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Just one game didn't allow the Dauphin Kings to jump up the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) Top 20 rankings as they perhaps could have.

The Kings regained the top spot in the West Division on Saturday when they beat the Winnipeg Blues in their first game of 2025 and are ranked 18th this week. The Kings are 22-8-1 on the season and are nine points behind Steinbach for first place in the league. 

Note that the Kings have games in hand for two of the three teams ahead of them. They have three on Steinbach and two on Portage. The Kings are three points back of Winkler and both clubs have played 31 games. Two games are on tap for Dauphin this week as they're in Portage on Wednesday before hosting the Freeze on Saturday. 

You can hear Friday's game right here on 730CKDM with Darnell Duff, the Parkland Source for Sports pregame show hits the airwaves at 7:20 from Stride Place.


Dauphin was one of four teams in the MJHL in the rankings, topped by Steinbach who stayed pat at number eight in Canada. Steinbach played their first game of the second half on New Year's Eve and put up a six spot to double up Niverville. They scored nine more goals over the weekend, and they're 3-0 since returning from the Christmas break. Powered by Connor Paronuzzi's 51 points and Christian Green's stellar goaltending, the Pistons have hit their stride and it will be interesting to see what additions they make ahead of Friday's trade deadline.


Jayce Legaarden and the Winkler Flyers jumped up three spots to 10th in Canada. At 23-6-2, the defending Turnbull Cup champions are six points behind Steinbach for first overall with three games in hand. The Flyers pulled off four straight shutouts in December and have 17 goals in their last three games, five of which came over the weekend against Niverville. 

The Flyers have won seven straight games and have not lost since November 29. Liam Ernst is flying high in net and Grandview's star is ninth in league scoring as Jayce has 18 goals and 19 assists. 


The Portage Terriers, who rank third in the East Division and league, are honourable mentions this week.

Backed by the outstanding play of Mitchell Kathler between the pipes, the Terriers beat the Freeze 5-1 over the weekend in their first game back from the Christmas break. The Terriers have won seven of their last eight games and are preparing to host Dauphin on Wednesday night.

Portage is paced offensively by Cameron Bullinger who has 14 goals, 28 assists and his 42 points are fourth-most in the league.