The 2025/26 SEMHL season opens in three weeks with last year's league finalist Springfield Winterhawks hosting the Morden Bombers on Friday the 24th. The following night, the Carman Beavers and Notre Dame Hawks open their home schedules against the Red River Wild and Portage Terriers respectively. Sunday see's the Winterhawks on the road against the Winkler Royals. The Ile des Chenes Northstars, getting a break during the opening weekend, will travel to Portage on the following Wednesday to open their season on the road.

At the league's semi-annual meeting, the teams agreed to continue with an 18 game schedule. This meant that in addition to the usual home and away matchups, there were two more games to play for each team. Based on proximity, the following matchups were added to the schedule:

  - Carman at Morden
  - Ile des Chenes at Springfield
  - Morden at Winkler
  - Notre Dame at Carman
  - Portage at Notre Dame
  - Red River at Ile des Chenes
  - Springfield at Warren
  - Warren at Portage
  - Winkler at Red River