ODESSA, Texas – The wheat is beginning to sift out as the Central Hockey League progresses through November.
The Blazers in Oklahoma City have taken over the top spot in this week’s Power Rankings. The Blazers have lost only four points of the 24 they have played for this season. And with a top ranked penalty killing unit (tied with the Colorado Eagles) they seem to fit quite nicely in the top spot, thank you very much.
New Mexico, Wihcita, Amarillo, Tulsa and Rocky Mountain remain embattled in the lower tier of the CHL and have had hard luck moving out of their current funks.
This week coming may put greater distance between the top tier teams and those just playing through the string.
Contact the author at jeff.reed@prohockeynews.com.
| CHL Power Rankings | ||||||||||
| (including games as of Nov 19th) | ||||||||||
| Team | Div. | GP | Pts | Pt% | % Rk | GF | GA | Gdif/G | Gdif Rk | Rank |
| *Oklahoma City | NE | 12 | 20 | 83.3% | 1 | 40 | 21 | 1.583 | 1 | 1 |
| *Colorado | NW | 12 | 20 | 83.3% | 1 | 56 | 39 | 1.417 | 2 | 1.5 |
| Bossier-Shreveport | NE | 12 | 17 | 70.8% | 4 | 46 | 30 | 1.333 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Rio Grande Valley | SE | 9 | 14 | 77.8% | 3 | 34 | 24 | 1.111 | 4 | 3.5 |
| *Laredo | SE | 12 | 16 | 66.7% | 6 | 40 | 28 | 1.000 | 5 | 5.5 |
| *Odessa | SW | 13 | 15 | 57.7% | 7 | 55 | 42 | 1.000 | 5 | 6 |
| Texas | SE | 11 | 15 | 68.2% | 5 | 38 | 33 | 0.455 | 7 | 6 |
| Mississippi | NE | 13 | 14 | 53.8% | 8 | 41 | 40 | 0.077 | 8 | 8 |
| Arizona | SW | 14 | 13 | 46.4% | 9 | 51 | 55 | -0.286 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Rapid City | NW | 11 | 10 | 45.5% | 10 | 42 | 47 | -0.455 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Corpus Christi | SE | 11 | 9 | 40.9% | 12 | 41 | 44 | -0.273 | 9 | 10.5 |
| New Mexico | SW | 13 | 11 | 42.3% | 11 | 49 | 58 | -0.692 | 12 | 11.5 |
| Wichita | NW | 12 | 9 | 37.5% | 13 | 34 | 46 | -1.000 | 13 | 13 |
| Amarillo | SW | 12 | 8 | 33.3% | 15 | 34 | 51 | -1.417 | 14 | 14.5 |
| Tulsa | NE | 10 | 7 | 35.0% | 14 | 26 |  | |||
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