Fort Frances 8th in CJHL winning percentage

SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE

SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE

Release Date: Monday, Jan. 26, 2015

Fort Frances 8th in CJHL winning percentage

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The surging Fort Frances Lakers are sitting among the elite in the Canadian Junior Hockey League when it comes to winning percentage.

Fort Frances enters action this week eighth in the 129-team CJHL in winning percentage with an impressive .797 mark.

Currently riding a solid 12-game winning streak, the Lakers boast the best record in the Superior International Junior Hockey League at 29-7-0-1, giving them a SIJHL-best 59 points.

As the host side for the 2015 Dudley-Hewitt Cup Central Canada Jr. A Championship, the Lakers see their seven regulation time defeats ties them for the seventh overall in fewest setbacks in the CJHL.

Winners of 10 straight, the powerful Portage Terriers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League have the best winning percentage in the CJHL as the 2015 RBC Cup hosts are at .939 while having gone 45-2-2 in MJHL play to date.

Rounding out the top five are the Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) .847, Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) .820, Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) .819 and the Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) .816.

The following is the list of CJHL winning percentage leaders:

CJHL winning percentage leaders (As of Jan. 26/15)          
TEAM LEAGUE GP W L T/OT/SL PTS WIN%
Portage Terriers MJHL 49 45 2 2 92 .939
Spruce Grove Saints AJHL 49 40 6 3 83 .847
Carleton Place Canadians CCHL 50 40 8 2 82 .820
Camrose Kodiaks AJHL 47 37 7 3 77 .819
Soo Thunderbirds NOJHL 38 28 4 6 62 .816
Aurora Tigers OJHL 45 35 7 3 73 .811
Penticton Vees BCHL 45 35 7 3 73 .811
Fort Frances Lakers SIJHL 37 29 7 1 59 .797
Kirkland Lake Gold Miners NOJHL 39 29 6 4 62 .795
Georgetown Raiders OJHL 44 31 5 8 70 .795
Woodstock Slammers MHL 38 29 7 2 60 .789
Melfort Mustangs SJHL 45 32 6 7 71 .789
Kindersley Klippers SJHL 45 32 8 5 69 .767
Dieppe Commandos MHL 34 25 7 2 52 .765
Brooks Bandits AJHL 47 35 11 1 71 .755
Longueuil College Francais QJHL 42 29 9 4 62 .738
Sherbrooke Cougars QJHL 42 30 7 5 65 .734
Ottawa Jr. A Senators CCHL 49 33 11 5 71 .724
Trenton Golden Hawks OJHL 46 34 9 3 71 .722
Princeville Titan QJHL 41 27 9 5 59 .720
Cobourg Cougars OJHL 46 31 11 4 66 .717
Elliot Lake Wildcats NOJHL 37 25 9 3 53 .716
Pictou County Weeks Crushers MHL 37 25 9 3 53 .716
Nanaimo Clippers BCHL 45 31 12 2 64 .711