The CHL released its weekly Top-10 Rankings on Tuesday, with the OHL-leading Kitchener Rangers now sitting in the third spot.
This is a one-spot jump for the Rangers week-over-week, with the team currently holding a five-point advantage over the second-place Soo Greyhounds.
Hockey Canada also announced the selections for the National Junior Team Selection Camp with only one player from the Rangers making the cut: Carson Rehpkof.
While several of the top players on the squad are not Canadian, it was still a surprise to not see red-hot Rangers netminder Jackson Parsons considered for the Canadian squad.
There were 11 OHL players invited to camp including three players from the London Knights, defenceman Oliver Bonk and forwards Denver Barkey and Easton Cowan, as well as Jorian Donovan of the Brantford Bulldogs and Michael Buchinger of the Guelph Storm.
While the Rangers have surprised this season, the London Knights continue to somewhat disappoint and remain out of the rankings for the third straight week.
The Rangers are joined in the top five by two other OHL Western Conference rivals, the Saginaw Spirit and Soo Greyhounds, who are sitting in fourth and fifth spots.
The Baie-Comeau Drakkar have finally moved into the No. 1 spot in the rankings as the QMJHL squad has now won 18 of 19 contests including their last nine in a row.
They are followed by the Prince George Cougars who are currently in first place in the Western Conference.
Two other WHL teams made the list as the Saskatoon Blades currently sit in the sixth spot while the Wenatchee Wild are newcomers to the rankings and come in at No. 8.
The rest of the list is comprised of QMJHL teams including the seventh-ranked Halifax Mooseheads, ninth-ranked Moncton Wildcats and the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies who sit in 10th place.
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