times and the Brampton Steelheads, formerly based in Mississauga, the Niagara IceDogs and Barrie six times apiece. The Battalion plays the East Division’s Ottawa 67’s six times, the Oshawa Generals twice and the Brantford Bulldogs, Kingston Frontenacs and Peterborough four times each.
The Troops face Western Conference foes twice each, except for the Soo Greyhounds, who provide the opposition in four games.
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Home games on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday start at 7 p.m., while Sunday home games begin at 2 p.m. Exceptions are Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. because of the Santa Claus parade and Sunday, Feb. 2, which is Cogeco Hockey Day in the OHL. The Dec. 31 game starts at 1 p.m., and the Thanksgiving Monday game is a 2 p.m. start.
BATTALION BULLETS: The Battalion’s busiest months are October and February, each of which features 12 games. The Troops play 11 games in each of November and January, 10 in both December and March and two in September … The Battalion plays a season-high six consecutive road games from Sept. 28 to Oct. 12. There also are five straight away dates from Feb. 15-23 … The Troops never play more than three home games in a row, doing so four times … The Battalion has only one home-and-home series, Dec. 28-29 against Barrie, opening on the road … North Bay plays back-to-back games Nov. 29-30 at Soo … The Battalion visits Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 17, the Family Day holiday … The Battalion has only two sets of three games in as many days, scheduled Oct. 3-5 and Feb. 6-8 … The schedule ends Sunday, March 23, against visiting Sudbury … The preseason schedule is made up of four games, numbering two against each of Ottawa and Owen Sound.
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Following is the complete schedule of exhibition and regular-season games, with home games capitalized:
Exhibition
Friday, Sept. 6 vs. OTTAWA 7:00
Sunday, Sept. 8 vs. OWEN SOUND 2:00
Friday, Sept. 20 @ Ottawa 7:00
Sunday, Sept. 22 @ Owen Sound 2:00
Regular Season
Friday, Sept. 27 vs. PETERBOROUGH 7:00
Saturday, Sept. 28 @ Barrie 7:30
Thursday, Oct. 3 @ Peterborough 7:05
Friday, Oct. 4 @ Kingston 7:00
Saturday, Oct. 5 @ Ottawa 3:00
Friday, Oct. 11 @ Erie 7:00
Saturday, Oct. 12 @ Niagara 7:00
Monday, Oct. 14 vs. OWEN SOUND 2:00
Thursday, Oct. 17 vs. SARNIA 7:00
Friday, Oct. 18 @ Brantford 7:00
Sunday, Oct. 20 vs. SUDBURY 2:00
Thursday, Oct. 24 vs. OTTAWA 7:00
Friday, Oct. 25 @ Sudbury 7:05
Sunday, Oct. 27 vs. KINGSTON 2:00
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Friday, Nov. 1 @ Brampton 7:00
Sunday, Nov. 3 vs. BRAMPTON 2:00
Thursday, Nov. 7 @ Windsor 7:05
Friday, Nov. 8 @ London 7:00
Thursday, Nov. 14 vs. WINDSOR 7:00
Sunday, Nov. 17 vs. SUDBURY 3:00
Thursday, Nov. 21 vs. GUELPH 7:00
Saturday, Nov. 23 @ Peterborough 7:05
Sunday, Nov. 24 @ Kingston 4:00
Friday, Nov. 29 @ Soo 7:07
Saturday, Nov. 30 @ Soo 7:07
Thursday, Dec. 5 vs. ERIE 7:00
Sunday, Dec. 8 vs. FLINT 2:00
Thursday, Dec. 12 vs. NIAGARA 7:00
Friday, Dec. 13 @ Oshawa 7:05
Sunday, Dec. 15 vs. OTTAWA 2:00
Wednesday, Dec. 18 vs. SOO 7:00
Friday, Dec. 20 @ Sudbury 7:05
Saturday, Dec. 28 @ Barrie 7:30
Sunday, Dec. 29 vs. BARRIE 2:00
Tuesday, Dec. 31 vs. KITCHENER 1:00
Thursday, Jan. 2 vs. PETERBOROUGH 7:00
Friday, Jan. 3 @ Sudbury 7:05
Thursday, Jan. 9 vs. KINGSTON 7:00
Saturday, Jan. 11 @ Brampton 4:00
Thursday, Jan. 16 vs. BARRIE 7:00
Saturday, Jan. 18 @ Niagara 4:00
Sunday, Jan. 19 @ Brantford 2:00
Thursday, Jan. 23 vs. LONDON 7:00
Sunday, Jan. 26 vs. SUDBURY 2:00
Thursday, Jan. 30 vs. BRANTFORD 7:00
Friday, Jan. 31 @ Sudbury 7:05
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Sunday, Feb. 2 vs. NIAGARA 1:00
Thursday, Feb. 6 vs. SOO 7:00
Friday, Feb. 7 @ Guelph 7:07
Saturday, Feb. 8 @ Owen Sound 7:00
Thursday, Feb. 13 vs. BRAMPTON 7:00
Saturday, Feb. 15 @ Barrie 7:30
Monday, Feb. 17 @ Ottawa 2:00
Thursday, Feb. 20 @ Saginaw 7:05
Friday, Feb. 21 @ Flint 7:00
Sunday, Feb. 23 @ Sarnia 2:05
Thursday, Feb. 27 vs. BRAMPTON 7:00
Friday, Feb. 28 @ Ottawa 7:00
Sunday, March 2 vs. SAGINAW 2:00
Thursday, March 6 vs. NIAGARA 7:00
Friday, March 7 @ Brampton 7:00
Sunday, March 9 vs. OTTAWA 2:00
Thursday, March 13 vs. BRANTFORD 7:00
Friday, March 14 @ Kitchener 7:00
Sunday, March 16 vs. BARRIE 2:00
Thursday, March 20 vs. OSHAWA 7:00
Friday, March 21 @ Niagara 7:00
Sunday, March 23 vs. SUDBURY 2:00
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