Chiefs Ranked 10th in Final Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings
Toronto, Ont. – The Canadian Hockey League announced on Friday the final edition of the Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings for the 2019-20 season. The weekly rankings of the CHL’s Top-10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts. Spokane came in at 10th.
Finishing with a 41-18-4-1 record, the Chiefs placed third in the U.S. Division. Friday, Minnesota Wild prospect Adam Beckman was recognized with the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL’s scoring champion for the 2019-20 WHL Regular Season. Beckman posted 107 points (48G-59A) in 63 games and was the lone WHL skater to surpass the 100-point plateau.
Final Kia CHL Top 10 Rankings:
Rank: | Team: | Last Week Ranked: | Total Weeks Ranked: |
1 | Sherbrooke Phoenix (51-8-3-1) | 1 | 26 |
2 | Ottawa 67’s (50-11-0-1) | 2 | 24 |
3 | Moncton Wildcats (50-13-1-0) | 3 | 20 |
4 | Portland Winterhawks (45-11-3-4) | 4 | 16 |
5 | Everett Silvertips (46-13-3-1) | 5 | 20 |
6 | London Knights (45-15-1-1) | 6 | 12 |
7 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (45-12-5-1) | 7 | 26 |
8 | Edmonton Oil Kings (42-12-6-4) | 8 | 23 |
9 | Saginaw Spirit (41-16-3-2) | 9 | 5 |
10 | Spokane Chiefs (41-18-4-1) | 10 | 2 |
Honourable Mention: | |||
Kitchener Rangers (40-16-5-2) | – | 5 | |
Kamloops Blazers (41-18-3-1) | – | 5 | |
Cape Breton Eagles (40-20-2-1) | – | 6 |
About the Western Hockey League
Regarded as the world’s finest development league for junior hockey players, the Western Hockey League (WHL) head office is based in Calgary, Alberta. The WHL consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 located in Western Canada and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. A member of the Canadian Hockey League, the WHL has been a leading supplier of talent for the National Hockey League for over 50 years. The WHL is also the leading provider of hockey scholarships with over 350 graduates each year receiving WHL Scholarships to pursue a post-secondary education of their choice. Each season, WHL players also form the nucleus of Canada’s National Junior Hockey Team.