OTTAWA (CIS) – The reigning University Cup champion
Alberta Golden Bears top the CIS men’s hockey rankings for
the third time in as many national polls this season.
For a second straight week, the Golden Bears (5-1) received 14 of
16 first-place votes and 157 points from the media panel. The other
No. 1 nods went to the UNB Varsity Reds and UQTR Patriotes, with
one apiece.
Rounding out the second rankings of the fall behind Alberta are No.
2 UNB (1-0 / no change), No. 3 Acadia (1-0 / up one position), No.
4 UQTR (3-0 / up two), No. 5 Mount Royal (5-1 / no change), No. 6
Calgary (4-2 / up one) and No. 7 Saskatchewan (4-2 / down four), as
well as a trio of teams that were unranked last Tuesday, including
No. 8 Manitoba (4-2), No. 9 Windsor (3-0) and No. 10 Western
(2-0).
After opening league play with a two-game split against UBC in late
September, the top-ranked Bears have now racked up four wins in a
row, the latest two coming in Regina on Friday and Saturday, by 2-1
and 5-2 scores.
The past weekend also marked the start of conference play in the
AUS, with UNB and Acadia both winning their lone duel. While the
Axemen easily defeated Dalhousie 4-0, the V-Reds had to come back
in the third period to edge UPEI 3-2 in overtime, in
Charlottetown.
In OUA action, UQTR exploded for 12 goals in two contests to take
care of RMC, 6-1, and Carleton, 6-4, in Trois-Rivières.
This week’s schedule features a pair of Top-10 doubleheaders
in Canada West, on Friday and Saturday. Mount Royal visits Manitoba
for two games in Winnipeg, while Alberta hosts Saskatchewan for a
pair in Edmonton.
Manitoba is coming off an impressive two-game sweep against
Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, 4-1 and 5-2.
CIS MEN’S
HOCKEY TOP 10 (#3)
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 ranking)
1. Alberta (5-1-0) / 157 points (14) / (1)
2. UNB (1-0-0) / 138 (1) / (2)
3. Acadia (1-0-0) / 122 / (4)
4. UQTR (3-0-0) / 105 (1) / (6)
5. Mount Royal (5-1-0) / 84 / (5)
6. Calgary (4-2-0) / 73 / (7)
7. Saskatchewan (4-2-0) / 44 / (3)
8. Manitoba (4-2-0) / 35 / (NR)
9. Windsor (3-0-0) / 29 / (NR)
10. Western (2-0-0) / 23 / (NR)
Other teams receiving votes: Carleton (22), Saint Mary’s
(16), McGill (14), Moncton (11), StFX (6), Concordia (1).
