Canadian junior hockey playoffs 2022: TV schedule, live streams, how to watch and scores for OHL, WHL, QMJHL postseason games

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The postseason season is here for Canadian major junior hockey leagues. 

All three leagues will be crowning their own championship some with every league in the middle of a playoff race, and then ultimately meet later this summer in a battle for the CHL's Memorial Cup. 

It's the first time in three years that all three leagues will be having playoffs. All three leagues had their playoffs canceled in 2019-20 due to COVID-19 and only the QMJHL held playoffs last season. 

It's going to be a ton of postseason play over the span of the next month. Here is what you need to know to watch the postseason for the three leagues. 

MORE: NHL playoffs schedule 2022: Full bracket, dates, times, TV channels

OHL playoffs schedule 2022

  • Start date: Thursday, April 21
  • End date: Tuesday, June 14

No team has been handed the J. Ross Robertson Cup since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 playoffs were canceled, and the 2020-21 season was canceled in its entirety. 

The last team to win the championship was the Guelph Storm in 2019. They defeated the Ottawa 67's in the final series. 

ROUND 1

Hamilton (1) vs. Peterborough (8)
Hamilton wins 4-0

North Bay (2) vs. Ottawa (7)
North Bay wins 4-0

Kingston (3) vs. Oshawa (6)
Kingston wins 4-2

Mississauga (4) vs. Barrie (5)
Mississauga wins 4-2

Windsor (1) vs. (8) Sarnia
Windsor wins 4-2

London (2) vs. Kitchener (7) 
Kitchener wins 4-3

Flint (3) vs. Owen Sound (6)  
Flint wins 4-3

Sault Ste. Marie (4) vs. Guelph (5)
Sault Ste. Marie wins 4-1

ROUND 2

Hamilton (1) vs. Mississauga (4)
Hamilton wins 4-0

North Bay (2) vs. Kingston (3)
North Bay wins 4-1

Windsor (1) vs. Kitchener (7)
Windsor wins 4-1

Flint (2) vs. Sault Ste. Marie (4)
Flint wins 4-1

ROUND 3

Hamilton (1) vs. North Bay (2)
Hamilton wins 4-0

ROUND 3

Windsor (1) vs. Flint (2)
Windsor wins 4-3

CHAMPIONSHIP

Windsor (1) vs. Flint (2)
1. Fri., Jun 03 | WSR (4) @ HAM (3)
2. Sun., Jun 05 | WSR (4) @ HAM (5)
3. Mon., Jun 06 | HAM (3) @ WSR (6)
4. Fri., Jun 10 | HAM (3) @ WSR (2)
5. Sun., Jun 12 | WSR (2) @ HAM (3)
6. Mon., Jun 13 | HAM (2) @ WSR (5)
7. Wed., Jun 15 | WSR (0) @ HAM (0)

How to watch OHL playoff games in Canada

  • TV channel: TSN, select local stations
  • Live streams: OHL Live on CHL TV

Not all of the games will be available on TV. Select local stations will have the games, depending on your area, and only the OHL championship series will be on TSN. 

However, all of the playoff games will be available to stream on OHL Live on CHL TV

CHL TV playoff packages are available now at watch.chl.ca. Complete OHL Playoff passes are available for $59.99 plus tax, or you can tune into just Round 1 for $19.99. There are also CHL All Access playoff passes available to watch all CHL playoff games. 

MORE: Who is leading the postseason in points?

WHL playoffs schedule 2022

  • Start date: Friday, April 22
  • End date: Tuesday, June 14

Like the OHL, thanks to COVID, the WHL hasn't had playoffs in the last two seasons. The last time the league crowned a champion was in 2019 when the Prince Albert Raiders defeated the Vancouver Giants in Game 7. 

This year, the postseason returns with 16 teams eyeing the Ed Chynoweth Cup. 

The Winnipeg Ice clinched the best record in the regular season and are the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. They are joined by the Edmonton Oil Kings, Red Deer Rebels, Moose Jaw Warriors, Saskatoon Blades, Brandon Wheat Kings, Lethbridge Hurricanes and Prince Albert Raiders as playoff teams from that conference. 

The Everett Silvertips finished the regular season as the top team in the East. Joining them in the postseason are the Kamloops Blazers, Portland Winterhawks, Seattle Thunderbirds, Kelowna Rockets, Spokane Chiefs, Vancouver Giants and Prince George Cougars.

ROUND 1

Winnipeg (1) vs. Prince Albert (8) 
Winnipeg wins 4-1

Edmonton (2) vs. Lethbridge (7)
Edmonton wins 4-0

Red Deer (3) vs. Brandon (6)
Red Deer wins 4-2

Moose Jaw (4) vs. Saskatoon (5)
Moose Jaw wins 4-1

Everett (1) vs. Vancouver (8)
Vancouver wins 4-2

Kamloops (2) vs. Spokane (7)
Kamloops wins 4-0

Portland (3) vs. Prince George (6) 
Portland wins 4-0

Seattle (4) vs. Kelowna (5)
Seattle wins 4-1

ROUND 2

Winnipeg (1) vs. Moose Jaw (4)
Winnipeg wins 4-1

Edmonton (2) vs. Red Deer (3)
Edmonton wins 4-0

Kamloops (2) vs. Vancouver (8)
Kamloops wins 4-2

Portland (3) vs. Seattle (4)
Seattle wins 4-3

ROUND 3

Winnipeg (1) vs. Edmonton (2)
Edmonton wins 4-1

Kamloops (2) vs. Seattle (4)
Seattle wins 4-3

CHAMPIONSHIP

Edmonton (2) vs. Seattle (4)
1. Fri., Jun 03 | SEA (2) @ EDM (1)
2. Sun., Jun 05 | SEA (4) @ EDM (5)
3. Tue., Jun 07 | EDM (4) @ SEA (0)
4. Wed., Jun 08 | EDM (3) @ SEA (2)
5. Sat., Jun 11 | SEA (3) @ EDM (2)
6. Mon., Jun 13 | SEA (0) @ EDM (2)
Edmonton wins 4-0

*if necessary

How to watch WHL playoff games in Canada

  • TV channel: TSN, select local stations
  • Live streams: WHL Live on CHL TV

Only the WHL championship series will be broadcast on TSN. Select local stations will have the games, depending on your area. However, all of the playoff games will be available to stream on WHL Live on CHL TV

CHL TV playoff packages are available now at watch.chl.ca. Complete WHL Playoff passes are available for $59.99 plus tax, or you can tune into just Round 1 for $19.99. There are also CHL All Access playoff passes available to watch all CHL playoff games.  

    QMJHL playoffs schedule 2022

    • Start date: Thursday, May 5
    • End date: Wednesday, June 15

    There are 16 teams that are competing for the President's Cup, given to the champion of the QMJHL playoffs. 

    Seven teams in the Western Conference are in the postseason ⁠— Sherbrooke, Gatineau, Shawinigan, Drummondville, Blainville-Boisbriand Rouyn-Noranda and Va-d'Our. Baie-Comeau, the No. 9 team in the East, transferred to the Western Conference bracket after having more points than the No. 8 team in the West, Victoriaville.

    In the Eastern Conference, the eight teams in their bracket are Quebec, Charlottetown, Saint John, Acadie-Bathurst, Rimouski, Halifax. Moncton and Chicoutimi. 

     PLAYOFF SCHEDULES:

    ROUND 1

    Quebec (1) vs. Chicoutimi (8)
    Quebec wins 3-0

    Charlottetown (2) vs. Moncton (7)
    Charlottetown wins 3-0

    Saint John (3) vs. Rimouski (6)
    Rimouski wins 3-2

    Acadie-Bathurst (4) vs. Halifax (5)
    Acadie-Bathurst wins 3-2

    Sherbrooke (1) vs. Baie-Comeau (8)
    Sherbrooke wins 3-1

    Gatineau (2) vs. Val d'Or (7)
    Gatineau wins 3-1

    Shawinigan (3) vs. Rouyn-Noranda (6)
    Shawinigan wins 3-0

    Drummondville (4) vs. Blainville-Boisbriand (5)
    Blainville-Boisbriand wins 3-1

    Quarterfinals

    Quebec (1) vs. Rimouski (6)
    Quebec wins 3-1

    Charlottetown (2) vs. Acadie-Bathurst (4)
    Charlottetown wins 3-0

    Sherbrooke (1) vs. Blainville-Boibriand (5)
    Sherbrooke 3-0

    Gatineau (2) vs. Shawinigan (3)
    Shawinigan 3-0

    Semifinals

    Quebec (1) vs. Shawinigan (7)
    Shawinigan wins 3-1

    Charlottetown (2) vs. Sherbrooke (4)
    Charlottetown wins 3-1

     

    Championship

    Charlottetown (2) vs. Shawinigan (7)
    1. Sat., Jun 04 | SHA (5) @ CHA (1)
    2. Sun., Jun 05 | SHA (4) @ CHA (3)
    3. Wed., Jun 08 | CHA (4) @ SHA (5)
    4. Thu., Jun 09 | CHA (7) @ SHA (0)
    5. Sat., Jun 11 | SHA (4) @ CHA (3)
    Shawinigan wins 4-1

    How to watch QMJHL playoff games in Canada

    • TV channels: TSN, select local stations
    • Live streams: QMJHL Live on CHL TV

    TSN will broadcast only the championship series for the QMJHL, but all playoff games will be available to stream on QMJHL Live on CHL TV. Select local stations will have the games, depending on your area. 

    CHL TV playoff packages are available now at watch.chl.ca. Complete QMJHL Playoff passes are available for $59.99 plus tax. There are also CHL All Access playoff passes available to watch all CHL playoff games. 

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    Bryan Murphy is an NHL content producer at The Sporting News.