Dryden pounded in 22 weekend goals, extended their points streak to 11 games, and took over first place in week seven action. Ranked 18th in CJHL last week, they did plenty to elevate their status for this one.
McLaren Paulsen leads the league in scoring with 34 points. Paulsen is tied in goals with teammate Max Roby with 14, and assists with teammate Carson Devine with 20.
Second place Thunder Bay (ranked 17th in the CJHL through Oct. 21) came back for a win against Ironwood on Tuesday. North Star forward Marcellus Francis is 27th in league scoring (8G 4A 12pts), accomplishing the task in just five games. Tyler Jordan and Alex Remenda are in the top ten with 22 points each.
Veteran coach and Thunder Bay native Larry Wintoneak won his second in a row as the Fighting Walleye continue their ascent in the standings, extending their winning streak to four games. Jett Mintenko’s 25 points leads the squad. Team captain Daxton Lang has 20. Ashton Sadauskas has seven goaltending wins.
Sioux Lookout is tied with Kam River for third place with 18 points. Their powerplay got a weekend boost with three over the weekend. The Bombers are 4-0-1 in their last five. Matthew Ofukany is 5-1-0 with a league-leading 1.99 GAA and .934 SV%. Alex Lucas and Jonah Smith have 15 points each to pace the team.
Fifth place belong to the Fort Frances Lakers, who took the reigning Bill Salonen champion Bombers to the wall, gaining two points. The Lakers powerplay weighs in at 34.0%–a fraction behind Dryden’s top rated 34.4% PP. Brady Krentz leads the team in points with 14.
Red Lake is 5-7-0 on the year. They’re 3-7-0 in their last 10 after starting the campaign with three wins. Nathan Dann leads the team in scoring with eight goals and eight helpers.
Ironwood is on a six-game losing streak, badly in need of a win or two. Kole Kronstedt has been a horse in net, leading the league with 703 minutes. Sadauskas is second with 540. Marshall Thomas is in 10th place on the leader boards with 20 points.
Kenora has a lone win and two ties in 14 games. Josh Boyko has seven goals to lead the team. The Islanders have taken 411 penalty minutes to lead the SI in that department.
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