Edmonton Oilers, Florida Panthers open best-of-seven tonight
June 4, 2025, Mississauga, ON – Ontario Junior Hockey League (OJHL) alumni are on both teams playing in the 2025 Stanley Cup final.
The best-of-seven championship series between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers begins tonight in Edmonton.
Former Georgetown Raider Evan Rodrigues and his Panther teammates are attempting to repeat as Cup champs.
The Oilers’ roster features former OJHLers Zach Hyman (Hamilton Red Wings, now Markham Royals), Connor Brown and Darnell Nurse (St. Michael’s Buzzers), Jake Walman (Toronto Jr. Canadiens), Evan Bouchard (Oakville Blades) and Corey Perry (Peterborough Bees).
Edmonton Assistant General Manager Bill Scott was a marketing intern with the OJHL’s Stouffville Spirit.
Florida was 47-31-4 (98 points) in the regular season, finishing third in the Atlantic Division. It defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes in the playoffs to win the Eastern Conference.
Edmonton was 48-29-5 (101 points), finishing third in the Pacific Division. It defeated the Los Angeles Kings, Vegas Golden Knights and Dallas Stars to win the Western Conference.
The full schedule for the best-of-7 Final, with broadcast information, is below:
Florida Panthers (3A) vs. Edmonton Oilers (3P)
Game 1: Panthers at Oilers, Wednesday, June 4, 8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, Max
Game 2: Panthers at Oilers, Friday, June 6, 8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, Max
Game 3: Oilers at Panthers, Monday, June 9, 8 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS
Game 4: Oilers at Panthers, Thursday, June 12, 8 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS
Game 5: Panthers at Oilers, Saturday, June 14, 8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, Max *
Game 6: Oilers at Panthers, Tuesday, June 17, 8 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, Max, SN, CBC, TVAS *
Game 7: Panthers at Oilers, Friday, June 20, 8 p.m. ET; SN, CBC, TVAS, TNT, truTV, Max *
* If necessary
Thirty-two former OJHL players played in the NHL this season: https://www.ojhl.ca/2024-2025/
About the OJHL – “League of Choice”
The Ontario Junior Hockey League is the largest Junior ‘A’ league operating under the auspices of the Canadian Junior Hockey League with 24 member clubs. A proud member of the CJHL and Ontario Hockey Association, the OJHL was originally named the Ontario Provincial Junior ‘A’ Hockey League and it was formed out of the Central Junior ‘B’ Hockey League in 1993-94. With a long and storied history of developing players for the next level, including U SPORTS, the NCAA, Canadian Hockey League, minor pro ranks and the NHL, the OJHL had more than 120 commitments this season.
