Big Kahuna's NAHL Power Rankings - 11/18/2008

Big Kahuna's NAHL Power Rankings - 11/18/2008

1.(tie) St Louis Bandits (0)
1.(tie) Topeka Roadrunners (+1)
3. Traverse City North Stars (0)
4. Mahoning Valley Phantoms (+2)
5. USNTDP (-1)
6. Alexandria Blizzard (-1)
7. Bismarck Bobcats (+1)
8. Owatonna Express (+2)
9. North Iowa Outlaws (-2)
10. Alaska Avalanche (-1)
11. Alpena Ice Diggers (0)
12. Fairbanks Ice Dogs (+1)
13. Springfield Jr Blues (+1)
14. Marquette Rangers (+2)
15. Wichita Falls Wildcats (-3)
16. Kenai River Brown Bears (-1)
17. Wenatchee Wild (0)
18. Motor City Machine (0)
19. Albert Lea Thunder (0)

I couldn't decide who to put at the top of the rankings this week, so I called it a tie between Topeka and St Louis. The tie should be broken this weekend when they play a pair of games against each other in Topeka. Mahoning Valley jumps up a couple of spots after sweeping the Bandits last weekend. Four Central Division teams, including the Express, are ranked #6-9. All four have looked good at times, but I'm not sure if any of them can distance themselves from the rest. Wichita Falls is a trainwreck, and I'm starting to realize I total misread the Wildcats in my preseason predictions.


- Tuesday's Interesting Fact: The Express are the only team in the NAHL & USHL without a fighting major this season.

- Watch video of Express forward Cory Thorson's game-winning goal in overtime to beat North Iowa a couple of weeks ago, here: Express celebrates Thorson winner


See you at the rink.

--BK