EDMUNDSTON, New Brunswick – Thanks to its four-game winning streak, the Edmundston Blizzard now occupies 2nd position in Canadian Junior A hockey. The Canadian Junior Hockey League released its 118-team rankings today.
The Western Capitals (10-1-2-0) moved up from 2nd to 5th, while the Amherst Ramblers (8-3-0-0) reappeared in the rankings and are ranked 20th.
The Blizzard haven’t been ranked this high since their inaugural season of 2017-2018 when they were 2nd in the country with a 7-0-0-0 record to start the campaign.
This season, the Blizzard sit atop the overall Maritime Junior Hockey League standings with a record of 13 wins and just one loss, four points ahead of Summerside and 11 points ahead of the second-place team in the Eastlink North Division, the West Kent Steamers (7-3-1-0). In the last three weeks, the Blizzard were in fourth place nationally.
The Rockland Nationals (CCHL) are first in the Canadian standings. They have a perfect record of 12 wins. In third place are the Leamington Flyers (OJHL), with a record of 13-2-0-1.
The Blizzard play their next game on Thursday, October 24 (7 p.m.) when they visit the Pictou County Weeks Crushers (6-5-1-0).
For a list of the top 20 teams in the country: https://www.cjhlhockey.com/en/.
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Hugs like this one last Saturday at the Jean-Daigle Centre are multiplying from game to game for the Blizzard players. The team is now ranked second in the Canadian Junior A teams rankings. Photo Percy Picard
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Source: Hugues Chiasson, responsable des communications – Le Blizzard d’Edmundston ; 506 740-0623 – (tél. cell.)