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Blades Hold in Sixth Place in Weekly C-H-L Top 10 Rankings

By Les Lazaruk Nov 14, 2023 | 11:43 AM

It’s still a battle of teams ranked in the C-H-L’s Top 10 Tuesday night…barely!

The latest weekly rankings shows no change in the top six teams, meaning the Saskatoon Blades hold tight in sixth spot behind – in order – Halifax, Prince George, Portland, Rouyn-Noranda and Baie Comeau. Tuesday night, the Bridge City Bunch travel to Moose Jaw. The Warriors dropped to 10th this week from seventh spot last week. London is seventh, Kitchener is eighth and Medicine Hat is a fifth W-H-L team on the list in ninth place. Moose Jaw won the only previous meeting against the Blue and Gold, 3-1 three weeks ago at SaskTel Centre. Saskatoon goes after a sixth straight victory for the second time this season in the 7 o’clock first face-off with CJWW’s broadcast starting at 6:45 with the Palliser Rooms E-Q-3 Cutting Edge Pre-Game Show. Following is the news release from the C-H-L…..

CHL Top-10 Rankings: Halifax continues to lead at No. 1, while Medicine Hat re-enters Top-10 at No. 9

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today the Week 7 edition of its CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2023-24 season.

Having extended its winning streak to a CHL-best eight wins in a row, the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) are in the number one spot for a third consecutive week. Sitting at No. 2 continues to be the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL), while the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL round out the top-three after closing out their Western Canada road trip with a pair of victories.

Among this week’s biggest risers were the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) and the OHL-leading Kitchener Rangers, who both extended winning streaks with three wins last week. Additionally, the WHL-leading Medicine Hat Tigers re-entered the Top-10 at No. 9 – marking their first appearance within these rankings since October 3 (Week 1).

The next rankings will be released the week of November 20, following the eighth week of regular season action in all three member leagues of the CHL.

CHL Top-10 Rankings – Week 7
1. Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
2. Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3. Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
5. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
6. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7. London Knights (OHL)
8. Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
9. Medicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
10. Moose Jaw Warriors (WHL)

For information and details about each individual club ranked in the CHL’s latest Top-10 Rankings, please visit chl.ca/video/2023-24-chl-top-10-rankings-week-7.