Sea Dogs Top Rankings Again

The Saint John Sea Dogs are ranked No. 1 in the nation again this week. The latest edition of the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings were released this afternoon.

The Sea Dogs played three games this week – all at home – and won each of them by a combined score of 18-6. Saint John defeated Moncton 5-3 last Tuesday, Prince Edward Island 8-1 on Friday, and Acadie-Bathurst 5-2 on Saturday.

Saint John has won 17 straight games and now owns an overall record of 47-14-0-2. They have a five-point lead on the Shawinigan Cataratces in the race for first place.

Other Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams in the Top 10 this week were the Cataractes at No. 4 and the Quebec Remparts at No. 8. The Victoriaville Tigres 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 24.

1. Saint John Sea Dogs (47-14-0-2)
2. London Knights (45-16-0-1)
3. Portland Winterhawks (46-16-3-1)
4. Shawinigan Cataractes (42-14-3-4)
5. Tri-City Americans (46-17-1-2)
6. Plymouth Whalers (43-17-2-1)
7. Edmonton Oil Kings (44-15-3-4)
8. Quebec Remparts (41-15-5-2)
9. Kamloops Blazers (44-17-2-3)
10. Niagara IceDogs (42-17-0-3) 

Honourable Mention:
Ottawa 67's (38-16-5-3)
Victoriaville Tigres (40-18-1-4)
Moose Jaw Warriors (41-18-5-2)

The Sea Dogs were ranked No. 1 in Buzzing The Net’s Dynamic Dozen again this week.

Saint John has a tough schedule this week, playing a pair of road games in Quebec. They are in Chicoutimi on Friday and Shawinigan on Sunday.