They’ve been in the C-H-L Top 10 all season, but the Saskatoon Blades finally find themselves at the top of the list in the latest rankings released Tuesday.

The Bridge City Bunch won all three games they played last week after the W-H-L’s Trade Deadline passed, out-scoring opponents 18-7. That extended the Blue and Gold’s franchise record-tying streak of gaining points in the standings to 18 games, 14-0-4, and moved them ahead of the Baie-Comeau Drakkar from the Quebec Maritimes League in the Top 10. Three other W-H-L teams are in the Top 10 this week – Prince George in third, Portland is ninth and Everett 10^th. Following is the news release from the C-H-L…..

CHL Top-10 Rankings: Saskatoon becomes new No.1, while Everett makes Top-10 debut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2024

TORONTO, ON — The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) announced today the Week 15 edition of its CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2023-24 season.

Having extended their point streak to 18 games (14-0-2-2), the longest streak of its kind in the CHL this season, the Saskatoon Blades of the Western Hockey League (WHL) find themselves at No. 1 for the first time during the 2023-24 campaign. Right behind them in second is the Baie-Comeau Drakkar of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), who remain the only club in the CHL to have topped the 30-win plateau this season. Finally, rounding out the top-three is the Prince George Cougars of the WHL, whose 29 wins are tied for the second-most in the CHL and trail only Baie-Comeau (34 wins).

At the same time, powered by a CHL-best 12-game winning streak, the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) were one the biggest risers in this week’s rankings, moving up two spots to No. 7. The Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the QMJHL are also up a place in fifth after winning three of four games last week, including a 4-0 shutout victory in Baie-Comeau, while the Everett Silvertips of the WHL enter the Top-10 for the first time this season thanks to their WHL-best five-game winning streak.

The next rankings will be released the week of January 22, following the 16th week of regular season action in all three member leagues of the CHL.

CHL Top-10 Rankings – Week 15
1. Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2. Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
3. Prince George Cougars (WHL)
4. Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
5. Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
6. Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
7. London Knights (OHL)
8. Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
9. Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
10. Everett Silvertips (WHL)

For information and details about each individual club ranked in the CHL’s latest Top-10 Rankings, please visit chl.ca/video/2023-24-chl-top-10-rankings-week-15.