Broncos release full 2021-22 regular season schedule

Swift Current, Sask. – After releasing all 34 home dates on June 28, the Western Hockey League and Swift Current Broncos announced the remaining dates for the 2021-22 regular season today.
The full schedule can be viewed here.
The 2021-22 schedule runs for 184 days, beginning October 1 when Swift Current hosts the Medicine Hat Tigers and ends April 3 when the Broncos are in Calgary for a 2:00 game against the Hitmen.
Moving back into the Central Division for the upcoming season, and with no inter-conference play, the Broncos will exclusively match up against opponents from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Winnipeg.
The breakdown of games versus Eastern Conference opponents is as follows:
Opponent |
Number of games (home/away) |
Edmonton Oil Kings |
6 (3/3) |
Red Deer Rebels |
6 (3/3) |
Calgary Hitmen |
8 (4/4) |
Lethbridge Hurricanes |
8 (4/4) |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
8 (4/4) |
Prince Albert Raiders |
4 (2/2) |
Saskatoon Blades |
4 (2/2) |
Moose Jaw Warriors |
6 (3/3) |
Regina Pats |
6 (3/3) |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
6 (3/3) |
Winnipeg ICE |
6 (3/3) |
Some key dates on the schedule are as follows:
October 1, 2021 – Season opener vs Medicine Hat Tigers.
October 8, 2021 – Edmonton Oil Kings first of three visits with three first-round NHL picks (Jake Neighbours, Sebastian Cossa and Dylan Guenther).
October 29, 2021 – First of three visits for the Regina Pats and Connor Bedard.
November 5-20, 2021 – Season-high six-game homestand for the Broncos with games on Friday and Saturday three weeks in a row.
December 30, 2021 – Four Broncos memorial game versus Winnipeg ICE.
December 31, 2021 – New Year’s Eve game versus Regina, first NYE home game for Swift Current in 11 years.
April 1, 2022 – Final home game of the season versus Calgary Hitmen.