67’s release schedule for 50th anniversary season
After announcing they will host the Memorial Cup finalist Erie Otters in their home opener on Sept. 24, the Ottawa 67’s unveiled their complete 68-game schedule on Tuesday.
The hockey club’s 50th anniversary season will feature 68 games, starting Sept. 21 in Barrie, concluding the regular season 179 days later at The Arena at TD Place on March 18 against the North Bay Battalion.
“We have a lot in store for our fans this season as we collectively celebrate 50 years of junior hockey in the nation’s capital,” 67’s governor Jeff Hunt said. “The regular staples will be there — School Day Game, Teddy Bear Toss, Family Day Game and Fan Appreciation Day — and we’ll also have plenty of games celebrating the past, present and future of one of the most revered teams in junior hockey.”
The 67’s will host 14 games on Sundays. There will be plenty of hockey action at TD Place on Friday nights with seven games and another nine on Saturdays.
The calendar also includes a home-and-home series with their cross-river rivals — the Gatineau Olympiques. Ottawa will host the first game on Dec. 17 before crossing the river for the rematch on Jan. 12.
Ottawa will open the season with 11 of its first 16 games away from home, but will enjoy a series of 11 home dates from midJanuary through mid-February with just one away game during that time.
2017/18 HOME SCHEDULE
Sunday, September 24 vs. Erie Otters — 7 p.m. Friday, October 6 vs. Peterborough Petes — 7 p.m. Sunday, October 8 vs. Flint Firebirds — 7 p.m. Friday, October 20 vs. Oshawa Generals — 7 p.m. Saturday, October 28 vs. Saginaw Spirit — 2 p.m. Wednesday, November 1 vs. Kingston Frontenacs — 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3 vs. Barrie Colts — 7 p.m. Sunday, November 5 vs. Sarnia Sting — 2 p.m. Friday, November 10 vs. Oshawa Generals — 7 p.m. Saturday, November 18 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs — 2 p.m. Saturday, December 2 vs. Barrie Colts — 2 p.m. Sunday, December 3 vs. Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds — 2 p.m. Saturday, December 9 vs. Niagara IceDogs — 7 p.m. Sunday, December 10 vs. Sudbury Wolves — 2 p.m. Sunday, December 17 vs. Gatineau Olympiques — 2 p.m.
Friday, December 29 vs. Oshawa Generals — 7 p.m. Saturday, January 6 vs. Peterborough Petes — 2 p.m. Sunday, January 7 vs. Windsor Spitfires — 2 p.m. Sunday, January 14 vs. Guelph Storm — 2 p.m. Wednesday. January 17 vs. Mississauga Steelheads — 7 p.m. Saturday, January 20 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs — 2 p.m. Sunday, January 21 vs. Peterborough Petes — 2 p.m. Friday, January 26 vs. North Bay Battalion — 7 p.m. Saturday, January 27 vs. Kingston Frontenacs — 2 p.m. Friday, February 2 vs. Niagara IceDogs — 7 p.m. Sunday, February 4 vs. Peterborough Petes — 2 p.m. Saturday, February 10 vs. Oshawa Generals — 2 p.m. Sunday, February 11 vs. Owen Sound Attack — 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 14 vs. Kingston Frontenacs — 7 p.m. Monday, February 19 vs. Kitchener Rangers — 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4 vs. London Knights — 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10 vs. Kingston Frontenacs — 2 p.m. Sunday, March 11 vs. Mississauga Steelheads — 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18 vs. North Bay Battalion — 2 p.m.