The Western Hockey League writers association poll for Week 18 as released Monday, Jan. 26, 2009, by the office of the Western Major Junior Hockey Writers’ Association (with last week's rank, team, first-place votes in parenthesis and total points):
1. (1) Vancouver Giants (10), 283
2. (2) Calgary Hitmen (3), 276
3. (3) Saskatoon Blades, 258
4. (4) Tri-City Americans, 238
5. (T5) Spokane Chiefs, 237
6. (T5) Brandon Wheat Kings, 229
7. (T12) Kelowna Rockets, 199
8. (7) Medicine Hat Tigers, 197
9. (8) Swift Current Broncos, 179
10. (9) Lethbridge Hurricanes, 175
11. (T12) Kootenay Ice, 150
12. (11) Regina Pats, 136
13. (10) Everett Silvertips, 131
14. (14) Kamloops Blazers, 123
15. (15) Seattle Thunderbirds, 105
16. (16) Edmonton Oil Kings, 93
17. (17) Prince Albert Raiders, 82
18. (18) Prince George Cougars, 63
19. (19) Red Deer Rebels, 57
20. (20) Chilliwack Bruins, 39
21. (21) Moose Jaw Warriors, 20
22. (22) Portland Winter Hawks, 19
Members of the WMJHWA award votes in weighted order (22 points for first place, 21 for second, etc.). A total of 13 ballots were cast by the Brandon Sun, Chilliwack Progress, Kelowna Capital News, Kelowna Daily Courier, Kootenay NewsAdvertiser, Medicine Hat News, Moose Jaw Times-Herald, Prairie Post (Swift Current), Prince George Citizen, Red Deer Advocate, Regina LeaderPost, Saskatoon StarPhoenix and Tri-City Herald.
(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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