SUPERIOR INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE
SIJHL COMMUNICATIONS
MEDIA UPDATE
Release Date: Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Lakers No. 5 in final CJHL rankings; North Stars 15th
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League announced its final set of top 20 rankings for the 2013-14 season with the Superior International Junior Hockey League’s Fort Frances Lakers and Thunder Bay North Stars being listed among the top ranked clubs that comprise the 128-team CJHL.
Fort Frances finished fifth overall in the final tabulations while Thunder Bay was tabbed 15th in the CJHL rankings, which were based in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting.
The Lakers earlier wrapped the SIJHL’s regular season title and will be the No. 1 seed leading into the playoffs.
With one game remaining Fort Frances sports a league-best 45-6-2-2 record with 94 points.
As for the North Stars, they’ll be the No. 2 seed in the postseason having gone 38-10-1-4 so far amassing 81 points with three games to play.
The No. 1 ranked team in the CJHL is the Soo Thunderbirds of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.
Rounding out the top five in the final CJHL rankings of 2013-14 are the Selkirk Steelers (MJHL), Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) and Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) who were listed second through fourth respectively.
The following is the final CJHL top 20 rankings for 2013-14, along with five honourable mention squads:
CJHL TOP 20
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (LAST WEEK)
1. Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL) (1)
2. Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) (3)
3. Carleton Place Canadians (CCHL) (2)
4. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (4)
5. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (5)
6. Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) (6)
7. Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL) (7)
8. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (8)
9. Aurora Tigers (OJHL) (9)
10. Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) (12)
11. Langley Rivermen (BCHL) (11)
12. Brooks Bandits (AJHL) (14)
13. Kirkland Lake Gold Miners (NOJHL) (13)
14. Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) (10)
15. Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) (15)
16. Dauphin Kings (MJHL) (NR)
17. Toronto Lakeshore Patriots (OJHL) (17)
18. Saint-Jerome Panthers (LHJAAAQ) (19)
19. Truro Bearcats (MHL) (20)
20. Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) (18)
Honourable Mention: Penticton Vees (BCHL), Battlefords North Stars (SJHL), Kindersley Klippers (SJHL), Whitby Fury (OJHL), 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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