CHL Power Ranking Poll for January 7

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ODESSA, Texas – The New Year has been ushered in and with it come major changes to the Pro Hockey News CHL power Ranking Poll for this week.
 
Colorado remains in the top spot for this week but the Odessa Jackalopes and the Texas Brahmas have broken through the inertia of the past few weeks.   The Jacks in west Texas have taken over the second spot in our poll, displacing Oklahoma City from that position.   The Blazers dropped into the third position this week.
 
Meanwhile on the strength of a 5-game winning streak the Brahmas have

Texas on a hot streak. Photo by Les Stockton

Texas on a hot streak. Photo by Les Stockton

moved into the divisional lead in the Southeast and are now in the number four position in our poll just behind the Blazers.
 
The Laredo Bucks were big losers in the poll this week as they fell out of the divisional lead and into our 6 spot.
 
Arizona was another winner in the poll this week on back of a decent winning streak of their own.   They have begun to put distance between themselves and the disappointing New Mexico Scorpions and Amarillo Gorillas in the Southwest division.
 
The Scorpions turned another corner this past week but the turn only led them down Mediocrity Lane.   None of the poll’s bottom dwellers have gained enough traction to move anywhere north of the sludge.
 
Tony Martino returned to the CHL as the bench boss for the Tulsa Oilers.   His hiring has led to a less than stellar 1-2-0 record for the Oilers.
 
Contact the author at jeff.reed@prohockeynews.com.    Contact the photographer at les.Stockton@prohockeynews.com.
 

  CHL Power Rankings
(including games as of Jan 7th)
Team Div. GP Pts Pt% % Rk GF GA Gdif/G Gdif Rk Rank
*Colorado NW 31 49 79.0% 1 135 95 1.290 1 1
*Odessa SW 34 47 69.1% 2 137 99 1.118 2 2
*Oklahoma City NE 32 42 65.6% 4 95 72 0.719 4 4
*Texas SE 33 45 68.2% 3 112 90 0.667 5 4
Mississippi NE 32 40 62.5% 6 112 86 0.813 3 4.5
Laredo SE 32 41 64.1% 5 110 89 0.656 6 5.5
Bossier-Shreveport NE 32 40 62.5% 6 100 86 0.438 7 6.5
Arizona SW 35 35 50.0% 9 128 133 -0.143 8 8.5
Rio Grande Valley SE 32 31 48.4% 10 112 117 -0.156 9 9.5
Rocky Mountain NW 32 33 51.6% 8 96 111 -0.469 11 9.5
Corpus Christi SE 31 30 48.4% 11 99 105 -0.194 10 10.5
Rapid City NW 31 29 46.8% 12 93 113 -0.645 13 12.5
Wichita NW 32 24 37.5% 14 86 106 -0.625 12 13
New Mexico SW 32 26 40.6% 13 110 134 -0.750 14 13.5
Tulsa NE 31 22 35.5% 15Related

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