MOOSE JAW -- The Moose Jaw Warriors and Brandon Wheat Kings will once again become two of the first teams to renew acquaintances in the 2025-26 Western Hockey League regular season.
The Warriors and Wheat Kings will play a home-and-home series to open the new campaign, with the teams in Brandon on Friday, Sept. 19 before holding their home opener at the Temple Gardens Centre on Saturday, Sept. 20.
That will kick off the WHL’s 68-game season, with games running through to the Mar. 28 weekend when the Warriors close out the regular season with a home-and-home against Swift Current.
Before that all gets underway, training camp will take place beginning the Aug. 29 weekend, leading into the first pre-season games on Friday, Sept. 5 in Swift Current and Saturday, Sept. 6 against the Broncos at home. The Warriors will also take on the Regina Pats at the Brandt Centre on Tuesday, Sept. 9 before playing a home-and-home against Saskatoon on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13 to close out the exhibition campaign.
Warrior fans won’t have to wait long to see plenty of games, as eight of their first 12 regular season contests will take place in October, their busiest month at Temple Gardens Centre.
Moose Jaw will also play five games at home in November and December, including the New Year’s Eve Game against the Regina Pats on Dec. 31.
All told, Moose Jaw will play 35 games prior to Jan. 1.
January will be the Warriors’ busiest month with 13 games, the majority on the road as they head out west for a tour of the U.S. Division. That will see Moose Jaw in Wenatchee (Jan. 9), Tri-City (Jan. 10), Portland (Jan. 13), Everett (Jan. 14), Seattle (Jan. 16) and Spokane (Jan. 17).
Outside of their west coast swing, February will see the Warriors play their most road games, with seven of their 12 games away from home. Moose Jaw closes things out with four of their eight games at home in March.
The six B.C. Division teams will be making their biannual stops at Temple Gardens Centre, with the Vancouver Giants in Moose Jaw on Saturday, Oct. 4, Kamloops Blazers on Wednesday, Oct. 15, the Memorial Cup host Kelowna Rockets on Tuesday, Dec. 16 and Victoria Royals on Friday, June 23. The Penticton Vees will make their first-ever visit to Moose Jaw on Saturday, Feb. 28.
The major theme nights for the season will see the Vees game also acting as Hockey Fights Cancer Night. The Warriors and Legends Hall of Fame weekend is Saturday, Nov. 22, the Teddy Bear Toss Game will take place on Saturday, Dec. 13, Fan Appreciation and post-game skate on Sunday, Mar. 15 and the annual Awards Night on Saturday, Mar. 21.
The Western Hockey League postseason will begin Friday, Mar. 27.
The Warriors will also have a new wrinkle to their home games on Saturdays, featuring an hour earlier start time of 6 p.m. All other home games will see puck drop at 7 p.m.
For more information on the Moose Jaw Warriors, keep an eye on their social media accounts and their website at www.chl.ca/whl-warriors.
