Despite dropping a game last weekend; the Lakehead Thunderwolves mens hockey team remains steady at the No. 5 spot in this weeks CIS Top 10. Alberta remains at No. 1 while UNB is back at No. 2; moving up one position. UQTR dropped one place to No. 3; after dropping a home game to Ottawa last weekend. Saskatchewan holds firm at No. 4 as do the Laurier Golden Hawks at No. 6; despite losses to Waterloo and Western. Moncton moves up one place to No. 7 while St. Marys drops a spot to No. 8. Western remains at No. 9 as does St. FX at No. 10.
CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten for Tuesday, January 27, 2009.
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE RECORD (W-L-OL)PTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS17-2-190 (9)1
2.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS16-2-3783
3.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES19-2-1732
4.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES14-6-2554
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES16-4-2485
6.WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS17-4-1476
7.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS13-5-2368
8.SAINT MARYS HUSKIES-x15-7-0287
9.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS-x16-5-1289
10.ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN-x11-8-2510
x Saint Marys & St. Francis Xavier were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes: Waterloo Warriors (5)-x, Concordia Stingers (2)
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.