1fan
Blue-Chip Prospect
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Post by 1fan on Sept 11, 2008 15:37:01 GMT -4
For those who might actually be interested, the CHL released it's MasterCard preseason rankings. They have four Q teams in the top ten: 1. Windsor 2. Spokane 3. London 4. Rimouski 5. Belleville 6. Cape Breton 7. Kelowna 8. Brandon 9. Chicoutimi 10. Shawinigan No banners for us this week or for the next while!  |
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Post by hockey1981 on Sept 11, 2008 16:02:38 GMT -4
Kinda shocked SJ isn't there.
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Post by elementz on Sept 11, 2008 19:06:54 GMT -4
Or Quebec?
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Post by SteveUL on Sept 12, 2008 7:50:35 GMT -4
In SJ's case ... they will be missing several elite level players for the first week of the season ... and so the team they ice is not going to be that strong.
I wrote this on another board ... I think the rankings reflect that those players are currently not with the team. In hockey admin terms ... they have actually left the team (or will when they leave) ... and may be re-assigned at some time down the road.
The rankings aren't saying that these are likely to be the Top 10 teams all year or at the end of the year ... I think it simply indicates that these are the top 10 teams going into the 1st week of the season based on who is available to them in games this week. Just a theory of course ... I'll never pretend to actually understand the logic of the CHL Top 10.
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Post by Captain Obvious on Sept 12, 2008 8:03:07 GMT -4
In SJ's case ... they will be missing several elite level players for the first week of the season ... and so the team they ice is not going to be that strong. I wrote this on another board ... I think the rankings reflect that those players are currently not with the team. In hockey admin terms ... they have actually left the team (or will when they leave) ... and may be re-assigned at some time down the road. The rankings aren't saying that these are likely to be the Top 10 teams all year or at the end of the year ... I think it simply indicates that these are the top 10 teams going into the 1st week of the season based on who is available to them in games this week. Just a theory of course ... I'll never pretend to actually understand the logic of the CHL Top 10. Rimouski is probably missing Piche, Neron, Cormier, Cunti, Cornet and Veilleur so they are no better off than SJ. |
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