The Lakehead Thunderwolves moved up one spot to No. 5 in this week's CIS Men's Hockey Top 10 poll. Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba kept No.1 through No. 3 while Acadia was the big mover this week coming in at No. 4; up four positions from last week. Moncton dropped two places to No. 6, UQTR remained steady at No. 7, and Western dropped three spots to No. 8. McGill moved up one position to No. 9 and UNB returns to the Top 10 at No. 10.
This week's playoff schedule & Top 10 match-ups (all times LOCAL):
Wednesday, Feb. 16
UPEI at Saint Mary's, 7 p.m. (best-of-3 AUS quarter-finals)
StFX at UNB, 7 p.m. (best-of-three quarter-finals)
Friday, Feb. 18
UPEI at Saint Mary's, 7 p.m. (best-of-3 AUS quarter-finals)
StFX at UNB, 7 p.m. (best-of-three quarter-finals)
Manitoba at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.
Western at Lakehead, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19
Western at Lakehead, 2 p.m.
Manitoba at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 20
UPEI at Saint Mary's, 7 p.m. (best-of-3 AUS quarter-finals)
StFX at UNB, 7 p.m. (best-of-three quarter-finals)
UQTR at McGill, 7 p.m.
CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE (Overall) RECORDPTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1.ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS22-3-1 (29-5-2)70 (7)1
2.SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES17-6-3 (23-9-4)622
3.MANITOBA BISONS15-6-5 (18-12-5)523
4.ACADIA AXEMEN14-8-6 (16-11-6)408
5.LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES-x15-6-1 (23-15-2)336
6.MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS14-10-4 (19-13-4)334
7.TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES-x14-5-3 (20-11-3)297
8.WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS15-7-0 (20-12-0)295
9.McGILL REDMEN15-5-1 (19-9-2)2010
10.NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS15-12-1 (21-15-1)12NR
x - Lakehead and Trois-Rivieres were awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.
Other teams receiving votes:
Saint Mary's (5)
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.