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Rankings Shuffled, But Blades Versus Warriors Still a Battle of CHL Top 10 Teams

By Les Lazaruk Oct 24, 2023 | 12:42 PM

Instead of fourth versus fifth, it’ll be third against seventh Tuesday night when the Saskatoon Blades host the Moose Jaw Warriors in one of three W-H-L games.

The latest, weekly C-H-L Top 10 rankings were released Tuesday morning with the Bridge City Bunch moving up a spot from fourth to third while Moose Jaw dropped a couple of places from fifth to seventh. The 8-2-0 Blades, on a six-game winning streak, host the 7-5-0 Warriors at 7 o’clock at SaskTel Centre with CJWW’s broadcast at 6:45. Following is the news release from the C-H-L…..

CHL Top-10 Rankings: Portland holds No.1 spot for a 3rd straight week, while Baie-Comeau make their Top-10 debut

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today the Week 4 edition of its CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2023-24 season.

Still unbeaten since September 23, having won a CHL-best eight games in a row, the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL) are in first place for a third straight week. Right behind them is the Halifax Mooseheads of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), who jumped back into second, while the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL round out the top three.

Matching a CHL-best nine wins on the season, both the Prince George Cougars of the WHL and the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the QMJHL were among the biggest movers of the week. Averaging over five goals per game this season, the Cougars jumped up four spots to No. 4, while the highest-scoring team in the QMJHL – the Drakkar – made their Top-10 debut in tenth this week.

The next rankings will be released the week of October 30, following the fifth week of regular season action in all three member leagues of the CHL.

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

For information and details about each individual club ranked in the CHL’s latest Top-10 Rankings, please visit chl.ca/article/2023-24-chl-top-10-rankings-week-4.