CHL Power Ranking Poll for January 27

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ODESSA, Texas – Another week in the Central Hockey League has come and gone and the teams are as entrenched as ever.
 
The upper half of the league is well on its way to solidifying their post

Metaphor for the CHL tiers. Photo by Les Stockton

Metaphor for the CHL tiers. Photo by Les Stockton

season aspirations.   The Eagles in Colorado remain as strong a team as the CHL has ever seen.   Challenging them as best they can are the Odessa Jackalopes who have come out from a small lag in their effort and are now pushing their lead in the Southwest Division to the point of absurdity.  
 
Meanwhile the bottom dwellers are fighting for the scraps.   IN the CHL, there is no prize for finishing last like a draft pick.   There is only the ignominy of finishing out of the running for the post season.  
 
The 800-pound beast in the room is the economy and its ultimate impact on the CHL and the rest of the minor league systems.   Finishing last in the standings may be one thing but finishing last in attendance will be the real death knell for some franchises.
 
Contact the author at jeff.reed@prohockeynews.com .
 

  CHL Power Rankings
(including games as of Jan 28th)
Team Div. GP Pts Pt% % Rk GF GA Gdif/G Gdif Rk Rank
*Colorado NW 39 65 83.3% 1 175 114 1.564 1 1
*Odessa SW 42 61 72.6% 2 176 121 1.310 2 2
*Texas SE 41 58 70.7% 3 145 112 0.805 4 3.5
Mississippi NE 40 51 63.8% 6 137 104 0.825 3 4.5
Oklahoma City NE 39 51 65.4% 4 121 94 0.692 5 4.5
*Bossier-Shreveport NE 41 53 64.6% 5 128 114 0.341 7 6
Laredo SE 39 48 61.5% 7 136 116 0.513 6 6.5
Rio Grande Valley SE 40 42 52.5% 9 140 136 0.100 8 8.5
Rocky Mountain NW 43 48 55.8% 8 138 139 -0.023 9 8.5
Corpus Christi SE 40 38 47.5% 10 124 137 -0.325 10 10
Arizona SW 41 37 45.1% 11 142 164 -0.537 11 11
Rapid City NW 40 33 41.3% 12 114 147 -0.825 14 13
New Mexico SW 41 32 39.0% 13 140 169 -0.707 13 13
Wichita NW 40 30 37.5% 14 105 129 -0.600 12 13
Tulsa NE 39 27 34.6% 15 105 171

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