We're Number One!

Hello fellow Jackalope fans and good Thursday evening to you all! The Central Hockey League announced today the results of its first Yellowbook Coaches Poll of the 2009-2010 season, and the Jacks are currently ranked number one on the list. The Jacks received 9 out of the possible 15 first place votes and had a total number of 130 points. Ranked numbers two through ten respectively are the Allen Americans (116 pts/5 first place votes); the Colorado Eagles (114 pts/1 first place vote); the Mississippi Riverkings (85 pts); the Amarillo Gorillas (83 pts); the Laredo Bucks (80 pts); the Texas Brahmas (65 pts); the Tulsa Oilers (55 pts); the Rapid City Rush (43 pts); and finally the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (28 pts). It is good to see the Jacks ranked number one in the entire league, isn't it? I also think that the Jacks definitely deserve this ranking for their performance thus far, and for those that are thinking that maybe the Jacks should not be at the top, lets go ahead and state some of the facts, shall we? The Jacks currently have a very good record of 5-1-1 with 11 total points, which leads not only the Southern Conference, but the entire league as well; the Jacks have the second best winning percentage (.786) in the entire league trailing only the Colorado Eagles; the Jacks lead the entire league in goals scored by a pretty wide margin (37 total); the Jacks have only allowed 18 goals against in seven games; the Jacks currently have the league's best powerplay scoring 30.36% of the time with the man advantage; and finally the Jacks currently have the league's third best penalty kill, killing off 89.58% of the opposition's powerplays. Hopefully the Jacks can continue with this type of success throughout the 2009-2010 season, and hopefully this is a sign that perhaps the Jacks will finally bring the cup home to Odessa. With all of this being said, I am going to go ahead and wrap things up and will hopefully post again in the next few days or so.

Until next time Jack fans all I have to say is GO JACKS GO!!! and lets stay on top of the CHL!