Even though the NHL is back, the Hockey Fanatic continues to be a major advocate of major junior hockey in Canada. There has been some tremendous action and great streaks in the Canadian Hockey League this year. My home team the Kelowna Rockets are currently on a 23 game unbeaten streak on home ice. Earlier in the season the OHL’s London Knights and WHL’s Kamloops Blazers also went on some lengthily streaks as well.
Our previous rankings for the top CHL teams from October and November:
Top CHL Teams – January 2013
Can the Portland Winterhawks hold on to top spot in our CHL Rankings for January? Without further adieu here are the top 60 teams in the Canadian Hockey League for January 2013. The Halifax Mooseheads of the QMJHL, with only five losses on the season, are the top CHL team for January 2013.
| Rank | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PCT |
| 1 | Halifax, Mooseheads | 49 | 41 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 0.867 |
| 2 | Portland Winterhawks | 53 | 43 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 0.840 |
| 3 | London Knights | 51 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 0.794 |
| 4 | Kelowna Rockets | 54 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 84 | 0.778 |
| 5 | Edmonton Oil Kings | 55 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 83 | 0.755 |
| 6 | Rimouski, Océanic | 51 | 35 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 75 | 0.735 |
| 7 | Baie-Comeau, Drakkar | 52 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 73 | 0.702 |
| 8 | Kamloops Blazers | 55 | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 75 | 0.682 |
| 9 | Barrie Colts | 50 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 0.68 |
| 10 | Owen Sound Attack | 51 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 0.667 |
| 11 | Calgary Hitmen | 53 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 70 | 0.66 |
| 12 | Blainville-Boisbriand, Armada | 50 | 30 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Moncton, Wildcats | 51 | 33 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 0.657 |
| 14 | Belleville Bulls | 49 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0.653 |
| 15 | Kitchener Rangers | 51 | 30 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 0.647 |
| 16 | Guelph Storm | 50 | 29 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 63 | 0.63 |
| 17 | Prince Albert Raiders | 53 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 0.613 |
| 18 | Tri-City Americans | 53 | 31 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 0.613 |
| 19 | Plymouth Whalers | 50 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 61 | 0.61 |
| 20 | Oshawa Generals | 51 | 29 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 62 | 0.608 |
| 21 | Québec, Remparts | 51 | 29 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 0.598 |
| 22 | Rouyn-Noranda, Huskies | 51 | 30 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 0.598 |
| 23 | Spokane Chiefs | 52 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 0.596 |
| 24 | Victoria Royals | 51 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 0.588 |
| 25 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 51 | 28 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 0.588 |
| 26 | P.E.I., Rocket | 50 | 28 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 0.58 |
| 27 | Drummondville, Voltigeurs | 50 | 27 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 0.58 |
| 28 | Sarnia Sting | 51 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0.578 |
| 29 | Saskatoon Blades | 52 | 28 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 0.567 |
| 30 | Brampton Battalion | 51 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 57 | 0.559 |
| 31 | Sudbury Wolves | 52 | 24 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 0.558 |
| 32 | Red Deer Rebels | 54 | 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 60 | 0.556 |
| 33 | Val-d’Or, Foreurs | 52 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 0.548 |
| 34 | Saginaw Spirit | 51 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 0.529 |
| 35 | Swift Current Broncos | 53 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 0.519 |
| 36 | Niagara IceDogs | 52 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0.519 |
| 37 | Lethbridge Hurricanes | 56 | 25 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 58 | 0.518 |
| 38 | Chicoutimi, Saguenéens | 53 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 0.5 |
| 39 | Gatineau, Olympiques | 51 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 0.5 |
| 40 | Medicine Hat Tigers | 54 | 25 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 0.491 |
| 41 | Victoriaville, Tigres | 51 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 0.49 |
| 42 | Mississauga Steelheads | 50 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 0.48 |
| 43 | Windsor Spitfires | 51 | 21 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 0.48 |
| 44 | Kootenay Ice | 53 | 24 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 0.472 |
| 45 | Acadie-Bathurst, Titan | 53 | 21 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 0.453 |
| 46 | Kingston Frontenacs | 50 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 0.45 |
| 47 | Everett Silvertips | 54 | 21 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 47 | 0.435 |
| 48 | Moose Jaw Warriors | 54 | 18 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 0.417 |
| 49 | Regina Pats | 54 | 19 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 0.407 |
| 50 | Seattle Thunderbirds | 53 | 19 | 29 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 0.406 |
| 51 | Saint John, Sea Dogs | 50 | 19 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0.39 |
| 52 | Brandon Wheat Kings | 54 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0.389 |
| 53 | Peterborough Petes | 51 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 0.382 |
| 54 | Prince George Cougars | 53 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 39 | 0.368 |
| 55 | Erie Otters | 52 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 0.365 |
| 56 | Sherbrooke, Phoenix | 51 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0.333 |
| 57 | Ottawa 67’s | 51 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 0.314 |
| 58 | Shawinigan, Cataractes | 51 | 12 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 0.294 |
| 59 | Cape Breton, Screaming Eagles | 51 | 10 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 0.275 |
| 60 | Vancouver Giants | 53 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0.245 |
See you next month CHL fans!
