SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Monday, Feb. 22, 2016
Fort Frances moves to 6th in CJHL
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – Winners of 11 games in succession, the surging Fort Frances Lakers are starting to make a move up in Canadian Junior Hockey League Pointstreak Top 20 rankings.
The latest listings, compiled in conjunction with International Scouting Services, were released Monday and has the front runners in the Superior International Junior Hockey League jumping one notch as they were tabbed sixth overall in 131-team CJHL.
Fort Frances continues to lead the SIJHL standings with a 36-6-0-1 overall record.
The Lakers magic number to clinch the SIJHL’s regular season crown is nine.
Any combination of points earned by Fort Frances or lost by the second place Dryden GM Ice Dogs totaling nine will give the club the No. 1 seed in the upcoming Bill Salonen Cup playoffs.
The Penticton Vees (BCHL) remains the No. 1 team in the CJHL again this week.
Moving in to the No. 2 slot is the defending RBC Cup national Jr. ‘A’ champion Portage Terriers (MJHL), while the Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) slipped to No. 3 overall.
The following is the Pointstreak CJHL top 20 rankings and five honourable mention squads for the period ending Feb. 21:
POINTSTREAK CJHL TOP 20
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (PREVIOUS RANKING)
1. Penticton Vees (BCHL) (1)
2. Portage Terriers (MJHL) (3)
3. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) (2)
4. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) (4)
5. Brooks Bandits (AJHL) (5)
6. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (7)
7. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (6)
8. Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (10)
9. Lloydminster Bobcats (AJHL) (12)
10. Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) (9)
11. Cochrane Crunch (NOJHL) (11)
12. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (8)
13. Winkler Flyers (MJHL) (15)
14. Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) (13)
15. Sainte-Agathe Montagnards (QJHL) (16)
16. Powassan Voodoos (NOJHL) (14)
17. Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) (17)
18. Ottawa Jr. ‘A’ Senators (CCHL) (18)
19. College Francais de Longeueil (QJHL) (19)
20. Woodstock Slammers (MHL) (20)
Honourable Mention: Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL); Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL); Melfort Mustangs (SJHL); Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL); Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
ABOUT THE POINTSTREAK CJHL TOP 20 RANKINGS
The Pointstreak CJHL Top 20 weekly rankings are produced in conjunction with International Scouting Services (ISS) and 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 Junior A hockey leagues in Canada.
The CJHL represents 131 teams and nearly 3,000 players and has just as many former players furthering their hockey careers at the professional, major junior and college level across North America.
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