Blades Go Back to Sixth in CHL Rankings

The Saskatoon Blades went down one spot to the 6^th spot in the BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings which were released on Wednesday afternoon.

The Blades played three games over the course of the last week. Last Wednesday, the team traveled to Moose Jaw and escaped with a 4-3 overtime win over the division rival Warriors. The week continued on Friday and a 5-0 shutout of the Prince Albert Raiders at home. The week finished on Saturday with the Blades dropping a 3-0 decision to the visiting Regina Pats.

The weekly rankings of the Canadian Hockey League's Top 10 teams are selected by a panel of National Hockey League scouts. This is the 20^th time this season the Blades have appeared in the rankings.

The Blades return to action tonight with a huge matchup against the 8^th-ranked Brandon Wheat Kings on the road. Game time is 7:00 pm. The game can be heard live with Les Lazaruk on 92.9 The Bull or is available on TV on the WHL on SHAW on local channel 10/SHAW Direct Channel 299.

The next Blades home game is Tuesday, March 9^th when the Moose Jaw Warriors are in town. Game is 7:05 pm. Tickets are available through any Ticketmaster outlet, charge by phone at 938-7800, or by logging on to Ticketmaster.ca.

Blades playoff packages are also now available for rounds 1 and 2. For more information on securing your package call the Blades office at 975-8844.

BMO CHL MasterCard Top 10 Rankings – Week 24

Rank	Team (Record)	Last Week Rank	Number of Weeks Ranked
1	Barrie Colts (52-8-0-2)	1	20
2	Saint John Sea Dogs (51-10-1-0)	2	21
3	Windsor Spitfires (47-11-0-5)	3	24
4	Moncton Wildcats (44-13-1-4)	4	7
5	Drummondville Voltigeurs (46-15-0-2)	8	22
6	Saskatoon Blades (43-15-3-4)	5	20
7	Calgary Hitmen (46-17-1-2)	10	18
8	Brandon Wheat Kings (44-18-1-3)	7	15
9	London Knights (44-15-1-2)	6	13
10	Tri-City Americans (45-18-1-2)	9	19
	Honourable Mention:
	Victoriaville Tigres (42-19-1-1)	-	11
	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors (39-17-4-2)	-	18
	Everett Silvertips (42-19-3-2)	-	0

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