Despite a win and a tie with No. 5 team McGill; the Lakehead Thunderwolves again remained just outside this weeks CIS mens hockey Top Ten poll with a No. 11 ranking. Moncton, Alberta, and UNB all remained at the No. 1-3 positions while Saskatchewan moved up to No. 4 from No. 6. McGill was treated kindly by the Top 10 voters as they remain at the No. 5 position. Waterloo made a big jump from No. 10 to No. 6 this week while Laurier moved to No. 7 from No. 9. UQTR made the big drop of this weeks poll moving to No. 8 from No. 4. Calgary dropped one spot to No. 9 and St. Thomas fell three spots to No. 10.
This is the last CIS Top Ten for the first half of the 2006-07 season. The CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten will return on Tuesday, January 9, 2007, following the Christmas break.
CIS Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten for Tuesday, December 5, 2006.
RANKTEAMCONFERENCE RECORD (W-L-T-OTL)PTS (1st Place)LAST WEEK
1. MONCTON AIGLES BLEUS 13-2-0-0100 (10)1
2. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS12-2-0-2902
3. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS10-3-0-2763
4. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES10-5-0-1676
5. McGILL REDMEN8-3-3-1495
6. WATERLOO WARRIORS13-2-1-04610
7. WILFRID LAURIER GOLDEN HAWKS12-3-1-0319
8. TROIS-RIVIERES PATRIOTES9-2-1-3304
9. CALGARY DINOS9-5-0-2258
10. ST. THOMAS TOMMIES10-5-0-0197
Other teams receiving votes: Lakehead Thunderwolves (12), St. Francis Xavier X-Men (2), Western Ontario Mustangs (2), Saint Marys Huskies (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 Mens Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.