CHL Power Ranking Poll for March 11

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ODESSA, Texas – The last half-dozen games are on the schedule in the Central Hockey League’s regular season and not much has changed since mid-December.   The Eagles are still in their perch and the RiverKings are knocking on the branch.   The four division leaders in the CHL are now

Photo by David Kamp

Photo by David Kamp

firmly ensconced in this week’s top four positions.   The Eagles, ‘Kings, Brahmas, and Jackalopes are heading to the post season with confidence.
 
In Hidalgo, the Killer Bees remain hot and certainly have enough self-confidence to make noise in the post season.   What has kept the Bees in their spot in our poll is the steady play of the MudBugs, Bucks and Blazers.   The Bees may well be the sleeper team in this year’s chase for the Ray Miron championship.
 
Meanwhile, the comedy of errors in the steerage class of the CHL continues.   The IceRays currently have the upper-hand in the race for the final playoff berth in the southern conference.   But they have not shown the ability to win consistently.   The SunDogs are chasing the same spot along with the Scorpions.   Those two teams meet three times in Rio Rancho in the coming week and the post season may still be on the line.  
Photo by Les Stockton

Photo by Les Stockton


 
Nothing has really changed in the CHL standings since mid-December.   The talent-laden teams in the CHL are still on top and headed to the playoffs since December and the second tiered teams are where they were in December.   Where is the incentive for fans of the lower tier to cheer their teams?   For most of the CHL member franchises the season has been over and done since mid-December.
 
Contact the poll author at jeff.reed@prohockeynews.com .
Contact the photographers at les.stockton@prohockeynews.com and david.kamp@prohockeynews.com .
 

  CHL Power Rankings
(including games as of Mar 11th)
Team Div. GP Pts Pt% % Rk GF GA Gdif/G Gdif Rk Rank
*Colorado NW 58 84 72.4% 1 242 181 1.052 2 1.5
*Mississippi NE 58 83 71.6% 2 221 148 1.259 1 1.5
*Texas SE 58 83 71.6% 2 206 158 0.828 4 3
*Odessa SW 58 76 65.5% 6 232 182 0.862 3 4.5
Bossier-Shreveport NE 58 78 67.2% 4 178 151 0.466 6 5
Oklahoma City NE 59 79 66.9% 5 188 148 0.678 5 5
Laredo SE 58 67 57.8% 7 195 175 0.345 7 7
Rio Grande Valley SE 58 65 56.0% 8 203 184 0.328 8 8
Rocky Mountain NW 59 66 55.9% 9 197 190 0.119 9 9
Corpus Christi SE 58 55 47.4% 10 168 191 -0.397 10 10
Arizona SW 59 53 44.9% 11 208 243 -0.593 12 11.5
New Mexico SW 58 51 44.0% 12 200 227 -0.466 11 11.5
Rapid City NW 58 46 39.7% 13 164 209 -0.776 13 13
Wichita NW 58 41 35.3% 15 151 202 -0.879 14 14.5
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