North Stars top SJHL team on pre-season CJHL rankings
On Friday, the pre-season rankings for the CJHL were released and only two Saskatchewan teams made the top 20 spots: the Battlefords North Stars, at 13, and the Estevan Bruins, at 20.
The MJHL’s Portage Terriers hold down the top spot, while the Trenton Golden Hawks of the OJHL and the Soo Thunderbirds of the NOJHL come in second and third, respectively.
According to the release, these initial rankings are based on factors that include, “the league in which the teams belong to, last season’s results in regular season and playoffs as well as initial recruiting efforts for the upcoming season.”
North Stars head coach and general manager Nate Bedford said he doesn’t put much thought into the rankings.