Sea Dogs Slide To Third In Top 10

The Saint John Sea Dogs have slid to No. 3 in the Canadian Hockey League’s weekly rankings. The latest edition of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings were released this afternoon.

Saint John had been ranked second for three straight weeks.

The Sea Dogs had a busy week, playing four games. The Dogs beat the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 4-3 on Wednesday at Harbour Station before hitting the road. On Friday, the Dogs defeated the PEI Rocket 2-1 in Charlottetown and then 6-5 in a shootout in Bathurst on Sunday. Last night, the Quebec Remparts downed the Dogs 4-1.

Under the circumstances, the Sea Dogs did pretty well, picking up five of a possible eight points.

Other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams to crack this week’s CHL Top 10 were the Remparts at No. 2, Shawinigan Cataractes at No. 8 and the Victoriaville Tigres at No. 9.

Jacques Beaulieu and the Sarnia Sting were ranked seventh this week.

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 10.

1. London Knights (18-4-0-1)
2. Quebec Remparts (20-4-2-1)
3. Saint John Sea Dogs (21-7-0-1)
4. Saskatoon Blades (18-6-0-1)
5. Tri-City Americans (16-6-0-0)
6. Plymouth Whalers (16-6-2-1)
7. Sarnia Sting (15-4-1-3)
8. Shawinigan Cataractes (17-8-1-2)
9. Victoriaville Tigres (18-9-0-1)
10. Kootenay Ice (16-5-1-2) 

Honourable Mention:
Ottawa 67's (14-6-3-1)
Brandon Wheat Kings (16-8-1-1)
Kitchener Rangers (15-7-1-0)

In Buzzing The Net’s Dynamic Dozen, the Sea Dogs were ranked sixth.

Saint John will play three games this week. The club hosts the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles on Friday and Saturday night before heading to Moncton on Tuesday.