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Whalers Remain Ranked in CHL Polls
WHALERS THIS WEEKEND:
Thursday - Plymouth (31-12-2-1) at Barrie (24-18-2-1), 7:30pm, Barrie Molson Centre (7:15pm, 88.1FM WSDP)
Friday - Plymouth at Sudbury (24-16-2-10), 7:30pm, Sudbury Community Arena (7:20pm, www.plymouthwhalers.com).
Sunday - Plymouth at Sault Ste. Marie (19-24-2-2), 7pm, Essar Centre, Sault Ste. Marie (6:50pm, www.plymouthwhalers.com).
As Plymouth prepares to hit the road this weekend, the Whalers remain ranked in two Canadian Hockey League weekly polls.
The BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings has Plymouth ranked seventh. Here is the release from the Canadian Hockey League:
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for week 18 of the 2011-12 season. The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League’s Top 10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts.
BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings – Week 18
|
Rank |
Team (Record) |
Last Week Rank |
Number of Weeks Ranked |
|
1 |
London Knights (35-9-0-1) |
2 |
17 |
|
2 |
Kamloops Blazers (34-10-1-2) |
4 |
9 |
|
3 |
Tri-City Americans (34-11-0-1) |
1 |
15 |
|
4 |
Shawinigan Cataractes (33-11-2-2) |
3 |
16 |
|
5 |
Saint John Sea Dogs (34-13-0-2) |
6 |
18 |
|
6 |
Edmonton Oil Kings (32-11-1-4) |
9 |
6 |
|
7 |
Plymouth Whalers (31-12-2-1) |
5 |
11 |
|
8 |
Ottawa 67's (29-11-4-1) |
- |
5 |
|
9 |
Quebec Remparts (30-11-4-2) |
7 |
15 |
|
10 |
Kitchener Rangers (30-13-1-0) |
10 |
7 |
|
Honourable Mention: |
|||
|
Portland Winterhawks (31-14-2-1) |
8 |
3 |
|
|
Victoriaville Tigres (32-15-0-2) |
- |
12 |
|
|
Niagara IceDogs (28-14-0-3) |
- |
1 |
Yahoo! Sports Junior Hockey's Buzzing The Net also rates the Whalers seventh out of 59 CHL teams. Neate Sager writes:
"7. Plymouth Whalers, OHL (.540, —) — The Whalers have had the exact same ranking for three consecutive weeks, despite a 1-2-0-0 in their past three games. The way they wiped out Sault Ste. Marie 8-0 last Saturday suggests that was a hiccup. Keep an eye on how they perform this weekend, when they do a northern Barrie-Sudbury-Sault Ste. Marie swing, three games in four nights. Centre Stefan Noesen is having a great month, with four goals and 14 points in nine January matches.
