Two wins out of three games was bad enough for the Saskatoon Blades to drop a spot in the weekly C-H-L Top 10 rankings.
However, if the Bridge City Bunch win two out of three games this week, that’ll be good enough to finish in first place in the overall W-H-L standings, ahead of two teams that are ranked ahead of the Blue and Gold in the rankings put together by a panel of N-H-L scouts. The Blades are sixth in the national rankings while Prince George is first and Portland fourth. Everett is the only other W-H-L team on the list in seventh spot. Saskatoon is home to Calgary Wednesday, then visits Prince Albert Friday before hosting the Raiders Saturday to close out the regular-season. Following is the news release from the C-H-L…..
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2024
TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today the Week 24 edition of its CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2023-24 season.
Riding a 17-game point streak (15-0-1-1), the third longest streak of its kind in the CHL this season, the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) are in first place for a second straight week. With 47 wins and counting, the Cougars have set a new franchise record for victories in a single season, besting their previous mark of 45 established during the 2016-17 season. Right behind them in second is the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), who became the first OHL team to reach 100 points this season, which also marked the first time they achieved the feat in eight years. Meanwhile, the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) round out the top three. The Drakkar are the only CHL club with 50-plus wins this season, and they clinched their third Jean-Rougeau Trophy in team history last week by becoming this year’s regular season champions in the QMJHL.
Among some of the other notable changes to this week’s rankings, the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL are up to fourth having earned a point in eight straight contests (7-0-1-0), while the Oshawa Generals of the OHL are making their Top-10 debut this season having won 10 games in a row, which currently stands as the longest active winning streak in the CHL.
With the regular season set to close across all three member leagues of the CHL this weekend, next week’s rankings will be the 25th and final ones of the 2023-24 regular season.
CHL Top-10 Rankings – Week 24
1. Prince George Cougars (WHL)
2. London Knights (OHL)
3. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4. Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
6. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
7. Everett Silvertips (WHL)
8. Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
9. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
10. Oshawa Generals (OHL)
For information and details about each club ranked in the CHL’s latest Top-10 Rankings, please visit chl.ca/video/2023-24-chl-top-10-rankings-week-24.
