CJHL – TORONTO (4), TRENTON (5), COLLINGWOOD (8), STOUFFVILLE (10) IN CJHL TOP 20 THIS WEEK

TORONTO – Four Ontario Junior Hockey League teams are in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, released Monday.

At. No. 4 nationally this week are the Toronto Patriots. The Patriots sport a 38-7-0-1 mark in the Ontario Junior Hockey League with 10 regular season contests left on their docket.

Another OJHL squad, the Trenton Golden Hawks, come in slotted at No. 5. Trenton has won six in a row, have gone 16-1-0-0 since mid-December, and sit with a current overall total of 35-8-0-2.

The OJ’s Collingwood Blues (33-8-1-3) are ranked eighth and the Stouffville Spirit (33-9-1-0) 10th. 

The Blues defeated the Patriots 5-1 in Collingwood Friday. The Blues and Spirit meet in Stouffville Saturday.

The OJHL regular season ends March 1. The first round of the playoffs is scheduled for March 6-19.

The following are the current CJHL Top 20 rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, as of Feb. 2:

CJHL TOP 20 – FUELLED BY GATORADE

RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (PREVIOUS WEEK)

1. Rockland Nationals (CCHL) (1)
2. Niverville Nighthawks (MJHL) (2)
3. Collège Français de Longueuil (LHJAAAQ) (3) 
4. Toronto Patriots (OJHL) (4)
5. Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) (6)
6. Panthères de St-Jérôme (LHJAAAQ) (5)
7. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (7)
8. Collingwood Blues (OJHL) (10)
9. Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) (14)
10. Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) (8)
11. Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (13)
12. Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) (12) 
13. Dryden GM Ice Dogs (SIJHL) (13) 
14. Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) (18)
15. Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (17) 
16. Timmins Rock (NOJHL) (9) 
17. Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) (20)
18. Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL) (NR)
19. Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (15)
20. Kemptville 73’s (CCHL) (HM)

HONOURABLE MENTION: Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL); Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL); Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL); Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL); Truro Bearcats (MHL)

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