Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League

SOURCE EMBROIDERY POWER RANKINGS (Jan 8)

By Mike Stackhouse

Photo courtesy of Tania Bomberak

1-NIPAWIN HAWKS (27-10-1-1)  3rd last week
Hawks have feasted on Flin Flon, Melville, La Ronge, Yorkton, Weyburn, and Notre Dame by going 17-and-0 against them.

2-KINDERSLEY KLIPPERS (24-9-3-2)  2nd last week
Klippers are a combined 11-3-0-and-1 against Battlefords, Humboldt, Nipawin, and Flin Flon.

3-MELFORT MUSTANGS (24-11-2-0)  1st last week
Mustangs had gone 4-and-1 against Nipawin until losing both this weekend.  Oddly, just 1-4-and-1 when playing Estevan or Yorkton.

4-BATTLEFORDS NORTH STARS (20-10-4-4)  4th last week
Stars are unbeaten in regulation against Nipawin (3-0-0-and-2), but after years of dominating Humboldt, new head coach Brayden Klimosko is just 0-2-and-3 against his hometown.

5-YORKTON TERRIERS (21-15-1)  5th last week
They seem to play to the level of their competition, going 9-and-3 against Melfort, Humboldt, Battlefords, and Kindersley.  Yet, they are 3-6-and-1 against Weyburn and Melville.

6-HUMBOLDT BRONCOS (23-14-2-1)  7th last week
Broncos have chewed up Battlefords, Estevan, and Flin Flon by going 11-and-1 against them.

7-FLIN FLON BOMBERS (21-13-0-2)  6th last week
Bombers just 3-10-0-and-1 against Melfort, Kindersley, Nipawin, Battlefords, and Yorkton.  However, they are 16-and-1 when playing La Ronge, Melville, Estevan, and Weyburn.

8-NOTRE DAME HOUNDS (16-16-2-4)  8th last week
Hounds like the Sherwood Division, where they are 7-4-1-and-1.

9-MELVILLE MILLIONAIRES (13-19-3-3)  10th last week
Mils are 8-3-2-and-2 on home ice and 7-3-0-and-1 against division rivals Weyburn and Yorkton.

10-ESTEVAN BRUINS (17-19-2-1)  9th last week
Bruins have gone 0-and-7 against Flin Flon and Humboldt, but have beat Melfort all three times they’ve played them.

11-WEYBURN RED WINGS (13-21-3-0)  12th last week
Red Wings are a combind 5-and-1 against Humboldt and Yorkton.

12-LA RONGE ICE WOLVES (9-29-1-0)  11th last week
Over half of their wins (5-and-5) have come against Estevan, Melville, and Weyburn.

WHO’S HOT
Justin Ball, Melfort (6-9-3-12)
Kyle Bosch, Kindersley (6-5-7-12)
Nate Hooper, Flin Flon (7-4-7-11)
Josh Borynec, Melville (9-5-9-14)
Sean Olson, Weyburn (6-5-5-10)
Ben Hiltz, Weyburn (6-4-6-10)
Damian Bentz, Melville (9-2-10-12)
Jordan Kazymyra, Weyburn (7-4-8-12)
Patrick Pugliese, Nipawin (4-0-1, 1.76, .942)
Jacob Delorme, Flin Flon (3-1, 1.99, .930)
Declan Hobbs, Nipawin (2-2, 1.77, .942)
Ben Laidlaw, Weyburn (3-1, 2.53, .924)

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