North Stars climb one spot in CJHL top-20
After a slight drop in last week’s rankings, the Battlefords North Stars moved up from ninth to eighth in this week’s Canadian Junior Hockey League top-20 rankings thanks to three straight wins.
It’s the 11th straight week they’ve been a top-10 team in the country.
The North Stars began the week with a 3-2 overtime win over Humboldt at home, before beating La Ronge 5-2 and 6-0 on the weekend.
Battlefords is now just a single point back of first place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with a 22-5-1 record. They have an opportunity to steal first when they host the Nipawin Hawks on Tuesday, who took the top spot over the weekend with wins over Melville. The Hawks are currently 21-5-2-2, so the North Stars currently have two games in hand.