CJHL Announces Weekly Top 20 Rankings

Press Release

The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced today its Weekly Top 20 rankings in conjunction with NHL Central Scouting. Last week's rankings and the leagues in which the teams belong to are in parenthesis.

The CJHL Weekly Top 20 as of Monday, November 22, 2010:

1. (1) Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)
2. (4) Powell River Kings (BCHL)
3. (3) Newmarket Hurricanes (OJHL)
4. (2) Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL)
5. (5) Woodstock Slammers (MHL)
6. (3) Markham Waxers (OJHL)
7. (11) Bonnyville Pontiacs (AJHL)
8. (15) Cornwall Colts (CJHL)
9. (12) Burlington Cougars (OJHL)
10. (9) Brockville Braves (CJHL)
11. (8) Soo Thunderbirds (NOJHL)
12. (14) Georgetown Raiders (OJHL)
13. (HM) Yorkton Terriers (SJHL)
14. (10) Wellington Dukes (OJHL)
15. (7) Humboldt Broncos (SJHL)
16. (13) Okotoks Oilers (AJHL)
17. (19) Selkirk Steelers (MJHL)
18. (16) Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL)
19. (17) Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL)
20. (NR) Les Cougars de Sherbrooke (LHJAAAQ)

Honorable mention goes to the Salmon Arm Silverbacks (BCHL), Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL), Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL), Portage Terriers (MJHL), and the Kingston Voyageurs (OJHL).

The rankings are based upon a variety of factors which includes the league in which the teams belong to, their winning percentage, their win-loss record, total points accumulated, their goals-for versus goals-against ratio, amongst other factors.

(Nathan can be reached at fourniern@students.nescom.edu)