The Sea Dogs were named the No. 1 team in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for the second straight week earlier today. There were some fears that Saint John would fall down the rankings this week after a so-so week of play, but apparently their performance was good enough to hang onto the top spot.
The Sea Dogs had a tough schedule last week, playing three games since the last rankings were released. Saint John defeated the PEI Rocket 4-1 at Harbour Station last Wednesday, lost in Lewiston by score of 5-2, and then defeated the Halifax Mooseheads 5-3 in the Port City.
Saint John didn’t play particularly well in any of the three contests, but were still able to earn four-of-a-possible-six points.
Other QMJHL teams to crack the Canadian Hockey League’s Top 10 were the Montreal Juniors and the Quebec Remparts. The Lewiston MAINEiacs were an honourable mention.
The weekly rankings of the CHL's Top 10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts.
Here are the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for week 13:
1 Saint John Sea Dogs (27-4-0-2)The Sea Dogs were also first in the weekly Buzzing The Net Dynamic Dozen.
2 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (26-4-0-1)
3 Montreal Juniors (25-5-3-1)
4 Portland Winterhawks (24-8-0-3)
5 Quebec Remparts (26-7-0-2)
6 Saskatoon Blades (24-8-0-1)
7 Saginaw Spirit (21-6-3-1)
8 Kootenay Ice (21-9-1-2)
9 Ottawa 67's (22-9-0-1)
10 Owen Sound Attack (21-9-0-2)
Honourable Mention:
Medicine Hat Tigers (21-9-2-0)
Lewiston MAINEiacs (22-12-0-2)
Red Deer Rebels (20-9-1-3)
This week, the Sea Dogs travel to Cape Breton for two games on the weekend prior to the holiday break. The Screaming Eagles sit near the bottom of the QMJHL standings but were still able to stun the Sea Dogs earlier this season at Centre 200.
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