There are just two months remaining in the season and there are teams solidifying themselves as playoff contenders, teams making a push and teams that you can write off. We try to make sense of it all in this weeks version of the Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

The Troy Mann Effect is being felt. Three teams that once employed Mann are in the top five this week leading off with the Bakersfield Condors who are turning some heads and are trying to make a run at the 28 games that the Norfolk Admirals won in a row a few years back. Fifteen wins in a row now for Bakersfield. Is it a fluke? Is sixteen a real streak? It’s going to be interesting to see how far this group of characters can go.

The Hershey Bears are back, jack. Fifteen game point streak for the Bears heading into the Facebook Watch game of the week against Wilkes-Barre Friday.

We don’t do ties here, but if we did, Rochester and Syracuse would be locked at the hip.

Grand Rapids remains fourth and Belleville debuts this week in the top five. Go past the Senators to see where your favorite team ended up.

1	Last Week: BAK 7 @ ONT 6, ONT 1 @ BAK 2 (OT)
	Fifteen straight wins for Bakersfield, tied for fourth longest winning streak of all time. Bakersfield is winning offensive road game explosions like Friday and tight home game contests like Saturday. Impressive.
n/a	This Week: @ TUC 2/23, @ TUC 2/25
Record: 31-15-2-1

2	Last Week: LV 2 @ HER 3 (SO), HER 4 @ LV 3
	Impressive turnaround for the Bears, fifteen game point streak looking to continue that run in rival Wilkes-Barre Friday.
n/a	This Week: @ WBS 2/22, vs. RFD 2/23, @ BRI 2/24, @ HFD 2/27
Record: 29-20-0-3

3	Last Week: SYR 1 @ RCH 0, RCH 3 @ SYR 2 (SO), BNG 1 @ RCH 5, CLE 2 @ RCH 4
	Rochester can’t shake Syracuse at all. Both clubs are 6-3-0-1 in their last ten. They split a home and home series this past week. Division play continues this week for your North Division leaders.
+2	This Week: @ UTI 2/22, vs. BEL 2/23, @ UTI 2/27
Record: 32-16-3-2

4	Last Week: SA 1 @ GR 5, SA 2 @ GR 3 (OT), RFD 3 @ GR 2 (OT)
	Division leader got points out of every game this week. That’s just fine.
n/a	This Week: vs. TEX 2/22, @ CHI 2/23
Record: 30-16-4-4

5	Last Week: CLE 2 @ BEL 1 (SO), CLE 2 @ BEL 4, LAV 3 @ BEL 4 (OT)
	13 game point streak for the Senators. Seems all of Troy Mann’s current and prior teams (Bakersfield and Hershey) are having success right about now.
+4	This Week: @ BNG 2/22, @ RCH 2/23
Record: 27-23-2-4

6	Last Week: BRI 3 @ LV 4 (OT), HFD 3 @ BRI 4 (OT), CHA 3 @ BRI 7
	Bridgeport may have cemented themselves as a playoff team after this weekend of impressive games. 5 of 6 points in a bees nest of a division.
+1	This Week: @ PRO 2/22, vs. SPR 2/23, vs. HER 2/24
Record: 30-18-5-2

7	Last Week: SYR 1 @ RCH 0, RCH 3 @ SYR 2 (SO), SYR 3 @ TOR 5, LAV 2 @ SYR 4
	Really depends on how the rest of these divisions shake out, but this Syracuse – Rochester battle has been brewing all year. Crunch are three points off the Americans as we go towards March.
+3	This Week: vs. TOR 2/22, vs. TOR 2/23, @ BNG 2/26
Record: 31-16-2-2

8	Last Week: IA 4 @ RFD 5 (SO), SA 2 @ IA 5, RFD 3 @ GR 2 (OT)
	IceHogs keep pushing, now to fourth in the Central. They are 8-2 in their past ten. Heading to Pennsylvania for some tough Eastern Conference teams.
+4	This Week: @ HER 2/23, @ WBS 2/24, @ CHI 2/26
Record: 26-21-3-5

9	Last Week: CHA 4 @ SPR 1, CHA 3 @ PRO 2, CHA 3 @ BRI 7
	Nice rebound week for the Checkers. Two at home this week against Lehigh Valley who are slipping.
-1	This Week: vs. LV 2/22, vs. LV 2/23
Record: 34-14-6-1

10	Last Week: TOR 1 @ PRO 3, CHA 3 @ PRO 2, SPR 5 @ PRO 1
	Bruins slip this week and with Hershey playing as hot as they are, drop to fourth in the Atlantic. Tough games coming up this week.
-7	This Week: vs. BRI 2/22, @ HFD 2/23, vs. HFD 2/24
Record: 27-19-6-1

11	Last Week: IA 4 @ RFD 5 (SO), IA 1 @ CHI 2 (OT), TEX 2 @ IA 1 (OT)
	Wild keeping pace with Grand Rpaids, despite a 4-3-2-1 run in their past ten. They get San Jose three times this week.
n/a	This Week: vs. SJ 2/21, vs. SJ 2/22, @ SJ 2/26
Record: 27-16-6-4

12	Last Week: SD 8 @ SJ 3, SD 2 @ SJ 5
	Couple bumps in the road for the Barracuda these past two weeks. Tough games centered around Iowa this week.
-6	This Week: @ IA 2/21, @ IA 2/22, @ STK 2/24, vs. IA 2/26
Record: 28-12-2-4

13	Last Week: SD 8 @ SJ 3, SD 2 @ SJ 5, TUC 2 @ SD 5
	Tied for second in the Pacific with San Jose. One this week while the Barracuda remain very busy.
n/a	This Week: vs. SA 2/23
Record: 28-16-3-3

14	Last Week: TOR 1 @ PRO 3, TOR 3 @ SPR 1, SYR 3 @ TOR 5, MTB 3 @ TOR 4
	10 games over .500 now for the Marlies who we think just have to hold off Belleville for what will probably be the final playoff spot in the North.
+1	This Week: @ SYR 2/22, @ SYR 2/23, vs. MTB 2/27
Record: 28-18-5-3

15	Last Week: UTI 3 @ WBS 2 (OT), CLE 4 @ UTI 5 (OT)
	Couple of OT wins for Utica who keep pace with the top two and separate a little from fourth place.
+5	This Week: vs. RCH 2/22, @ BNG 2/23, vs. RCH 2/27
Record: 29-19-4-2

16	Last Week: TUC 0 @ TEX 2, TUC 4 @ TEX 1, TEX 2 @ IA 1 (OT)
	Seems everyone is just keeping pace in the Central. Texas is among these teams. Very busy week for the Stars and maybe things come into a clearer picture.
+5	This Week: @ CHI 2/21, @ GR 2/22, @ CHI 2/24, vs. MIL 2/27
Record: 26-21-3-2

17	Last Week: BRI 3 @ LV 4 (OT), LV 2 @ HER 3 (SO), HER 4 @ LV 3
	3 of 6 points this week. Not a bad week, but Charlotte is next, on the road, and Wilkes-Barre still has a pulse.
-3	This Week: @ CHA 2/22, @ CHA 2/23
Record: 27-20-3-3

18	Last Week: UTI 3 @ WBS 2 (OT), WBS 5 @ HFD 4 (OT)
	Four points out of a playoff spot, so the window isn’t closed yet on the Penguins who host the Category 5 super team of the Hershey Bears this weekend in a huge four point contest.
+6	This Week: vs. HER 2/22, vs. RFD 2/24
Record: 25-21-5-2

19	Last Week: CHI 2 @ MTB 3, IA 1 @ CHI 2 (OT)
	Wolves seem to be sputtering, busy week at home here against some quality teams.
-3	This Week: vs. TEX 2/21, vs. GR 2/23, vs. TEX 2/24, vs. RFD 2/26
Record: 28-17-5-1

20	Last Week: HFD 3 @ BRI 4 (OT), WBS 5 @ HFD 4 (OT)
	Pair of OT loser points for Hartford. Busy week. Time is running out to make noise.
+5	This Week: vs. SPR 2/22, vs. PRO 2/23, @ PRO 2/24, vs. HER 2/27
Record: 21-25-5-3

21	Last Week: TUC 0 @ TEX 2, TUC 4 @ TEX 1, TUC 2 @ SD 5
	Free fall continues; 2-6-1-1 in their last ten, we think that the Roadrunners may be OK, but then see who they face twice this week at home.
+1	This Week: vs. BAK 2/23, vs. BAK 2/25
Record: 25-17-4-2

22	Last Week: MIL 6 @ MTB 5, MIL 2 @ MTB 3
	With things as tight as they are in the Central, no team is really out of it, but Milwaukee would be better if they were in the upper four of the division instead of the bottom four. A good chance to make up ground this weekend.
+1	This Week: @ CLE 2/22, @ CLE 2/24, @ TEX 2/27
Record: 23-21-9-1

23	Last Week: LAV 4 @ BNG 3, LAV 5 @ BNG 2, LAV 3 @ BEL 4 (OT), LAV 2 @ SYR 4
	Not a bad week. Got out of last place. Laval is a good week away from getting into the playoff discussion in the North. Will it happen?
+8	This Week: vs. MTB 2/22, vs. MTB 2/23
Record: 21-24-5-4

24	Last Week: COL 2 @ STK 5, COL 3 @ STK 6
	Getting swept by Stockton doesn’t look like a playoff team to me.
-7	This Week: @ ONT 2/23, vs. SA 2/26
Record: 24-21-3-1

25	Last Week: CHI 2 @ MTB 3, MIL 6 @ MTB 5, MIL 2 @ MTB 3, MTB 3 @ TOR 4
	Split the week, but when you are out of the playoff picture right now like the Moose are, it’s not good enough.
+2	This Week: @ LAV 2/22, @ LAV 2/23, @ TOR 2/27
Record: 25-23-3-2

26	Last Week: COL 2 @ STK 5, COL 3 @ STK 6, STK 3 @ ONT 4
	Swept Colorado at home then laid an egg against Ontario. One this week with San Jose.
+4	This Week: vs. SJ 2/24
Record: 21-25-4-1

27	Last Week: SA 1 @ GR 5, SA 2 @ GR 3 (OT), SA 2 @ RFD 5
	Things being as tight as they are in the Central, a point out of three games this week is not going to be good for any team. For San Antonio, it means last place this week. Busy weekend ahead on the West Coast.
-7	This Week: @ ONT 2/22, @ SD 2/23, @ COL 2/26, @ COL 2/27
Record: 24-23-5-0

28	Last Week: BAK 7 @ ONT 6, ONT 1 @ BAK 2 (OT), STK 3 @ ONT 4
	If not for nothing, at least the Reign battled this week the top team in the AHL twice and even picked up a win Wednesday against Stockton.
n/a	This Week: vs. SA 2/22, vs. COL 2/23
Record: 16-24-5-2

29	Last Week: LAV 4 @ BNG 3, LAV 5 @ BNG 2, BNG 1 @ RCH 5
	Impressive week two weeks ago, then Binghamton goes out and lays an egg twice against a Laval team who held the Devils without a shot in the first period on Saturday. Belleville comes in riding a 12 game point streak. Time to take a stand on the Southern Tier.
-10	This Week: vs. BEL 2/22, vs. UTI 2/23, vs. SYR 2/26
Record: 23-27-5-0

30	Last Week: CHA 4 @ SPR 1, TOR 3 @ SPR 1, SPR 5 @ PRO 1
	Springfield’s playoff hopes are slowly fading, but a win over Providence Sunday gives them hope. Two this week on the road.
-4	This Week: @ HFD 2/22, @ BRI 2/23
Record: 22-22-6-4

31	Last Week: CLE 2 @ BEL 1 (SO), CLE 2 @ BEL 4, CLE 4 @ UTI 5 (OT), CLE 2 @ RCH 4
	Picked up a win and a loser point this week. That’s not going to cut it for a team on the outside looking in. A pair at home against Milwaukee that are pretty important.
-2	This Week: vs. MIL 2/22, vs. MIL 2/24
Record: 24-23-6-1

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Have a great week everyone!