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AHL Power Rankings: Week 6

1 Comment Posted by on November 21, 2016

Week 6, Thanksgiving week here in North America and there is little change at the top this week.

At the bottom, things got shook up.

We don’t do ties here on the blog, but if we ever did, there would be one at the top of the Rankings.

I don’t want to give it away here in the lede, so click through the jump if you didn’t link through direct and have a nice Thanksgiving.

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Pens Acquire Kristo for McNeill

Comments Off on Pens Acquire Kristo for McNeill Posted by on November 19, 2016

Saturday at around noon, the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins announced that the Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired Forward Danny Kristo for Reid McNeill. 

This is a big deal. 

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The first place Penguins add more offense to a team which is loaded in goal and stacked on the blue line. 

Kristo played with Carter Rowney at the University of North Dakota and also won a gold medal with Dave Warsofsky in 2010 at the World Juniors. 

It’s not clear whether Kristo will be able to join the Penguins tonight in Hershey, but if not, then definitely when the Penguins and Bears rematch in Chocolatetown this Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 

Game day setup for tonight’s matchup with the Bears will hit the blog at 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh, The AHL, WBS

AHL Power Rankings: Week 5

Comments Off on AHL Power Rankings: Week 5 Posted by on November 14, 2016

Week 5 and we are approaching mid-November. Have you made Thanksgiving plans yet?

There is a bird at the top of the AHL Power Rankings this week which is the same bird that was number one last week. It’s the Penguins.

Here’s the reasoning why. They get shutout at home by the Toronto Marlies Friday, then turn around and allow the P-Bruins and Wolf Pack to score just one goal a piece. Meanwhile, Toronto goes to Allentown and is obliterated by the Phantoms 7-2. The Penguins are the best team in the AHL despite the setback to the Marlies.

Now the Phantoms? Lehigh Valley is the hottest team in the AHL right now, winners of six straight. They are number two this week and have a huge date with the Penguins at home Wednesday. If the Phantoms win Wednesday, the Chirps from Center Ice clairvoyants foresee Lehigh Valley being number one next week.

But that’s getting too far ahead of ourselves.

If you notice that a team in the top ten this week has fallen far this week, it’s because there are a boatload of teams that are making a case for a higher ranking and really no room in the top 15 or 20 for these teams, which you will see drop out of the top 10 and into the bottom 10.

I won’t keep you any longer. Click through the jump to see the full list if you didn’t link in direct.

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Kevin Porter Suspended One Game

Comments Off on Kevin Porter Suspended One Game Posted by on November 13, 2016

Sunday afternoon, the AHL announced that Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins forward Kevin Porter has been suspended one game for this hit on Colin Smith Friday against the Toronto Marlies:

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In real time, it looks worse than it is. Porter could have gotten more games if slow motion didn’t exist in my opinion. It does not look like that head was the principal point of contact and Smith did have his head down. Just one of those things that happened late in the third period of a 3-0 loss by the Penguins.

Porter will miss this afternoon’s contest against Hartford in what would have been his 300th AHL game. Presumably, he will hit the 300 mark this Wednesday in Allentown when the Penguins face-off against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.

More in a bit as the Penguins are in Hartford squaring off against the Wolf Pack at 5 p.m.

The AHL, WBS

AHL Power Rankings: Week 4

3 Comments Posted by on November 7, 2016

It’s Week 4 here at the Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings and I swear I am not a homer.

That’s because the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins are the number one team this week.

They are the number one team in the AHL, that’s a fact, they really are, so why wouldn’t they be the number one team in some silly bloggers silly rankings?

Toronto is second. The Marlies are still a good team, find out why they dropped one below if you linked in direct. If you didn’t, jump through to see where your favorite team ended up this week.

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AHL Power Rankings: Week 3

1 Comment Posted by on October 31, 2016

It’s Week 3 in the Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings and we have a familiar face last the top of the list.

As the calendar flips to November, there are teams that were supposed to contend that haven’t yet and surprise teams in the Top 15 this week.

I won’t keep you here too long if you didn’t link through, so please hit the jump to see where your favorite team ended up this week.

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AHL Power Rankings: Week 2

Comments Off on AHL Power Rankings: Week 2 Posted by on October 24, 2016

In the Week 2 version of the 2016-17 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings, I give you three things to look for.

The two peskiest teams in each Conference and the most surprising team overall.

The best team? Well you won’t have to look far, it’s the number one team this week. I won’t spoil it for you if you just happened here without a link in, so jump through to find out who and where your favorite team ended up this week.

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