Chirps from Center Ice

So I have been kicking around the idea of an AHL Power Rankings feature for the blog for a while now. I figure that with the start of a new season, now is as good a time as ever to start a “power rankings” and see how it goes. Throw it at the wall and see if it sticks, etc.

This will probably be a fluid feature that runs on Mondays. I really have no idea how this is going to go. Let’s wing it.

In fairness, Portland, Milwaukee, Iowa, Worcester, Hamilton and Utica haven’t played yet so they cant be ranked yet. They all play next week.

Here goes nothing. Let me know what you think in the comments…

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Rank	Team	Last Week	Comment	This Week
1			Marlies beat Grand Rapids and division foe Lake Erie this weekend and are off to a great start. T.J. Brennan named player of the week.	STJ Sat.
2			Swept OKC on the road to open the season.	Off until 10/19
3			Griffs open the season by hanging 8 on Rochester Friday, lose to Toronto in OT.	@ HAM Sat.
4			IceCaps get two late goals Friday to get a point, then roll Providence the next night. A fantastic start.	Travel to HAM Fri, then TOR Sat.
5			Every point matters in the East Division, and the Ads got points in each game.	Host BNG Fri. & Sat.
6			Lost in shootout to Norfolk, beat division rival Albany this weekend.	Home & home w/ ADK
7			May be ranked a bit high here, but went to Hershey, scrapped with Hershey and beat the Bears in OT.	Home & home w/ HFD
8			Trounced the preseason favorite Wolves Saturday then lost a squeaker vs. Rockford.	Off till 10/15
9			Close game Friday with the Wolves then beat the IceHogs Saturday.	Play CHI Sat. & Sun.
10			Dropped the Crunch in overtime, before scoring two in the third to tie.	In NOR this weekend.
11			IceHogs split a Texas road trip.	@ LE Fri. & Sat.
12			A weekend split with the Monsters is all you can ask for.	Host MIL Fri. & Sat.
13			Tied 2-2 late in third Saturday in Bridgeport, blew game open.	HER Sat., @ SYR Sun.
14			Two points out of a possible four vs. the powerhouse East Division.	Host MCH and SPR
15			Only team to play three this weekend. Split with Abbotsford then got trounced by the Marlies.	Host RFD Fri. & Sat.
16			Beat Manchester in a shootout.	Host WOR Sat., travel to BRI Sun.
17			Won in OT Friday but then got trounced by St. John’s Saturday. Would be higher if they could have closed the deal in regulation Friday.	Host MCH Fri., travel to POR Sat.
18			High powered Wolves offense mustered three goals all weekend.	Two with SA Sat. & Sun.
19			Got a point out Saturday’s OTL vs. the Phantoms, not the way the Bears wanted to start.	@ WBS Sat.
20			Choked a two goal lead away and lost in OT to the B-Sens Saturday.	Host RCH Sat., then WBS Sun.
21			Monarchs get three cracks at a win this weekend.	Three this week. @ POR Wed., @ PRO Sat. & @ BRI Sun.
22			Currently best of the teams with no points after games played.	Host UTI Sat. then ADK Mon.
23			Charlotte good or Barons bad this past weekend? Time will tell.	Two in IA Sat. & Sun.
24			Back to the drawing board. Throttled at home 8-1 vs. Grand Rapids.	UTI Fri. then @ SYR Sat.

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We will see how this goes next week. Please let me know what you think of these. I don’t see any other outlet on the internet with something like this, so I want this to be good.