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NATIONAL RANKINGS

This week’s CJHL National Rankings have been released. While the undefeated Vernon Vipers remain entrenched in the top spot (and rightfully so), the Vees have been bumped up to 5th in the country after garnering an honourable mention in the last rankings. The Salmon Arm Silverbacks are up from 7th to 6th after grabbing six points on a Northern road trip this weekend. Interesting to note the Coastal Conference of the BCHL has yet to have a team receive a mention in the rankings.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Last year’s highest scoring player from the Interior Conference, Mark Zengerle, helped the Silverbacks beat the Spruce Kings, Mills and T-Wolves this weekend as he recorded 4 goals and 5 assists this weekend. Zengerle has been named the BCHL Player of the Week by the BCHL. The 20-year-old sniper is off to Wisconsin to play for the Badgers next season, and looks like well on his way to matching his 93 points of yester-season. Zengerle played prep school hockey at Northwood School in Lake Placid, the same program that groomed former Vees Brett Hextall (UND) and Cory Schneider (Ohio State).

OTHER BCHL NOTES

The Vernon Vipers are the only team in the league that hasn’t been beaten yet at (4-0-0-0)… The Burnaby Express are still perfect in regulation (2-0-0-1)… The Trail Smoke Eaters are the lone team in the 17 team circuit without a win (0-3-0-0)… The Penticton Vees are the highest scoring club averaging 5 goals a game… The Vernon Vipers and Langley Chiefs are the toughest to score goals against, as both clubs have allowed just 7 goals in 4 games played (1.8 G/GP)… The Spruce Kings have allowed the most goals (5.6 GA/GP)… While the Smoke Eaters have struggled mightily in lighting the lamp (1.3GF/G)… The Quesnel Millionaires, Merritt Centennials and Williams Lake Timberwolves have only played home games to this point… Every player in the top 10 in league scoring plays in the Interior Conference (3 Vees, 3 Warriors, 3 Silverbacks, 1 Viper)… Vees have the top ranked PP (39%)… Alberni Valley Bulldogs have the worst PP (1/25, 4%)… The Merritt Centennials have the top PK (92%)… The Trail Smoke Eater have the weakest (50%)…