(CIS: Ottawa)  The Lakehead Thunderwolves men’s hockey team remained at No. 9 in this week’s CIS Top 10 Poll.  Alberta, Moncton, and McGill remained at spots 1 to 3 while Saskatchewan moved up to No. 4 and UNB dropped to No. 5.  UQTR moved up to No. 6 while St. FX dropped to No. 7, Calgary remained at No. 8 and UBC moved into the No. 10 spot.  UBC is the newcomer to the Top 10 and hasn’t been ranked for quite some time. 

CIS Men’s Ice Hockey Top Ten Tuesday, October 24, 2006.

 RANK TEAM CONFERENCE (Overall) RECORD PTS (1st Place) LAST WEEK

1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 4-2-0 (8-2-0) 94 (6) 1
2. MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS  3-1-0 (7-2-0) 86 (2) 2
3. McGILL REDMEN 2-1-0 (7-4-0) 74 (2) 3
4. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 4-2-0 (5-6-0) 64 5
5. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 2-1-0 (4-3-0) 48 4
6. TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES 2-1-0 (5-4-1) 47 7
7. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN 2-0-0 (4-2-0) 36 6
8. CALGARY DINOS 4-2-0 (6-7-0) 33 8
9. LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 3-1-0 (5-4-0) 31 9
10. BRITISH COLUMBIA THUNDERBIRDS 3-3-0 (6-4-0) 17 NR

Other teams receiving votes: Saint Mary’s Huskies (6), Prince Edward Island Panthers (6), Waterloo Warriors (4), Brock Badgers (2), Acadia Axemen (1) and Regina Cougars (1)

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.

Please note that for the purpose of the CIS Top Ten Rankings, an overtime loss or shootout loss is considered a loss in a team’s record.