WHL Poll

Press Release

The Western Hockey League writers association poll for Week 21 as released Monday, Feb. 16, 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):


T1 (1) Vancouver Giants (4), 172
T1 (2) Calgary Hitmen (4), 172
3. (3) Saskatoon Blades, 154
4. (4) Tri-City Americans, 146
5. (6) Spokane Chiefs, 143
6. (7) Kelowna Rockets, 139
7. (5) Brandon Wheat Kings, 138
8. (8) Swift Current Broncos, 114
9. (9) Medicine Hat Tigers, 112
10. (10) Lethbridge Hurricanes, 106
11. (11) Kootenay Ice, 96
12. (12) Seattle Thunderbirds, 91
13. (13) Kamloops Blazers, 80
14. (15) Prince Albert Raiders, 67
15. (14) Everett Silvertips, 66
16. (16) Edmonton Oil Kings, 56
17. (17) Regina Pats, 47
18. (18) Prince George Cougars, 44
19. (19) Red Deer Rebels, 33
20. (21) Moose Jaw Warriors, 24
21. (22) Portland Winter Hawks, 13
22. (20) Chilliwack Bruins, 11

Members of the WMJHWA award votes in weighted order (22 points for first place, 21 for second, etc.). A total of eight ballots were cast by the Brandon Sun, Kelowna Capital News, Kelowna Daily Courier, Kootenay NewsAdvertiser, Medicine Hat News, Prairie Post (Swift Current), Prince George Citizen, 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)