CALGARY, Alta. – The Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) announced Thursday itsTop 20 preseason rankings for the upcoming 2017-18 campaign with Penticton Vees (BCHL) being slotted in at No. 1 overall.
The preseason rankings, compiled by an independent scouting service, were based upon a variety of factors, which includes the league in which the teams belong to, last season’s results in regular season and playoffs as well as initial recruiting efforts for the upcoming season.
As the quest for the 2018 RBC Cup in Chilliwack, B.C. begins with regular season action getting underway in the coming days across the entire CJHL, the initial Top 20 rankings for 2017-18 will be announced on Monday, Sept. 25.
CJHL PRESEASON TOP 20
NO. 1: PENTICTON VEES (BCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Fred Harbinson
NO. 2: BROOKS BANDITS (AJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Ryan Papaioannou
NO. 3: CARLETON PLACE CANADIANS (CCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Jason Clarke
NO. 4: BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (SJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Brandon Heck
NO. 5: COBOURG COUGARS (OJHL)
Head Coach: John Druce
GM: Brent Tully
NO. 6: CHILLIWACK CHIEFS (BCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Jason Tatarnic
NO. 7: OTTAWA JR. ‘A’ SENATORS (CCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Martin Dagenais
NO. 8: LES COBRAS DE TERREBONNE (LHJAAAQ)
Head Coach/GM: Robert Dubuc
NO. 9: FORT MCMURRAY OIL BARONS (AJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Tom Keca
NO. 10: WOODSTOCK SLAMMERS (MHL)
Head Coach: Fabian Joseph
GM: Danny Braun
NO. 11: GEORGETOWN RAIDERS (OJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Greg Walters
NO. 12: DRYDEN GM ICE DOGS (SIJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Kurt Walsten
NO. 13: WHITECOURT WOLVERINES (AJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Gord Thibodeau
NO. 14: COLLÉGE FRANCAIS DE LONGUEUIL (LHJAAAQ)
Head Coach/GM: Pierre Petroni
NO. 15: WENATCHEE WILD (BCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Bliss Littler
NO. 16: PORTAGE TERRIERS (MJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Blake Spiller
NO. 17: PICTOU COUNTY WEEKS CRUSHERS (MHL)
Head Coach/Assistant GM: Doug Doull
Assistant GM: Chad McDavid
NO. 18: POWASSAN VOODOOS (NOJHL)
Head Coach: Beau Moyer
GM: Chris Dawson
NO. 19: STEINBACH PISTONS (MJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Paul Dyck
NO. 20: TORONTO JR. CANADIENS (OJHL)
Head Coach: Jeff Angelidis
GM: Blake Ricci
HONOURABLE MENTION
HM: VERNON VIPERS (BCHL)
Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations: Mark Ferner
HM: VICTORIA GRIZZLIES (BCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Craig Didmon
HM: BURLINGTON COUGARS (OJHL)
Head Coach: Terry Richardson
General Manager: Alex Bezerra
HM: CORNWALL COLTS (CCHL)
Head Coach/GM: Ian MacInnis
HM: ELLIOT LAKE WILDCATS (NOJHL)
Head Coach/GM: Corey Bricknell
ABOUT THE CJHL
The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of all 10 Junior ‘A’ hockey leagues in Canada.
The CJHL represents 132 teams and over 3,000 players.
They also boast over 2,800 former players furthering their hockey careers at the professional, major junior and college level across North America.
CJHL ONLINE & SOCIAL MEDIA
Website: cjhlhockey.com
Twitter: @cjhlhockey
Facebook: /canadianjuniorhockeyleague
