Rockland rolls along at No. 1 in CJHL Top 20 rankings
TORONTO – Rolling right along, the Rockland Nationals (CCHL) maintain their place atop the CJHL Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, announced Monday.
As the front-runners in the Central Canada Hockey League, Rockland is on a 12-game heater entering play this week, having yet to taste defeat on the campaign.
Moving up to No. 2 in the 118-team CJHL are the Edmundston Blizzard (MHL).
Edmundston is a solid 13-1-0-0 to date in Maritime Hockey League play.
Another surging side, the Leamington Flyers (OJHL) are slotted No. 3 in the weekly listings, which are compiled by an independent scouting service.
The Flyers have won five straight, moving to 13-2-0-1 overall, while pacing the Ontario Junior Hockey League in winning percentage at .844.
At No. 4 nationally are the Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL).
Grande Prairie sports a 9-1-1-1 mark through their first dozen contest in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and have only allowed an AJHL-low 26 goals-against.
Rounding out the Top 5 are the Summerside Western Capitals (MHL).
They only have one defeat in regulation so far this season, sitting at 10-1-2-0 to date.
The following are the CJHL Top 20 rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, as of Oct. 21:
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (LAST WEEK)
1. Rockland Nationals (CCHL) (1)
2. Edmundston Blizzard (MHL) (4)
3. Leamington Flyers (OJHL) (8)
4. Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) (6)
5. Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) (2)
6. Haliburton County Huskies (OJHL) (14)
7. Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) (7)
8. Melfort Mustangs (SJHL) (16)
9. Selkirk Steelers (MJHL) (3)
10. Canmore Eagles (AJHL) (19)
11. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) (5)
12. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (9)
13. Winkler Flyers (MJHL) (NR)
14. Condors du Cégep Beauce-Appalaches (LHJAAAQ) (17)
15. Braves de Valleyfield (LHJAAAQ) (10)
16. Yorkton Terriers (SJHL) (13)
17. Thunder Bay North Stars (SIJHL) (20)
18. Dryden GM Ice Dogs (SIJHL) (18)
19. Hawkesbury Hawks (CCHL) (NR)
20. Amherst Ramblers (MHL) (NR)
HONOURABLE MENTION: Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL); Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL); Burlington Cougars (OJHL); Collingwood Blues (OJHL); Blind River Beavers (NOJHL)
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