Kitchener Rangers Western Conference Finals schedule released
Posted Apr 20, 2026 04:14:43 AM.
Last Updated Apr 20, 2026 11:10:11 AM.
They swept Saginaw, eliminated Sault Ste. Marie in five games, and now the Kitchener Rangers are on to the Western Conference Finals in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) playoffs.
Their next opponent is the Windsor Spitfires.
The Spits have had quite the playoff run so far, remaining undefeated in the postseason this year. They easily eliminated Guelph in round one and completed the double sweep against Flint in round two. This is the second consecutive season the Rangers will be looking to claim the Wayne Gretzky Trophy.
Last year, the Rangers were swept by the London Knights in the Western Conference Finals. The Knights would go on to win the Memorial Cup.
The series this year starts in Kitchener, with Games 1 and 2 at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium on Friday and Sunday.
Games 3 and 4 are in Windsor at the WFCU Centre on Monday, April 27 and Wednesday, April 29.
If needed Games 5, 6, and 7 would be May 1, 3 and 4.
The full scheduled can be read below:
- Game 1: In Kitchener on Friday, April 24th at 7:00 p.m.
- Game 2: In Kitchener on Sunday, April 26th at 6:00 p.m.
- Game 3: In Windsor on Monday, April 27th at 7:05 p.m.
- Game 4: In Windsor on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:05 p.m.
- *Game 5: In Kitchener on Friday, May 1st at 7:00 p.m.
- *Game 6: In Windsor on Sunday, May 3rd at 4:05 p.m.
- *Game 7: In Kitchener on Monday May 4th, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
*If necessary
All games can be heard live on 570 NewsRadio with Mike Farwell and Josh Piercey on the call.
