The Lakehead Thunderwolves Men's Hockey Team moved up to No. 4 in this week's CIS Top 10 Hockey Ranking Poll. The Wolves were No. 5 last week. This is the last ranking before the Christmas Break, with the next one coming on Jan. 6, 2004. Western and Ottawa also moved up one position this week, while UQTR dropped two positions to No. 5. Saskatchewan also dropped one spot to No. 7.
CIS MENS ICE HOCKEY TOP TEN (Dec. 9, 2003)
RANKTEAM CONFERENCE (Overall) RECORD PTS (1st Place) Last Week's RANKING
1. ALBERTA GOLDEN BEARS 13-0-1 (20-0-1) 70 (7) 1
2. NEW BRUNSWICK VARSITY REDS 10-3-1 (12-3-1) 602
3. WESTERN ONTARIO MUSTANGS 10-2-0 (13-4-0)54 4
4. LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY THUNDERWOLVES9-2-1 (13-3-1) 485
5. UQTR PATRIOTES 8-2-3 (10-4-3) 433
6. OTTAWA GEE-GEES 11-2-1 (12-5-1) 357
7. SASKATCHEWAN HUSKIES 8-5-1 (12-8-1) 316
8. YORK LIONS 7-2-3 (10-4-3) 178
9. ST. FRANCIS XAVIER X-MEN8-5-1 (11-6-1) 129
10. SAINT MARYS HUSKIES 8-5-1 (10-5-1) 910
Other teams receiving votes: Brock University Badgers (4) and University of Calgary Dinos (2)
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.