SNUBBED AGIAN

We were robbed. Despite having 28 wins – 20 of them being consecutive – the Canadian Hockey League snubbed the Saint John Sea Dogs for the third straight week. The Sea Dogs sit second for a third straight week in Week 13 of the BMO CHL Mastercard CHL rankings.

The Windsor Spitfires hold on to the number one spot despite losing to the below .500 Oshawa Generals in a shootout on Sunday. Windsor is lead by former Sea Dog third string goaltender Troy Passingham, who is credited with 23 of the Spits wins.

The Sea Dogs organization will never let on that the ranking bothers them, but you have to believe they are getting a bit frustrated. The Sea Dogs will look to this as motivation this weekend with a tough three-in-three through the Atlantic division.

Week 13 of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top Ten Rankings can be found below:
1 – Windsor Spitfires, OHL (25-3-0-4)
2 – Saint John Sea Dogs, QMJHL (28-4-1-0)
3 – Barrie Colts, OHL (25-4-0-1)
4 – Calgary Hitmen, WHL (23-8-1-0)
5 – Saskatoon Blades, WHL (21-6-0-3)
6 – Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, OHL (21-6-2-0)
7 – Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL (22-8-1-1)
8 – Tri-City Americans, WHL (21-8-0-0)
9 – Drummondville Voltigeurs, QMJHL (21-9-0-2)
10 – Quebec Remparts, QMJHL (20-7-2-3)

Saint John is in Moncton on Sunday who were an honorable mention this week. Also mentioned were the Kitchener Rangers and the Memorial Cup hosting Brandon Wheat Kings.

This marks the eighth time that the Sea Dogs have been placed on the “prestigious” list this season.

2009-2010: Week 2: #10 (4-0-0-0)
2009-2010: Week 3: #10 (5-2-0-0)
2009-2010: Week 7: #7 (13-4-1-0)
2009-2010: Week 8: #6 (16-4-1-0)
2009-2010: Week 9: #4 (19-4-1-0)
2009-2010: Week 10: #2 (21-4-1-0)
2009-2010: Week 11: #2 (23-4-1-0)
2009-2010: Week 12: #2 (25-4-1-0)