CHL Rankings Week 18

Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for week 17 of the 2009-10 season.  The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League’s Top 10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts.

After weeks as the number one ranked team the Windsor Spitfires drop two spots this week after losing two games one of which was against the Barrie Colts who now sit as the second ranked team. The Saint John Sea Dogs have slid into the top spot. The Wildcats, Tigers and Rangers round out the Honourable mentions this week.

Rank		Team (Record)	Last Week Rank	Number of Weeks Ranked
1		Saint John Sea Dogs (38-7-1-0)	2	15
2		Barrie Colts (36-6-0-1)	3	14
3		Windsor Spitfires (35-7-0-4)	1	18
4		Tri-City Americans (35-11-0-1)	4	13
5		Saskatoon Blades (32-9-2-3)	6	14
6		Victoriaville Tigres (33-13-1-1)	8	10
7		Mississauga Majors (31-8-4-1)	7	14
8		Drummondville Voltigeurs (33-13-0-2)	5	17
9		Brandon Wheat Kings (30-15-0-3)	10	9
10		London Knights (31-11-0-2)	-	7
		Honourable Mention:
		Moncton Wildcats (30-11-1-3)	-	1
		Medicine Hat Tigers (27-15-3-5)	-	6
		Kitchener Rangers (29-12-2-2)	7	16

Topics: Barrie Colts, Brandon Wheat Kings, Calgary Hitmen, CHL, CHL Rankings, Drummondville Voltigeurs, London Knights, Medicine Hat Tigers, Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, Moncton Wildcats, OHL, QMJHL, Saint John Sea Dogs, Saskatoon Blades, Tri-City Americans, Victoriaville Tigres, WHL, Windsor Spitfires

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