Rankings – Week 1. Parity Rules. Any Given Sunday. There is baker's dozen of teams that seem to have a shot at the playoffs, without looking at their schedules. Hope the bottom teams prove me wrong. Good luck to all!
1A. Bears (8-0-2.) Relatively untested in pre-season, but undefeated status earns top spot going into season.
This week: OC3
Wins: Heat, PML, Condors (2x), SR Flyers, JK1, WC1, WC2
Losses: None.
Ties: OC2, SR Flyers
1B. Ducks 2 (9-1.) Great pre-season against tough schedule, but not an unstoppable beast. Loss to JK1 underscored there is no ‘Tide this year.
This week: JK2.
Wins: OC2, OC3 (2x), PML, Eagles, Blaze, Sts., W2, Nevada Storm
Losses: JK1
3. Ducks 1 (6-3.) Team looks capable of beating any team or losing to any top 12 team. Same could be said for many teams.
This week: Wave 2
W: W1, OC3, W3, JK1, Blaze (2x), JK2
L: W3, Heat, Condors
4. OC 2 (7-1-1). Placed this high on basis of tie with Bears and 1 goal loss against D2, not on wins against second division and BB teams. Weaker pre-season schedule could lead to some early season upsets.
This week: Bye
W: JK1, Condors, Sts, W2, Nevada Storm, JK2, M’s,
L: D2
T: Bears
5. OC 3 (6-4.) Apart from match up issue with D2, this team has played a strong preseason against strong competition. Two other close losses against top teams. May have this team too high or too low.
This week: Bears
W: OC1, Eagles (2x), W3, Lady Ducks, M’s
L: D2 (2x), D1, W1
6. Wave 1 (6-2-2). Really like this team. Conventional wisdom is better catch them early in the season, but I wonder how they will match up against 04s when the older kids hit their stride.
This week: Heat
W: OC3, Sts., W2, JK2, M’s (2x),
L: D1, Eagles
T: OC1, Eaglea
7. OC1 (6-2-1). Record bloated by weak pre-season line up. Has not looked good in recent games and scrimmages. Not sure whether it is because a weak pre season schedule had not honed their intensity or some deeper chemistry issue. Might be both.
This week: Bye
W: Eagles, JK1, Sts., JK2, W2, M’s,
L: OC3, PML
T: W1.
8. Heat (5-2-2 .) Early preseason tie against JK2 troubling, but later wins against D1 and Wave 3 suggest team could rise higher
This week: Wave 1
W: D1, W3, Condors, M’s, WC2
L: Bears, PML
T: SR Flyers, JK2
9. Maple Leafs (5-4.) Wins over OC1 and Heat may have warranted higher placment
This week: Saints
W: OC1, Heat, Condors, WC2, W2
L: Bears, Condors, SR Flyers
10. Wave 3 (7-3.) Lost three pre-season games against competitive teams. Does not bode well.
This week: Blaze
W: D1, JK1, Blaze (2x), JK2, WC2, Lady Ducks
L: D1, OC3, Heat
11. Ontario Eagles (4-4-1). Another team that may be placed too low. Matches up with Wave 1 and has played some other top teams tight but just cant quite bet them...yet.
This week: Lady Ducks
W: W1, JK2, W2, M’s
L: D2, OC1, OC3 (2x)
T: W1
12. Condors (3-6.) Strong pre season schedule produced mixed results
This week: Jr Gulls
W: D1, PML, WC1
L: Bears (2x), OC2, PML, Heat, SR Flyer,
13. Kings 1 (3-5-1.) Not so easy to dismiss after last week.These kids have proven they can take down any team.
This week: Wildcats
W: D2, Blaze, Sts.
L: Bears, D1, OC2, OC1, W3
T: JK2
14. Blaze (3-6.) No wins over strong teams in pre season. They have their work cut out for them.
This week: Wave 3
W: Sts, JK2, WC1
L : D2, D1 (2x), W3 (2x), JK2
15. Saints (3-6.) No wins against strong teams in pre season.
This week: PML
W: W2 (2x), Nevada Storm , WC1
L: D2, OC2, W1, OC1, JK1, Blaze
16. Wave 2 (1-7.) Out of principle, one win team ranked higher than winless team.
This week: JD1
W: Nevada Storm
L: D2, Oc2, OC1, W1,, Eagles, PML,Sts., Lady Ducks
17. Kings 2 (0-7-2.) 06 team played strong competition in preseason. Not as bad as winless record suggests, but likely too far behind growth chart to be true playoff contender. Hope I am wrong. Probably better than Wave 2.
This week: JD2
L D1, W1, OC2, OC1, W3, Eagles JK1,
T JK1, heat
Not ranked: Wildcats
This week: JK1
Not ranked: Jr Gulls.
This week: Condors
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