Sea Dogs Ranked 5th In Top 10

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

The Sea Dogs played two games this past week, winning both and outscoring their opponents 12-5. Saint John beat the Halifax Mooseheads 7-3 on Saturday night at Harbour Station and then  travelled to Bathurst to beat the Titan 5-2 on Sunday afternoon.

Saint John now has a record of 34-13-0-2 for 70 points. They are tied with the Shawinigan Cataractes for first-place in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The Cats have played one fewer game.

Two other QMJHL teams made this week’s rankings. The Cataractes came in at No. 4 while the Quebec Remparts were placed ninth. The Victoriaville Tigres, who have won six straight, 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 18.

1. London Knights (35-9-0-1)
2. Kamloops Blazers (34-10-1-2)
3. Tri-City Americans (34-11-0-1)
4. Shawinigan Cataractes (33-11-2-2)
5. Saint John Sea Dogs (34-13-0-2)
6. Edmonton Oil Kings (32-11-1-4)
7. Plymouth Whalers (31-12-2-1)
8. Ottawa 67's (29-11-4-1)
9. Quebec Remparts (30-11-4-2)
10. Kitchener Rangers (30-13-1-0) 

Honourable Mention:
Portland Winterhawks (31-14-2-1)
Victoriaville Tigres (32-15-0-2)
Niagara IceDogs (28-14-0-3)

In Buzzing The Net’s Dynamic Dozen this week, the Sea Dogs were ranked third.

Saint John plays two games this week, hosting the Moncton Wildcats on Thursday and the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada on Sunday.