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Thunderwolves Move Up to No. 6

Tue Nov 19, 2002
Written by Mike Aylward
Photo by James Mirabelli

The Lakehead Thunderwolves moved up to No. 6 in this week's CIS Top 10 hockey poll.  The Thunderwolves moved up two positions from last week's No. 8 spot.  The Thunderwolves have been in the Top 10 in all five CIS Top 10 polls so far this season. 

Previous week's rankings were:
Nov. 12:  No. 8
Nov. 5 :   No. 9
Oct. 29:   No. 5
Oct. 22:   No. 3

CIS MENS ICE HOCKEY TOP TEN
(As of November 19, 2002)

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

 1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 9-2-1 (13-3-3) 108 (9) 1st

 2. TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES 8-0-1 (8-4-2) 84 (2) 5th

 3. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN 6-2-2 (7-3-2) 83 2nd

 4. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8-4-0 (10-5-2) 76 4th

 5. CALGARY DINOS 5-3-2 (10-5-4) 68 3rd

 6. LAKEHEAD THUNDERWOLVES 7-3-0 (9-5-1) 47 8th

 7. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 7-4-0 (9-5-0) 42 7th

 8. WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS 7-0-0 (7-6-1) 39 10th

 9. SAINT MARYS HUSKIES 6-5-0 (6-8-0) 20 9th

 10. McGILL REDMEN-* 6-2-1 (8-4-1) 13 NR
 
* Please note that McGill was awarded the higher ranking based on number of higher placed votes.

Other teams receiving votes:
Lethbridge (13*), Ottawa (6), Manitoba (5), Toronto (1)

Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis with a 1st place vote receiving 10 points. The CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of 11 members from across Canada.