SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL COMMUNICATIONS
MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Monday, Feb. 10, 2014
Fort Frances stays 6th in CJHL rankings; North Stars up to 14th
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The top two clubs in the Superior International Junior Hockey League clubs continue to draw national attention in the Canadian Junior Hockey League.
The latest installment of the CJHL’s top 20 rankings announced Monday have the Fort Frances Lakers holding their sixth overall listing while the Thunder Bay North Stars moved up two notched to 14th.
Fort Frances remains in first place in the SIJHL with 78 points in 47 games on a 37-6-2-2 record.
Second overall Thunder Bay has 67 points in 45 outings, which goes along with their 31-9-1-4 mark.
Back for a second straight week as the No. 1 team in the CJHL this week are the surging Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, who are a riding an impressive 24-game winning streak.
The Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Spruce Grove Saints at No. 2 while the Selkirk Steelers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League sit at No. 3.
The following are this week’s CJHL top 20 rankings along with the five clubs who earned honourable mention:
CJHL TOP 20
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (LAST WEEK)
1. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) (1)
2. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (2)
3. Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) (4)
4. Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) (3)
5. Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) (5)
6. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (6)
7. Aurora Tigers (OJHL) (7)
8. Langley Rivermen (BCHL) (11)
9. Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) (13)
10. Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) (9)
11. Brooks Bandits (AJHL) (10)
12. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (NR)
13. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL) (15)
14. Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) (16)
15. Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (14)
16. Penticton Vees (BCHL) (NR)
17. Kindersley Klippers (SJHL) (17)
18. Les Pantheres de Saint Jerome (LHJAAAQ) (18)
19. Portage Terriers (MJHL) (HM)
20. Truro Bearcats (MHL) (NR)
Honourable Mention: Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL), Okotoks Oilers (AJHL), Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL), Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL), Miramichi Timberwolves (MHL)
ABOUT THE CJHL TOP 20
The CJHL Top 20 weekly rankings are based upon a variety of factors, including the league in which the team plays, winning percentage, win-loss record, total points accumulated, goals-for versus goals-against ratio, etc.
ABOUT THE CJHL
The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of all 10 Jr. A hockey leagues in Canada.
The CJHL represents 128 teams and over 2,500 players and has over 2,800 alumni furthering their hockey careers at the professional, major junior and college level across North America.
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