TORONTO – As November nears a close, the Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) are wrapping up the month by remaining as the No. 1 rated club in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 Rankings, released Monday.

Meanwhile, a couple of highly competitive Ontario Junior Hockey League sides sit No. 4 & 5 in the rankings.

The Toronto Jr. Canadiens are slotted fourth and became the initial OJHL team to reach 50 points, with their record of 24-3-1-1.

Right behind them in fifth in the CJHL are the Collingwood Blues, who sit with 20-3-0-1 numbers on their regular season ledger.

Other OJHL teams in the Top 20 are the Haliburton County Huskies and Milton Menace.

The Wellington Dukes received Honourable Mention.

Listed below are the latest CJHL Top 20 Rankings, as well as the five Honourable Mention clubs, for the period ending Nov. 27:

CJHL TOP 20 (As of Nov. 28, 2022)
RANK TEAM (LEAGUE) (PREVIOUS RANKING)
1. Battlefords North Stars (SJHL) (1)
2. Brooks Bandits (AJHL) (2)
3. Cobras de Terrebonne (LHJAAAQ) (3)
4. Toronto Jr. Canadiens (OJHL) (4)
5. Collingwood Blues (OJHL) (5)
6. Steinbach Pistons (MJHL) (7)
7. Greater Sudbury Cubs (NOJHL) (9)
8. Titan de Princeville (LHJAAAQ) (6)
9. Portage Terriers (MJHL) (8)
10. Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) (16)
11. Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) (12)
12. Haliburton County Huskies (OJHL) (10)
13. Kam River Fighting Walleye (SIJHL) (13)
14. Timmins Rock (NOJHL) (NR)
15. Milton Menace (OJHL) (HM)
16. Navan Grads (CCHL) (NR)
17. Panthères de St-Jérôme (LHJAAAQ) (15)
18. Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) (19)
19. Truro Bearcats (MHL) (HM)
20. Yarmouth Jr. A Mariners (MHL) (NR)

HONOURABLE MENTION: La Ronge Ice Wolves (SJHL); Winkler Flyers (MJHL); Hearst Lumberjacks (NOJHL); Wellington Dukes (OJHL); Collège Français de Longueuil (LHJAAAQ).

ABOUT THE RANKINGS: The CJHL Top 20 Rankings are compiled during the course of the regular season by an independent scouting service and are determined using a variety of factors during the process.

ABOUT THE CJHL: The Canadian Junior Hockey League is a national organization comprised of nine Junior A leagues from Alberta to the Maritimes. The CJHL currently represents 118 teams and well over 2,500 players. There are also 3,000-plus CJHL alumni furthering their hockey careers at the NHL, AHL, ECHL, SPHL, NCAA, U SPORTS and CHL levels across North America as well as leagues across Europe. For the latest CJHL news and features, visit cjhlhockey.com and follow-on social media at @cjhlhockey & facebook.com/canadianjuniorhockeyleague.