One day after the Detroit Red Wings shared their pre-season schedule that revealed a pair of games against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the latter revealed their full schedule on Wednesday.
The Maple Leafs will play a total of six pre-season games, which is the minimum required by the NHL under the CBA. Their schedule is identical to last year, consisting of the same three opponents, the Red Wings, in addition to the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens.
The NHL is currently negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and there has been increased chatter about the possibility of the pre-season being shortened in exchange for two more regular-season games and an 84-game schedule.
The current CBA expires at the end of the 2025-26 season.
Maple Leafs full pre-season schedule:
Sunday, September 21 – 3:00 pm ET at Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre (Ottawa, ON)
Tuesday, September 23 – 7:00 pm ET vs. Ottawa Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
Thursday, September 25 – 7:00 pm ET at Montréal Bell Centre (Montréal, QC)
Saturday, September 27 – 7:00 pm ET vs. Montréal Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
Thursday, October 2 – 7:00 pm ET vs. Detroit Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)
Saturday, October 4 – 7:00 pm ET at Detroit Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
When will the Leafs’ full schedule be revealed?
Although there is no official date as to when the Leafs will unveil their full 2025-26 NHL schedule, NHL insider John Shannon reports that the schedule will be revealed on July 16. It’s nearly three weeks later than the league has historically revealed its schedule. Perhaps the NHL will look to what other leave have done and make their franchises have more of a fun coordinated schedule reveal that could take social media by storm.
Stay tuned...
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