Chirps from Center Ice

Not a whole lot of movement in the top five in this weeks Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings. The top five from last week stays intact, with only Hershey and Springfield swapping spots.

No other big gains or drops for a whole heck of a lot of teams. The Penguins have the biggest drop this week, out of the top 20. Biggest gain this week are your Milwaukee Admirals, whom I must admit I have been underrating these past few weeks, up 8 spots.

Conference leaders Manchester and Abbotsford remain first and third with East Division leading Binghamton still second.

If you didn’t link in direct, click through the jump to see where everyone else ended up.

Rank	Team	Last Week	Comment	This Week
1		No change.	Monarchs continue to roll. Lead the Eastern Conference in mid-February.	Host SPR Fri., POR Sat., WOR Sun.
2		No change.	Binghamton shakes Wilkes-Barre, but now have the Bears in the mirror, just two back.	@ WBS Wed., HAM Fri., Host UTI Sat.
3		No change.	Heat split with the Checkers this weekend, remain West’s best in mid-February.	@ MIL Fri., CHI Sat. & Sun.
4		5th (+1)	Bears sweep the weekend and the Penguins and now are two points back from the division lead.	Home and home with SYR Sat. & Sun.
5		4th (-1)	Weekend started out rough for the Falcons, with losses to Hartford and Bridgeport, but the Falcons still enjoy a healthy 9 point lead over Albany.	@ MCH Fri., Host HFD Sat., NOR Sun.
6		10th (+4)	Wolves take 3 of 4 and have caught the Griffins. A point back of Grand Rapids.	@ RFD Fri., Host ABB Sat. & Sun.
7		9th (+2)	Pigs sweep the Wild this weekend and solidify themselves for now for postseason.	Host CHI Fri., MIL Sat.
8		13th (+5)	Admirals sweep the Crunch and have a game in hand on the Bears. Winnable games this week.	@ CHA Tue., ALB Sat., SPR Sun.
9		7th (-2)	If the Stars don’t win the West, they probably point to Sunday in Rochester, when they were up 3-0 at one point.	@ TOR Mon., Host CHA Fri. & Sat.
10		12th (+2)	Amerks are a playoff team mid-February. Host the ninth place Wild Wednesday.	Host IA Wed., SA Fri., HAM Sat.
11		8th (-3)	Played Färjestad in exhibition, Saturday and won in OT. Sadly those points don’t count towards the cause. Lost 2-1 to Utica Sunday.	Host TEX Mon., SA Sat., OKC Sun.
12		14th (+2)	Not a bad weekend for the Comets, who take 4 of 6. No longer an automatic win for teams.	@ SYR Fri., BNG Sat., ALB Sun.
13		17th (+4)	Bruins have won 4 in a row. This Saturday in Wilkes-Barre will be important for both teams.	@ WBS Sat., BRI Sun.
14		15th (+1)	Sound Tigers have quietly won three in a row. Will they make a push for the 8 seed?	@ HFD Fri., ADK Sat., Host PRO Sun.
15		6th (-9)	IceCaps are in playoffs for now, but Albany and Wilkes-Barre seem better at the moment.	@ POR Tue., WOR Fri. & Sat., POR Sun.
16		No change.	Griffins swept by the Rampage this weekend and have their once healthy Midwest Division lead trimmed to one point. Wolves closing fast.	Host OKC Fri. & Sat., MIL Sun.
17		18th (+1)	Split with the Monsters and WHOA! Are only three points out of a playoff spot. Big week ahead for the Barons.	@ GR Fri. & Sat., TOR Sun.
18		22nd (+4)	Rampage have won four in a row. Swept the Griffins this weekend. Are only four out of a playoff spot.	@ HAM Mon., RCH Fri., TOR Sat., HAM Sun.
19		27th (+8)	Admirals still sitting in playoff spot for now. Let’s see where they are next weekend with three tough games ahead.	Host ABB Fri., @ RFD Sat., GR Sun.
20		19th (-1)	Dogs drop their only game this week, an overtime setback to the Stars.	Host SA Mon., BNG Fri., @ RCH Sat., Host SA Sun.
21		11th (-10)	Three losses in a row with the best lineup in months. That was the bump in the road. How the Pens respond this weekend may make the season.	Host BNG Tue., PRO Sat.
22		20th (-2)	Wild needed at least two points this weekend with their two game series with Rockford and got zero. Three out of a playoff spot.	@ RCH Wed., LE Fri. & Sat.
23		25th (+2)	Devils fall out of a playoff spot, but have some wiggle room back to Worcester at the 10 spot.	@ ADK Fri., Host NOR Sat., UTI Sun.
24		No change.	Wolf Pack take 3 of 6 pts. this week. Beat division leading Springfield Friday.	Host BRI Fri., @ SPR Sat.
25		29th (+4)	Sweep the Phantoms this weekend, there was a goalie fight too.	Host STJ Tue., @ MCH Sat., Host STJ Sun.
26		23rd (-3)	Checkers split with the Heat, but now are at the bottom of the West Division.	Host NOR Tue., @ TEX Fri. & Sat.
27		28th (+1)	Monsters split with the Barons at home, but fall to the bottom of the Western Conference.	Host IA Fri. & Sat.
28		21st (-7)	Worcester thumped 17-2 in three games, including an 8-0 whitewash Saturday in Binghamton. Are the Sharks dead in the water?	Host STJ Fri. & Sat., @ MCH Sun.
29		26th (-3)	Stick a fork in this team. Swept by the Admirals this weekend and the Wolf Pack have pulled even for last place in the division.	Host UTI Fri., then home & home w/ HER Sat. & Sun.
30		No change.	Six losses in a row now for the Phantoms. The tank has hit E.	Host ALB Fri., BRI Sat.

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