Chirps from Center Ice

Not a bunch of radical movement up or down in the Week 16 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings this week. Your Oklahoma City Barons are the biggest risers this week up 7 spots to 22nd this week. See, that’s just the thing this week, there really isn’t that much room for movement. Five teams in the Top 10 didn’t move from last week.

Your Adirondack Phantoms and Milwaukee Admirals are on the biggest slide this week, down 6 spots each.

The Toronto Marlies are your new numero uno this week. OT wins over the Wild and Wolves while the Monarchs and Stars both lose a game by wide margins are enough to vault the Marlies to the top spot.

If you didn’t link in direct, hop through the jump to see where everyone ended up this week.

Rank	Team	Last Week	Comment	This Week
1		4th (+3)	Overtime wins vs. Iowa and Chicago this week.	@ RFD Mon., MIL Tue., HAM Fri., Host CHI Sat., LE Sun.
2		No change.	Monarchs respond to a 4-1 pounding by the IceCaps on “The Rock” with a 6-0 pasting of St. John’s the next night.	@ STJ Mon., Host WOR Fri., POR Sat., @ WOR Sun.
3		1st (-2)	The series with the Checkers was fun this weekend. Texas pastes Charlotte 7-1 one night, then are pasted 6-1 the next.	Host IA Wed., GR Fri. & Sat.
4		5th (+1)	Griffs continue to build on their division lead, currently the largest in the AHL.	@ TEX Fri. & Sat., SA Sun.
5		11th (+6)	That three game losing streak from last week is a thing of the past. A convincing win Saturday against the P-Bruins.	Host ADK Mon., @ HFD Fri., Host BRI Sat., POR Sun.
6		No change.	Coughed up a 3-1 lead in the third period Sunday in Hershey but still managed 5 of 6 points this weekend. Devils hanging around the discussion in mid-January.	@ BNG Fri., Host ADK Sat., BNG Sun.
7		No change.	Despite the loss Wednesday to the Phantoms, not a bad week for the B-Sens, who still lead the division.	Host ALB Fri., RCH Sat., @ ALB Sun.
8		3rd (-5)	Date with the Penguins looms this weekend in Hampton Roads. Are the Admirals contenders or pretenders?	Host WBS Fri. & Sat.
9		No change.	Pittsburgh is healing up. Wilkes-Barre hasn’t lost a beat, still a point out of the division lead. Will there be reinforcements joining the team in Virginia this weekend?	@ NOR Fri. & Sat., HER Sun.
10		No change.	Bears warming up. Or are they? They struggle with Syracuse, who they lost to Friday and whom they see twice this week. We will see.	Home and home with SYR Fri. & Sat., Host WBS Sun.
11		13th (+2)	Checkers have won 5-of-6 and look to add to that when they host the Barons this week.	Host OKC Thu. & Fri.
12		18th (+6)	Two of three this week for the Heat. Big date this week with rival Comets.	Host UTI Fri. & Sat.
13		8th (-5)	The Marlies won both their games this week, while the Bulldogs lost their only game to the Comets this week.	Host TOR Fri., @ LE Sat., Host CHI Sun.
14		17th (+3)	Two narrow losses to the Heat and Wolves this week.	Host TOR Mon., then @, Host and @ MIL Fri., Sat. & Sun.
15		19th (+4)	Points in five straight for the Sharks, who are three behind the IceCaps for third on the division and are knocking on the door for the 8th seed.	@ POR Tue., MCH Fri., Host PRO Sat., MCH Sun.
16		14th (-2)	IceCaps better watch, those Sharks are churning behind them, three points back for third.	Host MCH Mon., @ PRO Fri., HFD Sat., PRO Sun.
17		22nd (+5)	Here’s the funny thing about the Western Conference. The Wild are last in the Midwest Division but only three points out of a playoff spot.	@ TEX Wed., SA Fri. & Sat.
18		12th (-6)	Beat Binghamton Wednesday, then lost to Hartford and Albany. Still in good shape, but could be better.	@ SPR Mon., ALB Sat., Host HFD Sun.
19		24th (+5)	I’d consider the Western trip to Texas and Oklahoma a success for the Americans, 4 of 6 points.	@ LE Thu., BNG Sat.
20		16th (-4)	Wolves slip this week, but still have some separation on third place Milwaukee, a scant two points.	@ UTI Tue., TOR Sat., HAM Sun.
21		15th (-6)	2-4-2 are the Ads in their last six, who seem to be slipping with a bunch of good teams behind them in the Conference.	Host TOR Tue., Then a home, home and home with RFD Fri., Sat. & Sun.
22		28th (+7)	Barons take two from the Admirals this weekend. Now go to Charlotte for a date with the resurgent Checkers.	@ CHA Thu. & Fri.
23		20th (-3)	If Syracuse can figure out how to beat Binghamton, then the East should pay attention. Until, just an average team.	Home and home with HER Fri. & Sat., @ BRI Sun.
24		21st (-3)	Monsters glad to be out of Iowa. They scored just one goal there in two games.	Host RCH Thu., HAM Sat., @ TOR Sun.
25		23rd (-2)	Things were looking good Friday when they pasted the Penguins scoring five, but the P-Bruins would only score four more Saturday and Sunday.	Host STJ Fri., @ WOR Sat., Host STJ Sun.
26		27th (+1)	Rampage drop a close one to the Amerks Saturday, or else would have won all three this week. A sign of life or?	Host IA Fri. & Sat, GR Sun.
27		26th (-1)	Sound Tigers beat the Wolf Pack and lose to the B-Sens and Bears this weekend.	@ POR Fri., SPR Sat., Host SYR Sun.
28		29th (+1)	Halt six game losing streak with a 3-1 win over Hamilton.	Host CHI Tue., @ ABB Fri. & Sat.
29		25th (-4)	Pirates drop two to better competition in Springfield and Wilkes-Barre.	Host WOR Tue., BRI Fri., @ MCH Sat., SPR Sun.
30		No change.	Six game losing streak halted with a big win over a better Adirondack squad Saturday, but back into the loss column with a setback in Bridgeport.	Host SPR Fri., STJ Sat., @ ADK Sun.

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