Chirps from Center Ice

No double digit ups or downs in the Week 23 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

Your Chicago Wolves and St. John’s IceCaps hold down the 1-2 spots for the second time this week. Both the Wolves and IceCaps are solidly in the playoffs and don’t lead their divisions. They are making it tougher for seeds 5 on back in the Conference.

Biggest risers this week are my your Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, up 9 spots this week and in a tie for the East Division lead.

Biggest fall this week belongs to your Bridgeport Sound Tigers and Rockford IceHogs. The Sound Tigers have lost four straight after winning seven straight and the IceHogs can’t beat the Milwaukee Admirals.

Jump through to see where everyone else ended up.

Rank	Team	Last Week	Comment	This Week
1		No change.	Wolves are 7-2-1-0 in their last ten and have surged into a solid playoff spot.	Host TEX Sat. & Sun.
2		No change.	IceCaps have won eight straight. They may not catch Manchester for the division lead, but are solid enough in playoffs which are leaving teams five on back scrambling.	Host POR Wed., Fri. @ Sat.
3		No change.	Stars take two in Abbotsford then blank the Checkers Saturday and lead the Western Conference.	Host CHA Wed., @ CHI Sat. & Sun.
4		9th (+5)	Monarchs lost a lot at the trade deadline but continue to roll. Swept the weekend.	Host BRI Fri., @ WOR Sun.
5		4th (-1)	Rough up the Bears Saturday and end up being tied for the division lead with the Penguins.	@ BNG Fri., WBS Sat., HER Sun.
6		No change.	Iowa with a big third period Saturday, (two goals) and the 7 game win streak is over for the Griffins. Now hit the road for a season high 7 game road trip.	@ SA Thu., OKC Fri. & Sat.
7		5th (-2)	Marlies only manage 3 of 6 this weekend, but the North may only place two teams in playoffs so it may not matter.	@ RCH Fri., Host HAM Sun.
8		11th (+3)	Two points out of a playoff spot. Could be in this Tuesday. Not bad.	Host SA Tue., GR Fri. & Sat.
9		10th (+1)	Amerks perfect weekend spoiled by one of the teams chasing them from Oklahoma City.	Host BNG Wed., TOR Fri., @ BNG Sat.
10		15th (+5)	Took Rockford behind the woodshed this weekend. Saturday’s game had 108 PIMs.	Host IA Wed., RFD Fri., SA Sat.
11		7th (-4)	P-Bruins salvage the weekend with a 9-3 drubbing of the Adirondack Phantoms Sunday. Are fighting with four other teams for a playoff spot.	Host WOR Fri., @ SPR Sat., Host HFD Sun.
12		17th (+5)	Falcons have a strong hold on the Northeast Division lead with wins against the Phantoms and Pirates.	Host ALB Fri., PRO Sat.
13		18th (+5)	Gritty Comets scrap with Barons, Penguins and Senators this week and win all three. The best non-playoff team in the AHL.	@ ABB Fri. & Sat.
14		23rd (+9)	5 of 6 for a Wilkes-Barre team that is tied for an East Division lead. This writer isn’t sold that the Pens are out of their funk.	Host HAM Fri., NOR Sat.
15		8th (-7)	Don’t get it. Senators usually go ahead in their games but for some reason can’t hang on and have all of a sudden lost six straight.	@ RCH Wed., Host NOR Fri., RCH Sat.
16		20th (+4)	Checkers sweep the Rampage sandwiched by a shutout of the much better Stars. Can the Checkers make a push?	@ TEX Wed., Host LE Sat. & Sun.
17		13th (-4)	Crunch swept by the Amerks then upset the B-Sens Sunday.	Host HER Fri., HAM Sat., @ ALB Sun.
18		21st (+3)	Wolf Pack take 4 of 6 this weekend. Won’t make playoffs, but shouldn’t be dead last, either.	Host ADK Fri., @ ALB Sat., @ PRO Sun.
19		22nd (+3)	Devils three to the good for playoffs in mid-March despite going 1-1-1 this weekend.	@ SPR Fri., Host HFD Sat., SYR Sun.
20		14th (-6)	Heat have lost 8 straight due to being decimated by injuries and call-ups. Can they hold on and make playoffs?	Host UTI Fri. & Sat.
21		12th (-9)	Rockford is 4-5 against the Milwaukee Admirals. In those nine games? MIL 30 — RFD 22. This weekend? 14-5 Admirals. They play three more times.	@ MIL Fri.
22		26th (+4)	Bears end six game losing streak with a split with Norfolk. Outside looking in coming to mid-March.	@ SYR Fri., Host ADK Sat., NOR Sun.
23		29th (+6)	Sharks sweep weekend against two decent teams. And Portland. Can they string something together and make a push?	@ PRO Fri., BRI Sat., Host MCH Sun.
24		27th (+3)	Monsters split with Toronto and then whoop the Bulldogs this weekend. 10 points out of a playoff spot. Will the Monsters make a push?	@ CHA Sat. & Sun.
25		16th (-9)	Promising seven game win streak a distant memory. Sound Tigers have lost four straight.	@ MCH Fri., Host WOR Sat., ADK Sun.
26		19th (-7)	Bulldogs were in must win mode Sunday vs. Lake Erie and instead were handed a 4-1 loss by the equally sorry Monsters.	@ WBS Fri., SYR Sat., TOR Sun.
27		30th (+3)	Wild finally end six game losing streak Saturday in Grand Rapids, but find themselves 10 points out of the 8th spot.	@ MIL Wed., Host SA Sun.
28		No change.	Rampage’s slim playoff hopes took a nose dive this weekend with a Checkers sweep.	@ OKC Tue., Host GR Thu., @ MIL Sat. IA Sun.
29		25th (-4)	Phantoms beat aggregate in three games 18-8, including a 9-3 thrashing in Providence Sunday.	@ HFD Fri., HER Sat., @ BRI Sun.
30		24th (-6)	Season can’t end soon enough for the Pirates. Beat 9-3 at home by Springfield Sunday and swept this weekend.	@ STJ Wed., Fri. & Sat.

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