SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Monday, Sept. 29, 2014
Lakers 11th, GM Ice Dogs honourable mention in Pointstreak CJHL rankings
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced Monday that both the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s Fort Frances Lakers and Dryden GM Ice Dogs have earned recognition in the latest Pointstreak CJHL top 20 weekly rankings for the period ending Oct. 5.
Fort Frances, the defending SIJHL Bill Salonen Cup champion Lakers, was slotted 11th nationally while Dryden garnered honourable mention status in the weekly listings, which are compiled in conjunction with International Scouting Services.
The Lakers currently top the SIJHL standings with 12 points after seven games with a 6-1 record.
The GM Ice Dogs meanwhile are second in the league with 10 points having gone 4-1-0-2 so far in the 2014-15 campaign.
The 2015 RBC Cup host Portage Terriers (MJHL) are the No. 1 club in the CJHL this week followed by the Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) at No. 2.
The Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL), Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) and the Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) round out the top five, rated third, fourth and fifth respectively.
The following is the Pointstreak CJHL top 20 rankings along with five honourable mention teams for the period ending Oct. 5:
CJHL TOP 20
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (LAST WEEK)
1. Portage Terriers (MJHL) (7)
2. Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) (3)
3. Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) (8)
4. Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) (9)
5. Cobourg Cougars (OJHL) (NR)
6. Cochrane Crunch (NOJHL) (HM)
7. Princeville Titan (QJHL) (17)
8. Cornwall Colts (CCHL) (12)
9. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) (1)
10. Merritt Centennials (BCHL) (15)
11. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (NR)
12. Winnipeg Blues (MJHL) (2)
13. Woodstock Slammers (MHL) (5)
14. Penticton Vees (BCHL) (NR)
15. Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (NR)
16. Sudbury Nickel Barons (NOJHL) (11)
17. Winkler Flyers (MJHL) (HM)
18. Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) (4)
19. Dieppe Commandos (MHL) (19)
20. Sherbrooke Cougars (QJHL) (NR)
HONOURABLE MENTION: Dryden GM Ice Dogs (SIJHL), Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL), Battleford North Stars (SJHL), Whitby Fury (OJHL), Truro Bearcats (MHL)
ABOUT THE POINTSTREAK CJHL TOP 20 RANKINGS
The Pointstreak CJHL Top 20 weekly rankings, in conjunction with International Scouting Services (ISS), 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 129 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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