Toronto, Ont. – Two of the League’s iconic franchises, the Peterborough Petes and London Knights have emerged as champions of the OHL’s Eastern and Western Conferences, and will square off in the 2023 OHL Championship Series for the J. Ross Robertson Cup beginning Thursday night at Budweiser Gardens in London.
The J. Ross Robertson Cup is dedicated to the legacy of former OHA president, Canadian newspaper publisher, politician and philanthropist John Ross Robertson. The trophy was first awarded to Ontario’s Major Junior A champion in 1934.
The Knights, who come off a fourth consecutive Midwest Division title in 2023, eliminated the Owen Sound Attack, Kitchener Rangers and Sarnia Sting to claim their seventh Wayne Gretzky Trophy in franchise history. They’ll be competing for their fifth J. Ross Robertson Cup title following previous championships in 2005, 2012, 2013 and 2016.
The league’s longest continuously operating franchise, the Peterborough Petes are the fourth-seed in the Eastern Conference, eliminating the Sudbury Wolves, Ottawa 67’s and North Bay Battalion to capture their second Bobby Orr Trophy. The Petes are in the hunt for their 10th J. Ross Robertson Cup title, with previous championships in 1959, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1996 and 2006.
Games 1 and 2 of the OHL Championship Series will be aired on Rogers tv and YourTV community stations in London and Peterborough, and can also be seen across the province on the OHL Action Pak.
TSN will carry Games 3 through 7 of the OHL Championship Series live across the country. The series can also be seen in its entirety streaming online on OHL Live.
2023 OHL Championship Series Schedule & Broadcast Information:
Game 1 – Thursday, May 11 at London, 7:00pm (Rogers tv, YourTV, OHL Action Pak, OHL Live)
Game 2 – Saturday, May 13 at London, 7:00pm (Rogers tv, YourTV, OHL Action Pak, OHL Live)
Game 3 – Monday, May 15 at Peterborough, 7:00pm (TSN, OHL Live)
Game 4 – Wednesday, May 17 at Peterborough, 7:30pm (TSN, OHL Live)
Game 5 – Friday, May 19 at London, 7:30pm (TSN, OHL Live)
Game 6 – Sunday, May 21 at Peterborough, 7:00pm (TSN, OHL Live)
Game 7 – Monday, May 22 at London, 7:00pm (TSN, OHL Live)
