Sea Dogs Fall To No. 6 In Top 10

The Saint John Sea Dogs learned today that if you lose a game 7-0 you are going to take a tumble in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings.

After 17 straight weeks of being ranked first in the nation, the Sea Dogs fell to No. 6. The Sea Dogs hit the road for three games this past week, upending the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada 3-1 on Wednesday, defeated the Drummondville Voltigeurs 4-2 on Friday and then were blownout 7-0 by the Victoriaville Tigres.

The 7-0 loss to the Tigres ended Saint John’s five-game winning streak and dropped them to 5-4-0-0 on the season. The Sea Dogs were ranked No. 1 in Canada in the pre-season rankings and again last week when they were 3-3-0-0.

If you’re a Sea Dogs fan, don’t even bother getting upset. Just accept it and move on.

Victoriaville fell from No. 4 to No. 5 this week. Other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams to crack the Top 10 were the Baie-Comeau Drakkar at No. 2 and Shawinigan Cataractes at No. 8. The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles were an honourable mention.

The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League’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 three:

1. London Knights (4-0-0-0)
2. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (8-1-0-0)
3. Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (5-0-0-0)
4. Regina Pats (4-1-0-0)
5. Victoriaville Tigres (7-3-0-0)
6. Saint John Sea Dogs (5-4-0-0)
7. Tri-City Americans (3-1-0-0)
8. Shawinigan Cataractes (7-3-0-0)
9. Kelowna Rockets (2-0-0-0)
10. Ottawa 67's (3-1-1-0) 

Honourable Mention:
Moose Jaw Warriors (3-1-0-0)
Peterborough Petes (3-0-1-1)
Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (6-3-0-0)

The Sea Dogs host the Rimouski Oceanic this Saturday at Harbour Station. Saint John will look to get their revenge on the Tigres this Sunday at 3pm.