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CIS Men’s Hockey Top 10 (#4): No. 1 UNB, UQTR, McGill remain perfect
OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning University Cup champion UNB
Varsity Reds top the CIS men’s hockey rankings for the fourth
time in as many media polls this fall, and are one of three teams
across the country boasting a perfect record a month into the
regular season.
The top-ranked V-Reds improved to 8-0 in conference play over the
past week with a 4-3 overtime win over the No. 8 St. Francis Xavier
X-Men (6-2-1) and a 5-1 defeat of Dalhousie. UNB scored with less
than five minutes remaining in regulation against StFX to send the
affair to extra time, and then kept their unblemished record intact
thanks to a goal by Alex Aldred 74 seconds into the fourth
period.
UNB faces the same two opponents this weekend, hosting StFX Friday
night and Dalhousie on Saturday.
A pair of OUA East archrivals are also perfect at this stage of the
campaign, the No. 3 UQTR Patriotes showing an 8-0 conference mark
and the No. 4 McGill Redmen, who move up one spot in this
week’s media poll, following in the division standings at
6-0.
UQTR edged Queen’s 4-3 in its lone outing of the past week,
while McGill doubled Carleton 4-2 before shutting out Toronto
5-0.
The Patriotes and Redmen face their toughest tests of the young
season this weekend when they hit the road to battle OUA West
opponents for the first time this fall. UQTR visits the No. 7
Western Ontario Mustangs (7-2) Friday and the No. 9 Wilfrid Laurier
Golden Hawks (6-2-1) Saturday, while McGill opens the weekend at
Laurier before squaring off against the Waterloo Warriors
(6-3-1).
Rounding out the new Top 10 are No. 2 Alberta (8-1-1), No. 5 Saint
Mary’s (5-2), No. 6 Manitoba (6-3-1) and No. 10 Lakehead
(6-3-1).
The Golden Bears remain at No. 2 for the fourth straight week
following a convincing weekend sweep of UBC, 6-2 and 8-1.
CIS MEN’S
HOCKEY TOP 10 (#4)
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 Men’s Ice Hockey Top Ten
Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.
(Regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (last
week)
1. UNB (8-0-0) / 170 (17 first-place votes) / (1)
2. Alberta (8-1-1) / 148 / (2)
3. UQTR (8-0-0) / 128 / (3)
4. McGill (6-0-0) / 117 / (5)
5. Saint Mary’s (5-2-0) / 92 / (4)
6. Manitoba (6-3-1) / 66 / (6)
7. Western Ontario (7-2-0) / 61 / (NR)
8. St. Francis Xavier (5-1-3) / 47 / (9)
9. Wilfrid Laurier (6-2-1) / 34 / (10)
10. Lakehead (6-3-1) / 31 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Calgary (21), Nipissing (9), Acadia
(6), Carleton (3), Waterloo (2).
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