MJHL Power Rankings – Week 4 – 2018/2019

 

RANKING TEAM LAST WEEK DETAILS
1. (8-2-0)
Last week: 1st
Two wins out of three outings have the Portage Terriers holding on to top spot in the MJHL heading into this week. The Terriers are also ranked in the CJHL Top 20 this week, they’re 8th. 
Schedule this week: @ Selkirk on Tuesday, vs. Steinbach on Wednesday & @ Virden on Sunday 
Player to watch: (F) Kolton Shindle – 3G, 2A in 3GP last week.
2. (7-2-1)
Last week: 3rd
Two games and two wins for the Swan Valley Stampeders. They took down Neepawa (7-3) and Steinbach (3-2) on home ice last week and now hit the road for three in a row. Swan Valley was an Honourable Mention on the CJHL Top 20 this week! 
Schedule this week: @ Selkirk on Friday & @ Winnipeg on Saturday 
Player to watch: (F) Matthew Osadick – 2G, 2A in 2GP last week.
3. (7-3-0)
Last week: 7th
Four straight wins is the longest active winning streak in the MJHL and it belongs to the Winnipeg Blues. They’ll continue a four game home stand this week.
Schedule this week: vs. Virden on Thursday, vs. Swan Valley on Saturday & @ Winkler on Sunday
Player to watch: (G) Jeremy Link – 3-0, 1.33 GAA & .956 SV% in 3GP last week.
4. (7-3-1)
Last week: 2nd
The Wolverines finished a busy week with a record of 2-2. They’ll spend the first half of this week getting ready for three games in four nights this weekend.  
Schedule this week: @ Neepawa on Wednesday, vs. Dauphin on Friday & @ Dauphin on Saturday 
Player to watch: (F) Kylar Fenton – 2G, 2A in 4GP last week.
5. (6-4-1)
Last week: 6th 
A mixed bag of a win and two losses for the Pistons over the weekend. The defending champs beat OCN on Friday but then gave the winless Blizzard their first victory of the year before falling in Swan River the next night. 
Schedule this week: @ Portage on Wednesday & vs. OCN on Saturday and Sunday 
Player to watch: (F) Brendan Martin – 4G, 1A in 4GP last week.
6. (6-5-0)
Last week: 4th
Not a great week for the Kings as they picked up two of a possible six points. Their road heavy start to the season concludes late this week.  
Schedule this week: @ OCN on Tuesday, @ Wayway on Friday & vs. Wayway on Saturday  
Player to watch: (D) Riley Shamray – 1G, 4A in 3GP last week.
7. (4-5-1)
Last week: 8th
The Flyers snagged a shootout win (3-2) over the Virden Oil Capitals on Saturday, but suffered a 4-1 loss to Wayway on Friday. Winkler opens a three game home stand this week.   
Schedule this week: vs. Virden on Tuesday, vs. OCN on Friday & vs. Winnipeg on Sunday 
Player to watch: (F) Griffin Leonard – 1G, 1A in 2GP last week.
8. (4-4-1)
Last week: 5th
Two games and two losses for the Selkirk Steelers. They’ll try and get things back on track as they conclude a four game home stand this week.  
Schedule this week: vs. Portage on Tuesday, vs. Swan Valley on Friday & @ Neepawa on Saturday 
Player to watch: (F) Ryan Piwniuk – 2G, 2A in 2GP last week.
9. (3-6-1)
Last week: 10th
A busy week ended with a win and three losses for the Neepawa Natives. They’ve got three straight on home ice coming up.  
Schedule this week: vs. Wayway on Wednesday & vs. Selkirk on Saturday 
Player to watch: (D) Mackenzie Belinski – 1G, 3A in 4GP last week.
10. (1-8-0)
Last week: 11th
The OCN Blizzard have their first notch in the win column following a 2-1 OT win against the Steinbach Pistons on Saturday. Another busy week is on the horizon for the Blizzard.  
Schedule this week: vs. Dauphin on Tuesday, @ Winkler on Friday & @ Steinbach Saturday and Sunday 
Player to watch: (FEvan Herman – 1G, 1A in 2GP last week.
11. (2-4-3)
Last week: 9th
The October struggles continue for the Virden Oil Capitals. The southern Manitoba club has dropped four of five so far this month. 
Schedule this week: @ Winkler on Tuesday, @ Winnipeg on Thursday & vs. Portage on Sunday 
Player to watch: (F) Hunter Cloutier – 1G, 3A in 2GP last week.