OHL North Bay Battalion

Troops release 2009-10 schedule

Published on June 11, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
North Bay Battalion News Release


BRAMPTON, Ont. - The Brampton Battalion will open its 2009-10 season on the road against the Peterborough Petes on Thursday, Sept. 17, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Wednesday.

The game marks the third time the Battalion has been scheduled to open its season at Peterborough. The Petes won 5-1 in the Troops' inaugural game, on Sept. 24, 1998, and the Battalion prevailed 3-2 on Sept. 21, 2006.

The Battalion's home opener is set for Friday, Sept. 18, against the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, while the Belleville Bulls and Saginaw Spirit visit on Sept. 25 and Oct. 1 respectively to account for the third and fourth games of the schedule.

The Battalion plays 34 home games, comprising 20 Sundays, seven Thursdays, including New Year's Eve, six Fridays and Thanksgiving Monday.

Start times are 2 p.m. on Sundays, Thanksgiving Monday and New Year's Eve, 7 p.m. for other Thursday games and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays.

The Battalion has four home-and-home series, all against Central Division foes, starting with the Niagara IceDogs, who entertain the Battalion on Oct. 8 and visit Brampton the next night. The Troops' New Year's Eve meeting with the Majors completes a home-and-home set that opens at Mississauga on Dec. 30.

The other series are with the Sudbury Wolves on Dec. 4 and 6 and Barrie Colts on March 11-12.

Within the Central, one of two divisions in the Eastern Conference, the Battalion faces Mississauga and Sudbury eight times each and Barrie and Niagara six times each. The Troops play East Division teams four times each and Western Conference opponents twice each.

BATTALION NOTEBOOK: The Battalion plays three of its first eight games against Mississauga, including the Thanksgiving Monday date ... The Windsor Spitfires, who defeated the Troops in five games in the OHL Championship Series last season before winning the Memorial Cup tournament, make their only visit to Brampton on Nov. 15 ... The Battalion visits Windsor on Jan. 21 in the first of five consecutive road dates through Jan. 29 ... The Troops visit the Oshawa Generals for a Family Day matinee on Feb. 15 ... The Battalion plays two home games in September, seven in each of October and November, five in December, four in January, six in February and three in March, including a March 14 date with the Kingston Frontenacs to end the schedule ... The Troops' busiest month is November, with 13 games on the docket ... The Battalion plays eight road games in January ... The team has four stretches in which it will play three games in as many days.

Following is the complete schedule of exhibition and regular-season games.

Exhibition

Sunday, Aug. 30 at Kitchener 2:00

Thursday, Sept. 3 vs. GUELPH 7:00

Friday, Sept. 4 at Guelph 7:30

Monday, Sept. 7 vs. KITCHENER 2:00

Friday, Sept. 11 vs. Owen Sound at Orangeville 7:00

Regular season

Thursday, Sept. 17 at Peterborough 7:00

Friday, Sept. 18 vs. MISSISSAUGA 7:30

Friday, Sept. 25 vs. BELLEVILLE 7:30

Thursday, Oct. 1 vs. SAGINAW 7:00

Friday, Oct. 2 at Mississauga 7:30

Thursday, Oct. 8 at Niagara 7:30

Friday, Oct. 9 vs. NIAGARA 7:30

Monday, Oct. 12 vs. MISSISSAUGA 2:00

Saturday, Oct. 17 at Peterborough 7:00

Sunday, Oct. 18 vs. SUDBURY 2:00

Friday, Oct. 23 vs. PETERBOROUGH 7:30

Saturday, Oct. 24 at Barrie 7:30

Sunday, Oct. 25 vs. NIAGARA 2:00

Thursday, Oct. 29 vs. KITCHENER 7:00

Friday, Oct. 30 at Ottawa 7:30

Sunday, Nov. 1 vs. PLYMOUTH 2:00

Friday, Nov. 6 at Kingston 7:30

Saturday, Nov. 7 at Belleville 7:05

Sunday, Nov. 8 vs. LONDON 2:00

Thursday, Nov. 12 vs. KINGSTON 7:00

Saturday, Nov. 14 at Owen Sound 7:30

Sunday, Nov. 15 vs. WINDSOR 2:00

Wednesday, Nov. 18 at Guelph 7:00

Friday, Nov. 20 vs. BARRIE 7:30

Sunday, Nov. 22 vs. BELLEVILLE 2:00

Friday, Nov. 27 at Kitchener 7:30

Saturday, Nov. 28 at Oshawa 7:05

Sunday, Nov. 29 vs. OTTAWA 2:00

Thursday, Dec. 3 vs. OSHAWA 7:00

Friday, Dec. 4 at Sudbury 7:30

Sunday, Dec. 6 vs. SUDBURY 2:00

Friday, Dec. 11 at Ottawa 7:30

Sunday, Dec. 13 vs. OSHAWA 2:00

Wednesday, Dec. 16 at Belleville 7:05

Saturday, Dec. 19 at Sarnia 7:30

Sunday, Dec. 20 vs. OTTAWA 2:00

Wednesday, Dec. 30 at Mississauga 7:00

Thursday, Dec. 31 vs. MISSISSAUGA 2:00

Sunday, Jan. 3 vs. GUELPH 2:00

Thursday, Jan. 7 at Barrie 7:30

Friday, Jan. 8 at Sudbury 7:30

Sunday, Jan. 10 vs. MISSISSAUGA 2:00

Friday, Jan. 15 at Erie 7:00

Sunday, Jan. 17 vs. SARNIA 2:00

Thursday, Jan. 21 at Windsor 7:05

Friday, Jan. 22 at Sault Ste. Marie 7:30

Saturday, Jan. 23 at Sudbury 7:00

Thursday, Jan. 28 at Saginaw 7:11

Friday, Jan. 29 at Plymouth 7:05

Sunday, Jan. 31 vs. SUDBURY 2:00

Thursday, Feb. 4 vs. ERIE 7:00

Saturday, Feb. 6 at London 7:00

Sunday, Feb. 7 vs. SAULT STE. MARIE 2:00

Friday, Feb. 12 at Sudbury 7:30

Sunday, Feb. 14 vs. PETERBOROUGH 2:00

Monday, Feb. 15 at Oshawa 2:05

Thursday, Feb. 18 at Niagara 7:30

Friday, Feb. 19 at Kingston 7:30

Sunday, Feb. 21 vs. BARRIE 2:00

Thursday, Feb. 25 vs. SUDBURY 7:00

Friday, Feb. 26 at Mississauga 7:30

Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. OWEN SOUND 2:00

Thursday, March 4 at Niagara 7:30

Friday, March 5 at Mississauga 7:30

Sunday, March 7 vs. NIAGARA 2:00

Thursday, March 11 at Barrie 7:30

Friday, March 12 vs. BARRIE 7:30

Sunday, March 14 vs. KINGSTON 2:00

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