Chirps from Center Ice

Week 21 has come and gone in the AHL and the Chirps from Center Ice Power Rankings are continuing.

No change to the top two spots, who remain the Manchester Monarchs and the Binghamton Senators.

Biggest rise this week? Syracuse Crunch, who travel to Hershey then to Washington and beat the Bears by an aggregate of 10-2, with a 5-0 shutout of the Bears at home Saturday ending Hershey’s 12 game home win streak.

Biggest fall this week belong to the Bears, down 12 spots to 16.

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 continuing to pound the Atlantic. Take to the road this weekend for a set in Norfolk.	@ NOR Fri. & Sat.
2		No change.	B-Sens continue to lead the East with some slight separation to second.	@ TOR Wed., STJ Fri. & Sat.
3		6th (+3)	Wolves beat the West leading Heat twice, but still just a point back of Grand Rapids.	Host RCH Fri., IA Sun.
4		7th (+3)	Don’t look now, but the IceHogs have won 10 of 12.	@ IA Tue., OKC Fri. & Sat.
5		9th (+4)	Stars tie the Heat with a home sweep of the Checkers.	@ LE Tue. & Wed., SA Sat.
6		10th (+4)	Amerks win three of four and are solidly in playoff position in the final week of February.	@ IA Thu., CHI Fri., MIL Sun.
7		3rd (-4)	Heat swept by Wolves in Rosemont. Preview of a Western Conference Final maybe?	Host GR Fri. & Sat.
8		12th (+4)	Quest for fifth straight win ended in Albany. Despite the terrible start, the Comets are within shouting distance for playoffs.	Host SA Wed., ADK Fri., @ BRI Sun.
9		14th (+5)	Six in a row for the Sound Tigers, who are now within single digits to the 8th spot. Look out.	@ PRO Fri., Host WOR Sat., UTI Sun.
10		15th (+5)	We will see very quickly if the IceCaps four game winning streak is real or not with a visit from the Binghamton Senators this weekend.	Host BNG Fri. & Sat.
11		No change.	Three game win streak for the Marlies, seemingly back on track.	Host BNG Wed., HAM Sat., LE Sun.
12		13th (+1)	P-Bruins see their five game winning streak end to the suddenly surprising Sound Tigers.	Host BRI Fri., @ SPR Sat., Host ALB Sun.
13		16th (+3)	Griffs take 4 of 6 points this weekend to maintain one point lead over the Wolves.	@ MIL Wed., ABB Fri. & Sat.
14		5th (-9)	Just when you think the Falcons are going to jump up and over the Monarchs, they lose two of three and trail Manchester by nine for tops in the AHL.	Host PRO Sat., @ WOR Sun.
15		23rd (+8)	Devils enjoy a perfect weekend and are back in the playoff picture.	Host WBS Sat., @ PRO Sun.
16		4th (-12)	Bears Crunched by Syracuse aggregate 10-2. More about the desperate Crunch or faltering Bears?	@ WBS Tue., HFD Fri., Host CHA Sat. & Sun.
17		8th (-9)	Admirals shut off their two game losing streak with a 3-2 win in Springfield. Now get the absolute white hot Monarchs this weekend at home.	Host CHA Wed., MCH Fri. & Sat.
18		24th (+6)	Beat division leaders Springfield again this weekend.	@ POR Tue., Host HER Fri., Home & Home with POR Sat. & Sun.
19		29th (+10)	Well, that was unexpected. A 5-0 shutout in Hershey, where the Bears haven’t lost in 12 games followed up by a 5-2 hammering of the Bears in Washington, D.C.	Host WBS Fri., Home & Home with ADK Sat. & Sun.
20		17th (-3)	Barons split with the Griffins then lose to the Marlies. Will the Barons make playoffs?	Host RFD Fri. & Sat., SA Sun.
21		18th (-3)	Six game winning streak ends with a two game losing streak.	@ UTI Wed., Host TEX Sat., @ OKC Sun.
22		20th (-2)	End four game losing streak with a win against the Rampage Sunday.	Host LE Fri., @ TOR Sat.
23		21st (-2)	Six game losing streak for the Penguins who are now sitting out of playoffs.	Host HER Tue., @ SYR Fri., ALB Sat.
24		27th (+3)	Split with the Wild this weekend in Cleveland.	Host TEX Tue. & Wed., @ HAM Fri., TOR Sun.
25		22nd (-3)	Wild are in a bit of a funk, losers of 4 of 5, but still three out of the final spot.	Host RFD Tue., RCH Thu., @ MIL Fri., CHI Sun.
26		19th (-7)	Milwaukee has lost four in a row and seven of the last eight. Still hanging on, barely, to the last spot.	Host GR Wed., IA Fri., RCH Sun.
27		26th (-1)	Checkers lose twice in Texas. You would have loved a split here.	@ NOR Wed., HER Sat. & Sun.
28		No change.	Six game losing streak. Come on, the streak ends in Portland Thursday, right?	@ POR Thu., BRI Sat., Host SPR Sun.
29		25th (-4)	Arrgh. Pirates have lost 8 of 11.	Host HFD Tue., WOR Thu., Home & Home with HFD Sat. & Sun.
30		No change.	Eight game losing streak not halted by playing a game in Philly vs. Bridegport.	@ UTI Fri., home & home with SYR Sat. & Sun.

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