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CIS Men’s Hockey Top 10 (#10): UNB remains at No. 1, McGill up to No. 2
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OTTAWA (CIS) – The University of New Brunswick Varsity
Reds are the number one team in Canadian Interuniversity Sport
men’s hockey for the second straight week.
The V-Reds (15-4-0) received 13 of 16 first-place votes and a total
of 171 points from the national media panel to remain ahead of the
McGill Redmen and the Alberta Golden Bears. The three teams have
made up the Top Three in each of the 10 weekly polls so far this
season.
The Redmen (19-0-2) earned the remaining first-place nods and 138
points in the new rankings to move past Alberta at No. 2. The Bears
(13-3-2), who had topped the first eight polls of the campaign
before dropping to second place last week, fall to a season-low No.
3 after receiving 126 points from the panel.
Rounding up the new national rankings are the Western Ontario
Mustangs (16-1-3), up one position to No. 4; the reigning
University Cup champion Saint Mary’s Huskies (13-5-1), down
one spot to No. 5; the Saskatchewan Huskies (11-7-0), up one to No.
6; the UPEI Panthers (10-6-3), down one to No. 7; the Manitoba
Bisons (8-4-4), up one to No. 8; the St. Francis Xavier X-Men
(11-7-1), who were unranked last week; and the Lakehead
Thunderwolves (13-6-1), down two positions to No. 10.
Top-ranked UNB extended its conference winning streak to five games
and its lead atop the AUS standings to three points last weekend
with a 7-4 win at Moncton (6-11-2) and a close-fought 2-1 overtime
decision over No. 7 UPEI, in Fredericton.
The Varsity Reds face one of their toughest challenges of the
season this week as they host a pair of Top-10 opponents, Saint
Mary’s on Friday and StFX on Saturday.
No. 2 McGill remained the only undefeated team in the country
– in conference play – last Friday with a 5-4 home win
over Carleton (12-6-2). The OUA-leading Redmen host Carleton again
on Wednesday and archrival UQTR (14-6-0) on Friday.
No. 3 Alberta struggled in Lethbridge last weekend against the
7-6-4 Pronghorns. The Golden Bears erased a 5-2 deficit on Friday
to prevail 9-8 in overtime, before dropping a 4-2 decision on
Saturday. They play a home-and-home series against Calgary (9-6-2)
this weekend.
CIS MEN’S
HOCKEY TOP 10 (#10)
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) /
(previous rankings)
1. UNB (15-4-0) / 157 pts (13) / (1)
2. McGill (19-0-2) / 138 (3) / (3)
3. Alberta (13-3-2) / 126 / (2)
4. Western Ontario (16-1-3) / 110 / (5)
5. Saint Mary’s (13-5-1) / 107 / (4)
6. Saskatchewan (11-7-0) / 71 / (7)
7. UPEI (10-6-3) / 42 / (6)
8. Manitoba (8-4-4) / 40 / (9)
9. StFX (11-7-1) / 22 / (NR)
10. Lakehead (13-6-1) / 21 / (8)
Other teams receiving votes: UQTR (19), Nipissing (14), Calgary
(6), Acadia (3), Wilfrid Laurier (3), Waterloo (1).
-CIS-
