The Saskatoon Blades have moved back into the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings with a seventh place ranking in the Week 8 edition released on Wednesday.Since the previous rankings last week the Blades played four games in a five-day stretch. On Friday, the Bridge City Bunch came away with a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings at home. The Blades then traveled to Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday, beating the Warriors 4-3. On Sunday, the team was in Swift Current and beat the Broncos 3-1. Last evening, the Blades came away with a 2-1 decision at home over the Warriors in a rematch of Saturday's battle.
The Blades are in action tonight at Credit Union Centre with a matchup against the Swift Current Broncos. Game time is 7:05 pm.
The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts.
BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings - Week 8
Rank Team (Record) Last Week Rank Number of Weeks Ranked
1 Drummondville Voltigeurs (15-2-0-1) 2 7
2 Kitchener Rangers (12-1-1-2) 4 4
3 Calgary Hitmen (13-5-0-0) 1 8
4 Windsor Spitfires (13-3-0-3) 3 8
5 Tri-City Americans (14-3-0-0) 5 3
6 Saint John Sea Dogs (16-4-1-0) 7 5
7 Saskatoon Blades (14-3-0-2) - 4
8 Quebec Remparts (14-3-2-1) - 5
9 Barrie Colts (12-4-0-1) - 4
10 Gatineau Olympiques (13-5-0-0) 6 7
Honourable Mention: Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (12-4-0-0) 10 4
Vancouver Giants (11-4-1-2) 9 3
Moncton Wildcats (12-6-1-1) - 1
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