Rocky Mountain Hangs on to Top Spot in CHL Coaches Poll
Published on January 3, 2008 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release
For the second straight poll, the Rocky Mountain Rage have claim on the #1 spot in the CHL Coaches Poll. The CHL's top team increased their lead in the poll by 20 points. The Laredo Bucks moved up from #4 to #2 and the Youngstown SteelHounds dropped from #2 to #3. The biggest jump in the poll came from the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs who moved from #9 to #5. No team dropped out of the poll. Five different teams received first place votes (Rocky Mountain, Laredo, Youngstown, Bossier-Shreveport and Mississippi), the most of any poll this season.
The Rage are 20-4-2 and own the CHL's highest winning percentage (.808). The Bucks own the most wins in the CHL (23) and have the highest winning percentage in the Southern Conference (.750). The big move from the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs comes as a result of their current eight-game win streak. The four division leaders are the Rage (NW), the SteelHounds and Mudbugs (NE), the Sundogs and the Jackalopes (SW) and the Bucks (SE).
Voting for the CHL Coaches Poll is done by the 17 CHL Head Coaches. The Rage received eight of the 17 first place votes (teams cannot vote for themselves).
The CHL Top 10 Coaches Poll is released at the beginning and the middle of each month throughout the season. Each first place vote receives 10 points, second place earns nine points, etc.
# Last Week Team Record Points 1st Place Votes
1 1 Rocky Mountain 20-4-2 157 8
Next: Thursday vs. Amarillo, Saturday @ Wichita, Sunday @ Oklahoma City
2 4 Laredo 23-7-2 127 4
Next: Thursday vs. Mississippi, Friday @ Rio Grande Valley, Sunday vs. Colorado
3 2 Youngstown 19-8-1 121 2
Next: Friday vs. Tulsa, Saturday vs. Tulsa
4 3 Arizona 19-8-2 113
Next: Friday @ New Mexico, Saturday @ Amarillo
5 9 Bossier-Shreveport 18-7-3 104 2
Next: Friday vs. Oklahoma City, Saturday vs. Mississippi
6 5 Mississippi 18-8-1 100 1
Next: Thursday @ Laredo, Friday @ Austin, Saturday @ Bossier-Shreveport
7 7 Colorado 16-8-4 68
Next: Friday @ Corpus Christi, Saturday @ Rio Grande Valley, Sunday @ Laredo
8 6 Odessa 17-7-6 63
Next: Friday @ Amarillo, Saturday @ New Mexico
9 8 Texas 14-12-1 26
Next: Friday @ Wichita, Saturday @ Oklahoma City
10 10 New Mexico 13-12-4 25
Next: Friday vs. Arizona, Saturday vs. Odessa
Dropping Out: No Teams Dropped Out of Poll
Also Receiving Votes: Oklahoma City (20 points), Corpus Christi (5 points)
Central Hockey League Stories from January 3, 2008
- St. Vincent Leads Rage Past Amarillo - Rocky Mountain Rage
- Rage Best Gorillas - Amarillo Gorillas
- Mississippi's losing streak extends to three - Mississippi RiverKings
- Bucks Crown Kings 5-2, Win Sixth Straight - Laredo Bucks
- Scorpions Sting for Blood This Saturday - New Mexico Scorpions
- It's a Mudbugs Hockey Weekend - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Rage Retain Top Spot in CHL Coaches Poll - Rocky Mountain Rage
- Rocky Mountain Hangs on to Top Spot in CHL Coaches Poll - CHL
- Sundogs Help to Raise 22,973 Pounds of Food During Burning Desire Food Drive - Arizona Sundogs
- Sundogs Rank Fourth in CHL Coaches Poll - Arizona Sundogs
- Bocchini named to CHL All Star broadcast team - Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
- Voice of Sundogs Named to CHL Network's All-Star Broadcast Team - Arizona Sundogs
- Nimmo Named CHL Player of the Month - Amarillo Gorillas
- Awful Night, Guranteed Win Night This Weekend - Wichita Thunder
- Tori Holt Named Part of All-Star Broadcast Team - Colorado Eagles
- CHL All-Star Game to be Broadcast Live on the CHL Network - CHL
- Sundogs Release Veteran Edinger - Arizona Sundogs
- Bucks Face RiverKings In First Game of â08 - Laredo Bucks
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