Chirps from Center Ice

Ebbing and flowing is in season in the American Hockey League and so too here in the Week 17 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

Some teams you may not expect are on winning streaks. Some teams you may not expect are on losing streaks. It’s reflected here in the Rankings.

One of those teams for example, are your Bridgeport Sound Tigers, winners of four in a row and whom enjoy the biggest jump in Week 17, up ten spots from last week.

On the other end, the Abbotsford Heat are down nine spots after losing to the Utica Comets twice this weekend in British Columbia this weekend in overtime.

Your Manchester Monarchs are number one in the Rankings again and number one overall in the AHL. It doesn’t appear anyone outside of Springfield right now can catch the Monarchs.

If you didn’t link through direct, please click through the jump to see where everyone else shook out this week.

Rank	Team	Last Week	Comment	This Week
1		2nd (+1)	Manchester running away with things despite losses to St. John’s and Worcester this week.	Host BNG Fri., STJ Sat., @ POR Sun.
2		1st (-1)	Marlies with a healthy 10 point lead over the rest of the North Division.	@ OKC Thu., SA Fri., TEX Sat.
3		No change.	Stars split with the Griffins this weekend. I don’t think anyone in Texas is upset at this result.	Host SA Wed., TOR Sat., OKC Sun.
4		7th (+3)	B-Sens open up some breathing room on the Penguins and the rest of the division with a three point cushion heading into February.	@ WOR Wed., MCH Fri., POR Sat.
5		11th (+6)	Checkers are 8-2 in their last ten and the hottest team in the AHL right now.	@ NOR Tue., LE Fri. & Sat.
6		8th (+2)	Admirals emerging as contenders in the division, ran with the Penguins all weekend.	Host CHA Tue., @ WBS Fri., SYR Sat., HER Sun.
7		10th (+3)	Bears perfect at home in 2014 and all of a sudden need to be watched carefully again as serious contenders.	@ ADK Fri. & Sat., Host NOR Sun.
8		4th (-4)	Griffins underestimate a San Antonio team Sunday and manage only 2 points out of 6 this weekend.	Host CHI Fri., @ MIL Sat.
9		5th (-4)	Falcons only muster a point this weekend against teams they should have beaten soundly.	@ WOR Fri., BRI Sat.
10		13th (+3)	Bulldogs all of a sudden even with the Amerks in points (44) while chasing down leader Toronto.	@ ABB Fri. & Sat.
11		14th (+3)	IceHogs take three game series from rival Admirals 2-1 this weekend and draw closer to the Admirals for third in the Midwest.	@ RCH Fri., UTI Sat.
12		17th (+5)	Wild get 5 of 6 points this week. Iowa has points in last six games.	Host MIL Fri., @ CHI Sat.
13		9th (-4)	Power play woes need to be figured out and quick. 0-for-15 this weekend. A power play goal here or there could have helped.	Host SYR Wed., NOR Fri., RCH Sat.
14		6th (-8)	Devils fading on the division leading Falcons, trailing by 11.	Host BRI Fri., @ HFD Sat.
15		16th (+1)	Two wins over Providence and a win over Hartford and the IceCaps are off to a perfect start in the five game road trip.	@ POR Fri., MCH Sat.
16		19th (+3)	Four wins in the a row for the Amerks, all on the road. Two at home this week, then a Saturday night date in Wilkes-Barre.	Host CHI Wed., RFD Fri., @ WBS Sat.
17		27th (+10)	Are the Sound Tigers turning a corner? Four in a row now for Bridgeport.	@ ALB Fri., Host SPR Sat.
18		20th (+2)	Wolves perfect in Canada this weekend, with wins over Toronto and Hamilton.	@ RCH Wed., GR Fri., Host IA Sat.
19		15th (-4)	If Worcester misses playoffs by four points this season, they may point back to this weekend. One goal losses to Manchester and Providence.	Host BNG Wed., SPR Fri., PRO Sat.
20		28th (+8)	Comets go to Abbotsford and sweep the Heat again. Some more winnable games for the Comets ahead this week.	Host LE Tue., SYR Fri., RFD Sat.
21		12th (-9)	Swept again at home by the Comets at home, Benn Ferriero scores two OT goals.	Host HAM Fri. & Sat.
22		18th (-4)	Phantoms stopped by the listless WolfPack Sunday. A bump in the road, or something else? We find out soon, they rematch Wednesday.	@ HFD Wed., Host HER Fri. & Sat.
23		21st (-2)	Ads drop two of three to Rockford. They could have separated themselves from the IceHogs and other pursuers but are only 4 to the good in a tight race for the last spot in the West.	@ IA Fri., Host GR Sat.
24		30th (+6)	Positive weekend for the ‘Pack, taking 4 of 6 points.	Host ADK Wed., PRO Fri., ALB Sat.
25		26th (+1)	Will the win Sunday vs. Grand Rapids turn this team around or was it a fluke?	@ TEX Wed., Host TOR Fri.
26		25th (-1)	P-Bruins lose twice to the IceCaps this weekend and are overtaken by the IceCaps for second in the division.	@ HFD Fri., WOR Sat.
27		29th	Pirates beat a very good Falcons team Sunday to stop a 6 game losing streak.	Host STJ Fri., BNG Sat., MCH Sun.
28		22nd (-6)	Barons throttled by the Checkers 13-3 this weekend and were shutout Friday.	Host TOR Thu., @ TEX Sun.
29		23rd (-6)	Crunch go pointless for the weekend. Now 10 back of Hershey for fourth and fading quickly.	@ WBS Wed., UTI Fri., Host NOR Sat.
30		24th (-6)	Oh dear. 8 game losing streak for the Monsters.	@ UTI Tue., Host CHA Fri. & Sat.

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