Hockey fans in Sault Ste. Marie can now enter a contest to win a pair of season tickets for the 2026-27 season by predicting the winners of the upcoming Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playoffs. This opportunity allows local supporters to test their knowledge against other fans while following the Soo Greyhounds through the post-season.
The Canadian Hockey League opened the Playoff Bracket Challenge on March 23, 2026. Participants have until March 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT (2:59 a.m. ET on March 31) to submit their picks. Fans will earn one point for every team they correctly predict to advance through each round of the playoffs.
The grand prize for the OHL bracket is a set of two regular season tickets for any OHL team of the winner’s choice for the 2026-27 season. If there is a tie in the points standings at the end of the contest, a tiebreaker question will be used to determine the winner.
The Soo Greyhounds are entering the playoffs as the fifth seed in the Western Conference after finishing the regular season with 84 points. They will face the London Knights in the first round, a matchup between two teams that were separated by only one point in the final standings.
The first game of the series takes place on Friday, March 27, 2026, in London. The team that eventually captures the J. Ross Robertson Cup as league champions will go on to represent the OHL at the Memorial Cup national tournament in Kelowna, British Columbia, later this year.
