WHL Spokane Chiefs

Chiefs Ranked #2 in CHL

Published on January 17, 2008 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Spokane Chiefs News Release


The Spokane Chiefs remain the second ranked team in the CHL and the top ranked club out of four from the Western Hockey League in the CHL Mosaik MasterCard Top 10 Rankings for Week 16 of the 2007-08 season.

The Vancouver Giants and Calgary Hitmen are ranked third and fourth, respectively, and the Tri-City Americans sixth.

The Chiefs sit in first place in the U.S. Division, a point up on Tri-City, and two points behind the Giants for the top spot in the Western Conference.

Spokane will spend the next three games on the road with a trip to Seattle on Friday, Everett on Saturday and a Martin Luther King, Jr Day matinee on Monday at Portland.

The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts.

Rank Team

1 Kitchener Rangers-OHL (35-5-1-2)

2 Spokane Chiefs-WHL (39-9-1-3)

3 Vancouver Giants-WHL (31-9-1-4)

4 Calgary Hitmen-WHL (31-12-1-2)

5 Rouyn-Noranda Huskies-QMJHL (31-13-2-1)

6 Tri-City Americans-WHL (31-10-1-2)

7 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds-OHL (28-11-1-3)

8 Belleville Bulls-OHL (28-9-3-2)

9 Baie Comeau Drakkar-QMJHL (31-12-1-4)

10 Saint John Sea Dogs-QMJHL (28-12-1-2)




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