Tuesday, January 20, 2009

WHL Poll

Found Here

The Western Hockey League writers association poll for Week 16.


The WMJHWA poll, with last week's rank, team, first-place votes in
parenthesis and total points:

1. (1) Vancouver Giants (7), 217
2. (2) Calgary Hitmen (3), 213
3. (4) Saskatoon Blades, 197
4. (3) Tri-City Americans, 187
T5. (5) Brandon Wheat Kings, 177
T5. (6) Spokane Chiefs, 177
7. (8) Medicine Hat Tigers, 150
8. (9) Swift Current Broncos, 139
9. (14) Lethbridge Hurricanes, 128
10. (10) Everett Silvertips, 120
11. (13) Regina Pats, 102
T12. (7) Kelowna Rockets, 100
T12. (11) Kootenay Ice, 100
14. (15) Kamloops Blazers, 92
15. (17) Seattle Thunderbirds, 80
16. (16) Edmonton Oil Kings, 76
17. (12) Prince Albert Raiders, 68
18. (19) Prince George Cougars, 46
19. (18) Red Deer Rebels, 43
20. (22) Chilliwack Bruins, 27
21. (20) Moose Jaw Warriors, 20
22. (21) Portland Winter Hawks, 14

Members of the Western Major Junior Hockey Writers Association award votes in weighted order (22 points for first place, 21 for second, etc.). A total of 10 ballots were cast by the Brandon Sun, Kelowna Capital News, Kelowna Daily Courier, Kootenay NewsAdvertiser, Medicine Hat News, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Prairie Post, Prince George Citizen, Regina LeaderPost, Red Deer Advocate and Saskatoon StarPhoenix.


(Nathan also is a writer for Maineiacs Post to Post and the Maine Hockey Journal. He can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)

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