Trenton, Stouffville, Collingwood remain in national listings
TORONTO – The Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Toronto Patriots will close out February at No. 3 – moving up one spot – in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, announced Monday.
Highly competitive all season long, the Patriots sit first overall in the OJHL standings at 45-8-0-1.
The OJHL’s Trenton Golden Hawks fell one place, to No. 6, in the standings. The 42-9-0-2 defending OJHL champs defeated the No. 9 Stouffville Spirit (38-12-1-0) 5-3 at home Sunday. The Golden Hawks play in Cobourg in the only game on the OJHL schedule on Monday night.
The other OJHL team in the CJHL rankings, the 2024 Centennial Cup champion Collingwood Blues (38-10-2-3), moved up one spot to No. 15.
The Milton Menace (37-13-3-1) received honourable mention.
The OJHL season ends March 1.
The first round of the playoffs will be played from March 6-19.
The following are the current CJHL Top 20 rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade, as of Feb. 23:
CJHL TOP 20 – FUELLED BY GATORADE
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (PREVIOUS WEEK)
- Rockland Nationals (CCHL) (1)
- Niverville Nighthawks (MJHL) (2)
- Toronto Patriots (OJHL) (4)
- Collège Français de Longueuil (LHJAAAQ) (3)
- Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (6)
- Trenton Golden Hawks (OJHL) (5)
- Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) (7)
- Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (8)
- Stouffville Spirit (OJHL) (9)
- Whitecourt Wolverines (AJHL) (12)
- Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL) (11)
- Panthères de St-Jérôme (LHJAAAQ) (10)
- Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL) (18)
- Fort Frances Lakers (SIJHL) (15)
- Collingwood Blues (OJHL) (16)
- Dryden GM Ice Dogs (SIJHL) (13)
- Smiths Falls Bears (CCHL) (14)
- Virden Oil Capitals (MJHL) (HM)
- Truro Bearcats (MHL) (20)
- Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (19)
HONOURABLE MENTION: Yorkton Terriers (SJHL); Timmins Rock (NOJHL); Milton Menace (OJHL); Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL); Summerside Western Capitals (MHL)
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 116 teams and well over 2,500 players. … There were also 2,500-plus CJHL alumni who furthered their hockey careers at the NHL, AHL, ECHL, SPHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL levels across North America as well as in leagues across Europe during the 2024-25 campaign. … For the latest CJHL news and features, visit cjhlhockey.com and follow-on social media at @cjhlhockey via X & Instagram.
