Dogs Ranked 5th In CHL Top 10

SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs are ranked fifth in the first edition of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for 2012.

The Sea Dogs are 1-2-0-1 in the second half so far and are just 4-5-0-1 in last 10 games. Saint John has been playing with Jonathan Huberdeau, Nathan Beaulieu, Tomas Jurco, Charlie Coyle, Oliver Cooper, Ryan Tesink, Stanislav Galiev, and Devin Oliver-Dares of late.

Other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams to crack this week’s top 10 were the Quebec Remparts at No. 3 and the Shawinigan Cataractes at No. 6. The Halifax Mooseheads 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 15.

1. Tri-City Americans (29-7-0-0)
2. London Knights (27-8-0-1)
3. Quebec Remparts (28-7-2-2)
4. Plymouth Whalers (25-9-2-1)
5. Saint John Sea Dogs (29-12-0-2)
6. Shawinigan Cataractes (26-10-2-2)
7. Edmonton Oil Kings (25-10-1-3)
8. Kitchener Rangers (25-10-1-0)
9. Kamloops Blazers (26-10-1-2)
10. Moose Jaw Warriors (24-10-4-1) 

Honourable Mention:
Brampton Battalion (22-10-1-4)
Halifax Mooseheads (24-11-1-3)
Portland Winterhawks (25-11-2-1)

It’s a quiet week for the Sea Dogs as they play just two games. They play the Gatineau Olympiques this evening and the Moosehaeds on Saturday.