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Blades and Cougars the Only Two W-H-L Teams in the C-H-L Top 10

By Les Lazaruk Dec 19, 2023 | 11:38 AM

The parity of the W-H-L was illustrated in Tuesday’s new C-H-L Top 10 rankings.

Only Prince George in second place and the Saskatoon Blades in sixth spot are on the weekly list. The Blue and Gold were fifth last week. The Cougars and Blades are tied atop the Dub’s overall standings with 48 points at the Christmas break with 13 other teams sporting records of no worse than .500 by points percentage. Five teams from the Quebec Maritimes League and three from Ontario are also in the Top 10. Following is the news release from the C-H-L…..

CHL Top-10 Rankings: Baie-Comeau continues to hold the No. 1 spot, while Drummondville makes its Top-10 debut

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2023

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today the Week 12 edition of its CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2023-24 season.

Having matched a franchise-record with 13 wins in a row, along with suffering only one loss over their last 23 contests, the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) are in first place for the third straight week. In second place, we find the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL), whose 24 wins this season rank second among clubs in the CHL. Completing the top-three is the Soo Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), who have won eight of their last 10 contests, including a big victory last week against the No.4-ranked Kitchener Rangers of the OHL.

Having strung together three wins in a row over the last seven days, the Saginaw Spirit of the OHL and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL were among the teams who moved up in this week’s rankings, while the Drummondville Voltigeurs of the QMJHL are making their Top-10 debut of the 2023-24 season in tenth.

Given that the holiday break across the CHL runs until December 27, the next CHL Top-10 rankings will be released the week of January 1, following the 13th week of regular season action in all three member leagues of the CHL.

CHL Top-10 Rankings – Week 12
1. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
2. Prince George Cougars (WHL)
3. Soo Greyhounds (OHL)
4. Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
8. Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
9. Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
10. Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)

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-12.