Sea Dogs Ranked 5th Again

SAINT JOHN – The Saint John Sea Dogs are ranked fifth in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings again this week. The latest edition of the rankings were released this afternoon.

The Sea Dogs had a quiet week, playing just two games. They defeated the Gatineau Olympiques 3-2 last Wednesday and then downed the Halifax Mooseheads 6-3 on Saturday. The Sea Dogs are finally starting to look like the Sea Dogs again with the returns of Jonathan Huberdeau, Nathan Beaulieu and Oliver Cooper this past week. More reinforcements will be in the lineup tomorrow night. 

Other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams to crack this week’s rankings were the Quebec Remparts at No. 4 and the Shawinigan Cataractes at No. 6.

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 16.

1. Tri-City Americans (32-7-0-0)
2. London Knights (30-8-0-1)
3. Plymouth Whalers (28-9-2-1)
4. Quebec Remparts (29-8-3-2)
5. Saint John Sea Dogs (31-12-0-2)
6. Shawinigan Cataractes (29-10-2-2)
7. Kamloops Blazers (28-10-1-2)
8. Edmonton Oil Kings (27-10-1-4)
9. Kitchener Rangers (26-11-1-0)
10. Ottawa 67's (25-10-4-1) 

Honourable Mention:
Moose Jaw Warriors (25-12-4-1)
Brampton Battalion (23-10-2-5)
Portland Winterhawks (26-12-2-1)

In Buzzing the Net’s Dynamic Dozen this week, the Sea Dogs were ranked third behind the Americans and Remparts.

Saint John plays two games this week. They host the sixth ranked Cataractes tomorrow night and the Drummondville Voltigeurs on Saturday. Both games will be played at 7pm at Harbour Station.