The first weekend is in the books for the 2014-15 American Hockey League.
For some, the season has started out great.
For some, they left a little on the table.
For others, they are looking for the reset button.
If you are new to the blog and new to these rankings, this is just one man’s opinions on where these teams should be ranked, if AHL Power Rankings were a thing. These Rankings were a highly talked about item here on the blog last year, so if you think I am wrong with the rankings, leave me a comment.
A new season, a new look! I changed up the formatting for something I believe will be easier for me to build on Sundays and easier for you to read. A test audience in the summertime loved the new look, so jump through to get started…..
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| Great start by the Admirals, thumping the Checkers and edging divisional foe Rockford. |
Rank:1
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
CHA 3 @ MIL 6
MIL 3 @ RFD 2 |
This Week:
@ IA 10/17
@ IA 10/18 |
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| Season off on the right hoof for the Rampage. Two wins, both by 3-2 scores. |
Rank: 2
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
IA 2 @ SA 3
OKC 2 @ SA 3 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. UTI 10/17
@ OKC 10/18 |
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| Taking points from the division favorite Toronto twice this weekend. When did the Comets record their first three points last season? |
Rank: 3
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
UTI 2 @ TOR 1
UTI 2 @ TOR 3 (OT) |
This Week:
@ SA 10/17
@ TEX 10/18 |
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| Defending Eastern Conference Champions at the top of the Conference after the first weekend of the season. But they did play three games this weekend. No one else played more than two in the East. |
Rank: 4
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
STJ 1 @ PRO 2 (OT)
STJ 3 @ BRI 2
STJ 3 @ BRI 6 |
This Week:
vs. WBS 10/17
vs. WBS 10/18 |
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| May be a bit high here, but spoiling the Penguins’ home opener by trashing the party impressed the Power Rankings Politboro. |
Rank: 5
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
LV 5 @ WBS 2 |
This Week:
vs. ADK 10/17
@ ADK 10/18 |
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| Another team that may be a tad high here, but the Devils are atop the Northeast Division with an impressive 5-1 victory over the Flames. Ex-Penguin Paul Thompson scored 4 goals. |
Rank: 6
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
ALB 5 @ ADK 1 |
This Week:
@ BRI 10/17
vs. BRI 10/18 |
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| Knocked around the Penguins Sunday and didn’t look like they could be touched. Head to Hampton Roads this weekend to face the team that eliminated them last Spring. |
Rank: 7
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
MCH 4 @ WBS 1 |
This Week:
@ NOR 10/17
@ NOR 10/18 |
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| The impressive Wolf Pack team needed to work overtime in their only contest of the weekend vs. the Crunch. |
Rank: 8
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
HFD 4 @ SYR 3 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. POR 10/18
vs. HER 10/19 |
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| Three late third period goals in Rochester Saturday have Hamilton smiling like butchers dogs after the first week of the season. |
Rank: 9
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
HAM 6 @ RCH 4 |
This Week:
vs. TOR 10/17
vs. RFD 10/18 |
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| Another squad that got three third period goals to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. |
Rank: 10
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
PRO 2 @ POR 3 |
This Week:
@ BNG 10/17
@ HFD 10/18
@ PRO 10/19 |
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| Defending champs rose a banner and beat the Wild at home. |
Rank: 11
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
IA 2 @ TEX 4 |
This Week:
@ OKC 10/17
vs. UTI 10/18 |
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| Knocked around the Crunch in a pugilistic affair. |
Rank: 12
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
SPR 3 @ SYR 1 |
This Week:
@ SYR 10/17
vs. HER 10/18
@ BRI 10/19 |
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| The first team to win a game 3 vs. 3 in the new overtime rules? Your Worcester Sharks, who beat the defending East Division Champion Senators in Binghamton Saturday night. |
Rank: 13
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
WOR 3 @ BNG 2 (OT) |
This Week:
@ PRO 10/17
vs. PRO 10/18 |
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| Split a series with the Monsters. Embarrassed at home Friday, manage to hold off Lake Erie Saturday. |
Rank: 14
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
LE 4 @ GR 0
GR 3 @ LE 2 |
This Week:
@ CHA 10/17
@ CHA 10/18 |
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| Split a pair with the Checkers at home, but got three points out of it and are off to a good start. |
Rank: 15
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
CHA 1 @ CHI 2
CHA 2 @ CHI 1 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. LE 10/17
vs. LE 10/18 |
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| Hammered the Flames at home in a testy affair that saw the suspension of ADK’s Trevor Gillies and then give up three goals late against the Bulldogs. |
Rank: 16
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
ADK 1 @ RCH 6
HAM 6 @ RCH 4 |
This Week:
@ TOR 10/18 |
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| Stayed with the Bears Friday and beat them. More points than the Senators, Hershey and the Penguins. Rematch with the Bears today. |
Rank: 17
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
HER 4 @ NOR 5 |
This Week:
vs. HER 10/13
vs. MCH 10/17
vs. MCH 10/18 |
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| Looked great at the Griffins home opener, winners 4-0. Then looked bad against Grand Rapids in their own home opener. |
Rank: 18
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
LE 4 @ GR 0
GR 3 @ LE 2 |
This Week:
@ CHI 10/17
@ CHI 10/18 |
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| Split a pair with the Comets. Followed that one on Twitter and it seemed like a great, back and forth affair. |
Rank: 19
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
UTI 2 @ TOR 1
UTI 2 @ TOR 3 (OT) |
This Week:
@ HAM 10/17
vs. RCH 10/18
vs. RFD 10/19 |
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| Beat St. John’s in overtime Friday, then couldn’t put the same effort together against Portland Saturday. |
Rank: 20
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
STJ 0 @ PRO 0
PRO 0 @ POR 0 |
This Week:
vs. WOR 10/17
@ WOR 10/18
vs. POR 10/19 |
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| Sound Tigers split a pair with the IceCaps this weekend. Now some divisional action on tap for Bridgeport, a pair with the Devils and one with the Falcons. |
Rank: 21
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
STJ 3 @ BRI 2
STJ 3 @ BRI 6 |
This Week:
vs. ALB 10/17
@ ALB 10/18
vs. SPR 10/19 |
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| Just a point for the Checkers in three games this weekend. Hope opener vs. Grand Rapids this weekend. |
Rank: 22
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
CHA 3 @ MIL 6
CHA 1 @ CHI 2
CHA 2 @ CHI 1 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. GR 10/17
vs. GR 10/18 |
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| Lose in overtime vs. the Sharks while 3 on 3. I wouldn’t have predicted that. |
Rank: 23
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
WOR 3 @ BNG 2 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. POR 10/17
@ SYR 10/18 |
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| Northeast Division newcomers welcomed rudely by divisional foes Springfield and Hartford. |
Rank: 24
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
SPR 3 @ SYR 1
HFD 4 @ SYR 3 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. SPR 10/17
vs. BNG 10/18 |
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| Rockford beat 3-2 by Milwaukee. Now take to the road to find that first win. |
Rank: 25
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
MIL 3 @ RFD 2 |
This Week:
@ ADK 10/16
@ HAM 10/18
@ TOR 10/19 |
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| Just one game for the Barons this weekend, and one point to show. |
Rank: 26
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
OKC 2 @ SA 3 (OT) |
This Week:
vs. TEX 10/17
vs. SA 10/18 |
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| Well, the Norfolk Admirals didn’t back down, did they? Bears have one more with the Ads today before hitting the road for New England this weekend. |
Rank: 27
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
HER 0 @ NOR 0 |
This Week:
@ NOR 10/13
@ SPR 10/18
@ HFD 10/19 |
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| Wild leave the Lone Star State with no points in their first weekend, searching for their first win. |
Rank: 28
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
IA 2 @ SA 3
IA 2 @ TEX 4 |
This Week:
vs. MIL 10/17
vs. MIL 10/18 |
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| Looked lost this entire weekend. Wheels came off when the puck was dropped. Games weren’t even competitive. That isn’t Penguins hockey. |
Rank: 29
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
LV 5 @ WBS 2
MCH 4 @ WBS 1 |
This Week:
@ STJ 10/17
@ STJ 10/18 |
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| Embarrassing start for the Flames. First, they introduced a mascot that “overpowers” a fireman, then Trevor Gillies slams Rochester’s William Carrier’s head into the ice WWE style. And that isn’t even considering what happened ON the ice, which were two blowout losses. Hey, only way is up, right? |
Rank: 30
Last Week: n/a
Change: n/a |
Last Week:
ADK 1 @ RCH 6
ALB 5 @ ADK 1 |
This Week:
vs. RFD 10/16
@ LV 10/17
vs. LV 10/18 |
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Please do two things. Tell me what you think of the new format in the comments and let me know how wrong I am about your team.
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Chirps from Center Ice 
Too early to really be bothered by rankings…figure a month or so of games and we’ll all have a better idea.
I love the new banners in place of the smaller logos of last year. Not sure how you’d do it, but maybe make the current ranking number bigger? or bold? I think it needs to stand out a little more.
Love the new format – still 🙂
As for the rankings….. I can’t argue a whole lot. One game doth not a season make. I’m happy we got the point out of it, and I’ll see how things go starting this coming weekend… when I can put eyeballs on the team in person for the first time.
Like the upcoming games feature. Is this the lowest wbs has ever appeared on the rankings? They deserved it.
Like the new format. Congrats on your blog “championship.”