By battlefordsNOW Staff

North Stars top-10 in CJHL for 10th straight week

Dec 5, 2017 | 11:00 AM

Despite back-to-back road losses this weekend, the Battlefords North Stars fall in the weekly Canadian Junior Hockey League top-20 rankings was not too severe. The team dropped from from sixth last week to ninth this week.

It’s the 10th straight week they’ve been a top-10 team in the country.

The North Stars saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Friday thanks to a 3-2 loss to Estevan. Then they fell 5-2 (with two empty-net goals) to Notre Dame on the road on Saturday.

Battlefords has the fourth-most points in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with a 19-5-1 record and is still playing catch-up in games played. They are four points behind the first-place Melfort Mustangs and have played four less games.

The Mustangs have moved from 14th in the rankings last week to 15th this week. Their 19-5-4-1 record is three points ahead of the second-place Notre Dame Hounds in the SJHL standings.

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Meanwhile, the Mustangs division rival Nipawin made their debut this week after an honourable mention last week. The Hawks are now 16th in the CJHL top-20 and have a 18-5-2-2 record at the moment.

The Carleton Place Canadians (30-2-0-3) of the Central Canadian Hockey League hold the top spot for the third straight week.

The Thief River Falls Huskies remain in second at 22-1-0, and there is a new team rounding out the top-3 in the Les Cobras de Terrebonne (23-3-0), who move up to third from fourth.

The North Stars host Humboldt Tuesday in the annual teddy bear toss game, before heading north for a pair of games against the La Ronge Ice Wolves this weekend, one in La Ronge and one in Pinehouse.

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