MJHL Power Rankings – Week 21

 

RANKING TEAM LAST WEEK DETAILS
1. (46-8-4)
1st 
After falling to the Winnipeg Blues on Wednesday the Steinbach Pistons grabbed two wins over the weekend. Steinbach is ranked 3rd on the CJHL Top 20 this week.
Schedule this week: vs. Portage on Wednesday & @ Winkler on Friday
Player to watch: (F) Jack Johnson – 2G, 5A in 3GP last week.
2. (37-15-5)
3rd
Four wins in a row coming into this week have the defending MJHL Champions hitting their stride at the right time. Everyone will be keeping an eye on things Wednesday when the Terriers hook up with the Pistons in Steinbach.
Schedule this week: @ Selkirk on Tuesday, @ Steinbach on Wednesday & vs. Wayway on Saturday
Player to watch: (F) Jeremey Leipsic – 2G, 2A in 2GP last week.
3. (38-17-3)
2nd
Virden ended their month with a 6-5 shootout loss to the Winkler Flyers but the Oil Caps still have points in six straight contests. They’re currently tied with Portage for second overall, but they’ve played one extra game.
Schedule this week: @ Neepawa on Friday & vs. Dauphin on Saturday
Player to watch: (F) Kyle Salaway – 4G, 2A in 2GP last week.
4. (35-24-0)
7th
A couple big wins on home ice over the weekend put the Winkler Flyers’ current winning streak to three games and they’re now tied with OCN for fourth in the standings.
Schedule this week: vs. Steinbach on Friday
Player to watch: (F) Weiland Parrish – 5G, 5A in 3GP last week.
5. (31-19-8)
4th
The Blizzard snapped a three game losing skid with an important 6-5 OT victory against Neepawa on Sunday. They’ll meet their highway rivals for their lone game this week.
Schedule this week: Swan Valley on Wednesday
Player to watch: (F) Mark Liwiski – 3G, 3A in 4GP last week.
6. (29-22-6)
6th
Three wins in four games last week for the Blues. Winnipeg has three games left and sit six points back of Winkler & OCN for fourth. They’re two points ahead of the Steelers for seventh and will face off with Selkirk twice this week.
Schedule this week: @ Neepawa on Wednesday, @ Selkirk on Friday & vs. Selkirk on Saturday
Player to watch: (F) Devon Skoleski – 1G, 5A in 4GP last week.
7. (29-24-4)
9th
Four of a possible six points for the Steelers last week has given them a shot at moving up the standings a little more with the playoffs on the horizon.
Schedule this week: vs. Portage on Tuesday, vs. Winnipeg on Friday & @ Winnipeg on Saturday
Player to Watch: (F) Connor Barley – 2G, 2A in 3GP last week.
8. (25-24-7)
5th
The Stampeders have stumbled with three straight losses. The good news is they have four games left in their season and just need two points to secure a playoff spot.
Schedule this week: @ OCN on Wednesday, vs. Wayway on Thursday & vs. Dauphin on Friday
Player to watch: (F) Daniel Chartrand – 2G, 2A in 3GP last week.
9. (25-29-4)
8th
The Neepawa Natives picked up three of a possible four points over the weekend but they’ll still need to win both of their final two games and hope for some help if they want to make it to the post season.
Schedule this week: vs. Winnipeg on Wednesday & vs. Virden on Friday
Player to watch: (F) Jordan Martin – 4A in 3GP last week.
10. (8-45-4)
11th
The Wolverines snagged two points on home ice against the OCN Blizzard on Friday. The win was sandwiched between a 7-0 loss to Swan Valley on Monday and a 6-0 decision to Portage on Sunday.
Schedule this week: @ Dauphin on Tuesday, @ Swan Valley on Thursday & @ Portage on Saturday
Player to watch: (F) Jesse Korytko – 1G, 1A in 2GP last week.
11. (13-42-2)
10th
The Dauphin Kings losing skid extended to five games with losses to Selkirk and Steinbach last week. Dauphin will finish 10th in the standings this year as they are eight points up on Wayway.
Schedule this week: vs. Wayway on Tuesday, @ Swan Valley on Friday & @ Virden on Saturday
Player to watch: (F) Kyle Oleksiuk – 2G, 1A in 3GP last week.