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CALGARY, Alta. – The Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) have maintained their No. 1 spot in the latest Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings, released Monday for the period ending Nov. 13.

At No. 4, the Toronto Jr. Canadiens are the first Ontario Junior Hockey League club to 20 wins this season and sport overall numbers of 20-3-1-0. Toronto has also yet to suffer defeat as the away team on the 2022-23 trail at 12-0. 

Other OJHL teams in the Top 20 include: Collingwood (8), Milton (10) and Haliburton County (15). Earning Honourable Mention were the OJHL’s Burlington Cougars.

The following are the CJHL Top 20 Rankings, as well as the five Honourable Mention clubs, for the period ending Nov. 13:

CJHL TOP 20 (As of Nov. 14, 2022) 

RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (PREVIOUS RANKING)

1. Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (1)

2. Brooks Bandits (AJHL) (2)

3. Portage Terriers (MJHL) (6)

4. Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) (4)

5. Cobras de Terrebonne (LHJAAAQ) (9)

6. Titan de Princeville (LHJAAAQ) (8)

7. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (3)

8. Collingwood Blues (OJHL) (5)

9. Summerside Western Capitals (MHL) (7)

10. Milton Menace (OJHL) (11)

11. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (17)

12. Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) (10)

13. Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (13)

14. Kam River Fighting Walleye (SIJHL) (14)

15. Haliburton County Huskies (OJHL) (12)

16. Panthères de St-Jérôme (LHJAAAQ) (19)

17. Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) (18) 

18. Truro Bearcats (MHL) (15)

19. Blind River Beavers (NOJHL) (HM)

20. Humboldt Broncos (SJHL) (NR)

HONOURABLE MENTION: Winkler Flyers (MJHL); Powassan Voodoos (NOJHL); Timmins Rock (NOJHL); Burlington Cougars (OJHL); Navan Grads (CCHL).

ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The CJHL Top 20 Rankings are compiled during the course of the regular season by an independent scouting service and are determined using a variety of factors during the process.

ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of nine Junior A leagues from Alberta to the Maritimes. The CJHL currently represents 118 teams and well over 2,500 players. There are also 3,000-plus CJHL alumni furthering their hockey careers at the NHL, AHL, ECHL, SPHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL levels across North America as well as leagues across Europe. For the latest CJHL news and features, visit cjhlhockey.com and follow-on social media at @cjhlhockey & facebook.com/canadianjuniorhockeyleague.