The Lakehead Thunderwolves mens hockey team moved up two spots in the first CIS Top 10 ranking of the New Year as the Wolves ring in 2009 in the No. 5 position.
Alberta, UQTR, and Saskatchewan hold steady at positions 1-3 while UNB moves up one position to No. 4. Laurier stays at No. 6 while Moncton is No. 7; falling three positions from No. 4 in the last ranking. St. Marys remains at No. 8 while Lethbridge and Waterloo flip flop between the No. 9 and 10 spots from the last poll.
CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten for Tuesday, January 6, 2009.
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE RECORD (W-L-OL)PTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS11-2-189 (8)1
2.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES15-1-179 (1)2
3.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES11-4-1643
4.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS9-2-2634
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES11-3-2527
6.WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS13-2-1465
7.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS9-3-2406
8.SAINT MARYS HUSKIES10-5-0338
9.LETHBRIDGE PRONGHORNS10-6-01210
10.WATERLOO WARRIORS10-4-289
Other teams receiving votes: Western Ontario Mustangs (5), Acadia Axemen (4)
Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.