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CHL Power Rankings: Week 17 Top Players, Teams, & More

By Matt Duscharme |
Nov 21, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A view of an official Columbus Blue Jackets puck on the ice during a stop in play in the game of the Colorado Avalanche against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 21, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; A view of an official Columbus Blue Jackets puck on the ice during a stop in play in the game of the Colorado Avalanche against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports

CHL Power Rankings: Which Players are Trending up and Down? And Who Are the Top Teams in the OHL, WHL, and QMJHL? We’re Here to Let You Know With Our Weekly Risers and Fallers!

Welcome back to our weekly CHL Power Rankings. Every week we are going to be bringing you an update featuring the top ten players at every position throughout all three leagues (OHL, WHL, QMJHL) as well as the top ten overall teams in the CHL.

NHL prospects are scattered throughout the CHL, with the OHL being the top producer of talent. Some have already been drafted, while others seek to hear their names called in the next year or two.

The CHL went ahead and held their annual Top Prospects Game on Monday night in Quebec City.  It was unsure whether the event would go ahead following the tragic shootings.  Organizers decided to play the game, stating it was a passionate hockey town that could use the event as a way to help grieve.  As for the game itself, Nico Hischier stole the show, and should help give fuel to those who already believed he could surpass Nolan Patrick as the 1st overall pick.

Top 10 Centers:
1 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Sam Steel (REG) – 41GP, 36G, 52A, 88PTS
2 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Adam Brooks (REG) – 41GP, 29G, 57A, 86PTS
3 (LW/+1) – (QMJHL) – Tyler Boland (RIM) – 50GP, 37G, 46A, 83PTS
4 (LW/-1) – (WHL) – Jayden Halbgewachs (MJ) – 50GP, 38G, 38A, 76PTS
5 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Matthew Highmore (SJ) – 47GP, 27G, 43A, 70PTS
6 (LW/+1) – (WHL) – Mason Shaw (MH) – 49GP, 18G, 51A, 69PTS
7 (LW/-1) – (QMJHL) – Nico Hischier (HAL) – 40GP, 33G, 35A, 68PTS
8 (LW/+2) – (QMJHL) – Alexandre Goulet (VIC) – 48GP, 26G, 40A, 66PTS
9 (LW/-1) – (QMJHL) – Francois Beauchemin (CHR) – 49GP, 32G, 33A, 65PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (WHL) – Cody Glass (POR) – 47GP, 23G, 42A, 65PTS

Top 10 Left Wingers:
1 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Adam Mascherin (KIT) – 45GP, 30G, 48A, 78PTS
2 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Brayden Burke (MJ) – 45GP, 16G, 51A, 67PTS
3 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Dawson Leedahl (REG) – 47GP, 26G, 38A, 64PTS
4 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Giovanni Fiore (CAP) – 43GP, 39G, 25A, 64PTS
5 (LW/+1) – (QMJHL) – Christophe Boivin (ABT) – 48GP, 30G, 30A, 60PTS
6 (LW/-1) – (WHL) – Nikita Popugaev (PG) – 52GP, 24G, 35A, 59PTS
7 (LW/+2) – (WHL) – Skyler McKenzie (POR) – 49GP, 31G, 28A, 59PTS
8 (LW/-1) – (OHL) – Bobby MacIntyre (SSM) – 43GP, 18G, 41A, 59PTS
9 (LW/-1) – (QMJHL) – Dennis Yan (SHA) – 45GP, 33G, 25A, 58PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Kevin Hancock (OS) – 47GP, 22G, 35A, 57PTS

Top 10 Right Wingers:
1 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Alex DeBrincat (ER) – 42GP, 38G, 43A, 81PTS
2 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Taylor Raddysh (ER) – 37GP, 30G, 47A, 77PTS
3 (LW/+1) – (WHL) – Chad Butcher (MH) – 46GP, 22G, 51A, 73PTS
4 (LW/-1) – (QMJHL) – Maxime Fortier (HAL) – 49GP, 27G, 45A, 72PTS
5 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Tyler Wong (LET) – 47GP, 35G, 35A, 70PTS
6 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Vitalii Abramov (GAT) – 47GP, 32G, 34A, 66PTS
7 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Kailer Yamamoto (SPO) – 43GP, 30G, 33A, 63PTS
8 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Jordan Kyrou (SAR) – 46GP, 20G, 42A, 62PTS
9 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Owen Tippett (MISS) – 45GP, 36G, 25A, 61PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Jeremy Bracco (WSR) – 37GP, 19G, 41A, 60PTS

Top 10 Defenseman:
1 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Connor Hobbs (REG) – 43GP, 20G, 35A, 55PTS
2 (LW/+1) – (QMJHL) – Samuel Girard (SHA) – 40GP, 6G, 49A, 55PTS
3 (LW/-1) – (QMJHL) – Thomas Gregoire (SHE) – 47GP, 8G, 45A, 53PTS
4 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Carl Neill (CHA) – 46GP, 11G, 40A, 51PTS
5 (LW+1) – (OHL) – Darren Raddysh (ER) – 41GP, 13G, 38A, 51PTS
6 (LW/-1) – (WHL) – David Quenneville (MH) – 38GP, 20G, 28A, 48PTS
7 (LW/+3) – (WHL) – Parker Wotherspoon (TC) – 50GP, 8G, 39A, 47PTS
8 (LW/-1) – (WHL) – Aaron Irving (EVT) – 50GP, 14G, 32A, 46PTS
9 (LW/-1) – (OHL) – Mitchell Vande Sompel (LDN) – 46GP, 19G, 27A, 46PTS
10 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Matthew Timms (PBO) – 47GP, 7G, 38A, 45PTS

Top 10 Goalies:
1 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Carter Hart (EVT) – 33GP, 19W, 1.97GAA, 6SO, .925SV%
2 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Michael DiPietro (WSR) – 35GP, 22W, 2.15GAA, 5SO, .925SV%
3 (LW/+5) – (OHL) – Jeremy Helvig (KGN) – 41GP, 20W, 2.62GAA, 5SO, .910SV%
4 (LW/-1) – (WHL) – Griffen Outhouse (VIC) – 47GP, 28W, 2.66GAA, 4SO, .920SV%
5 (LW/-1) – (OHL) – Michael McNiven (OS) – 35GP, 26W, 2.27GAA, 3SO, .916SV%
6 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Samuel Harvey (ROU) – 37GP, 23W, 2.49GAA, 3SO, .903SV%
7 (LW/NR) – (OHL) – Troy Timpano (ER) – 34GP, 29W, 2.35GAA, 3SO, .908SV%
8 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – James Povall (VIC) – 36GP, 18W, 2.82GAA, 2SO, .903SV%
9 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Mikhail Denisov (SHA) – 37GP, 22W, 2.43GAA, 2SO, .910SV%
10 (LW/NR) – (QMJHL) – Antoine Samuel (BAC) – 38GP, 12W, 3.41GAA, 2SO, .894SV%

NHL Top 100: 30 Debatable Omissions

Legend
LW = Last Week
NR = Not Ranked

LONDON, ON – MARCH 4: Hayden Verbeek #38 of the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds gets set to face off against Christian Dvorak #10 of the London Knights during an OHL game at Budweiser Gardens on March 4, 2016 in London, Ontario, Canada. The Knights defeated the Greyhounds 6-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images)
LONDON, ON – MARCH 4: Hayden Verbeek #38 of the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds gets set to face off against Christian Dvorak #10 of the London Knights during an OHL game at Budweiser Gardens on March 4, 2016 in London, Ontario, Canada. The Knights defeated the Greyhounds 6-4. (Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty Images) /

Top 10 CHL Teams:
1 (LW/-) – (WHL) – Regina Pats – 31-6-6-1
2 (LW/+1) – (OHL) – London Knights – 30-7-3-4
3 (LW/+1) – (WHL) – Everett Silvertips – 30-6-7-2
4 (LW/-2) – (OHL) – Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds – 32-11-2-1
5 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Rouyn-Noranda Huskies – 29-11-1-5
6 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Erie Otters – 32-10-2-1
7 (LW/+1) – (WHL) – Prince George Cougars – 34-13-3-0
8 (LW/-1) – (OHL) – Windsor Spitfires – 29-9-5-2
9 (LW/-) – (QMJHL) – Saint John Sea Dogs – 29-12-3-1
10 (LW/-) – (OHL) – Owen Sound Attack – 30-13-1-0

Next: Week 16 NHL Power Rankings

Top Streaking Player of the Week: (OHL) – (ER) Dylan Strome (3GP, 3G, 5A, 8PTS)

Dylan Strome has taken the demotion back to the OHL in stride, and further proof to that is the fact he has 32 points in only 14 games. And last week was great for him as well as he put up eight points in three games and continues to ride that hot streak as of today. Next year he will be a lock for Arizona. So Erie’s gotta make the best of this year while he’s still around.

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