CLA Power Rankings : Week 9
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The regular season is done in the East and even though there is still one week left in the WLA the only thing to be determined is who will take third place, Victoria or Burnaby. In the East, only Barrie is out while Brampton and Peterborough have earned first round byes. Although I do think that Brampton has the best team in the country and now that Peterborough has all their guns back they have a good chance to three-peat as Mann Cup Champs I still can not deny that the New Westminster Salmonbellies have earned the right to remain atop the Power Rankings. Heading into last week I thought I might be making the switch between Brampton and New West but after the Salmonbellies dominant week (15-4 and 15-6 wins) they’re staying at the top - for now. Of course the playoffs are the real season so regular season standings and Power Rankings won’t mean a thing if you can’t win the big games in the post season. That will be fresh on the minds of the Salmonbellies who were swept in the WLA finals last year after finishing the regular season 15-2-1.
| Team | Record | This Week | Last Week | comment |
| New WestminsterSalmonbellies | 14-1 | 1 | 1 | Two dominant victories over Nanimo and Burnaby. |
| Brampton Excelsiors | 14-3-1 | 2 | 2 | Rolling into the playoffs with all guns firing. |
| Peterborough Lakers | 12-5-1 | 3 | 4 | Just where they wanted to be right now. |
| Coquitlam Adanacs | 12-3-1 | 4 | 3 | Mathematically have a chance for first but it won’t happen. |
| St. Regis Indians | 11-7 | 5 | 5 | Missed out on 2nd place and will have play Six Nations in first round (3 out 5 series). |
| Victoria Shamrocks | 7-7-1 | 6 | 7 | Played well last week earning a tie in two games against Coquitlam.Finish the regular season with games against New West and Nanaimo twice. |
| Burnaby Lakers | 7-7-1 | 7 | 6 | Two losses last week including a thumping at the hands of New West.Finish the regular season with games against Coquitlam, Maple Ridge and Langley. |
| Brooklin Redmen | 7-11 | 8 | 8 | Took a beating in last two (meaningless) games against Brampton and Peterborough. Facing Kitcherner in playoffs. |
| Kitchener Kodiaks | 6-10-2 | 9 | 10 | Heading into the playoffs with 1 tie in last 7 games. Will face Brooklin on preliminary round. |
| Six Nations Chiefs | 5-12-1 | 10 | 9 | Finished the regular season with two losses and a tie to grab the last playoff spot. Meeting St. Regis in first round. |
| Barrie Lakeshores | 5-12-1 | 11 | 11 | Played tough down the stretch (including 6-4 loss to Peterborough) but narrowly missed the playoffs. |
| Maple Ridge Burrards | 5-11 | 12 | 12 | Beat Langley last week. Finish the 2008 campaign with games against Burnaby and New West. |
| Nanaimo Tibermen | 4-11-1 | 13 | 13 | Playing the spoiler role by beating Burnaby last week. Burnaby is hoping they finish strong as last two games against Victoria. |
| Langley Thunder | 3-12 | 14 | 14 | Lost a close one to Maple Ridge last week. Last three games against playoff bound teams (New West, Coquitlam, Burnaby). |
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