Chirps from Center Ice

There is a new team at the top of the Week 22 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

This team has been a snake in the grass for the whole season and is taking the opportunity of a few faltering teams to strike at the top spot.

It’s the Hershey Bears.

The Bears claimed the top spot in the Atlantic Division last weekend and maintained that position with a big 6-2 win against the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, their only serious challenger for tops in the division this past Saturday. Sure, the Bears lost to the Pens Sunday on the road in Wilkes-Barre, but that was at the tail end of a three-in-three using backup goaltenders.

The Toronto Marlies dropped three straight contests this weekend (!!!) and tumble this week.

To see where everyone ended up and how things look as the calendar approaches mid-March, hit the jump if you didn’t link in direct.

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With the NHL Trade Deadline just hours away, the Week 21 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings is out a little early this week.

No change at the top three this week with Toronto, Albany and Ontario all remaining one two and three. There is a new number four, but before I give it all away too you, click through the jump if you didn’t link in direct and see who it is and where your favorite team ended up this week and, see of your team is a serious playoff contender or not.

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We begin the Week 20 Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings with an apology to the Toronto Marlies.

We dropped the Marlies out of the top spot for the first time in a while last week. What do the Marlies do? Obliterate the Atlantic Division leading Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins rattling off four straight goals in the third period. Then next night, they beat the third place Atlantic Division Portland Pirates.

Their capsule tells the story as why the Marlies should be your legitimate Calder Cup contenders. So go ahead, and jump through to see where your favorite team ended up this week.

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We have a new number one in the Week 19 version of the Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

It’s the Providence Bruins, up four spots to the top spot this week. The Bruins biggest case for this big bump over four other really good teams was a sixteen game point streak.

There is a new number two this week as top five stalwarts Toronto and Ontario took a bit of a hit this week but I am not going to give it all away in the lede, you have to jump though if you didn’t link in direct.

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We are in Week 18 here and almost to the middle of February. There are sure thing teams like Toronto and Ontario and then a patch of about 20 or so teams then teams that may as well pack it up and restructure for the Fall.

The Toronto Marlies are again the number one team here in Week 18.

As we have maintained for pretty much all season, the Central Division is the Division to watch. The Atlantic is getting cozy as well with the Hershey Bears closing in on the Atlantic Division lead, a lead that the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins have had since October.

Lots more to look at this week, so if you didn’t link in direct, hit the jump to see where everyone ended up this week.

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We are officially at the AHL All-Star break here in the 2015-16 AHL season. If you aren’t headed to Syracuse, then it gives you extra time to read this weeks version of the Chirps from Center Ice AHL Power Rankings.

At the break, it looks like that a lot of teams in the Eastern and Western Conference are playing for second place, respectively. The Toronto Marlies of the East and the Ontario Reign of the West have been the classes of their respective Conferences from the beginning. It may take a lot for another team to step up and beat these two teams.

But it isn’t the Marlies and Reign who are one – two this week. It’s…well, I am just going to let you read to see who and where all the other teams ended up this week. Click the jump if you didn’t link in directly.

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We are a week away from the All-Star break and the Toronto Marlies are running away with things.

There have been some teams; Milwaukee, Grand Rapids, Wilkes-Barre to name some that have been at the top of the Rankings week to week, but the Marlies have been consistent and are again the Week 16 Chirps from Center Ice number one team this week.

While it doesn’t look like there is any stopping the Marlies right now, click through the jump if you didn’t link in direct to see where the other 29 other teams rank in the hopes of being number one some day.

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