Jr. Miners have their work cut out to catch a playoff berth

Membertou remains 4 pts out of playoff spot

Jr. Miners lose critical game and face two more over Christmas

Leafs have three-game winning streak snapped

Jr. Bulldogs and Scotians -- another classic

The following are the Nova Scotia Junior Hockey League Power Rankings for Nov 18-24:

 (x) - last week's ranking

1..  Capstone Colts —— Only team except for Valley and Membertou not to lose in the past week   (3)
2.  Antigonish Jr. Bulldogs - Huge 12-2 clobbering of Cumberland and OT loss to Pictou   (4)
3.  Eskasoni — Difficult 5-3 loss to Jr. Miners but huge 9-6 win over Strait   (2)
4.  Membertou — 3rd win in a row and now 7-8-0 - 3 points from playoff berth   (6)
5.  East Hants — Back-to-Back Regulation Losses and now 10-2-2   (1)
6.  Port Hawkesbury -  Huge win over Pictou but allow 9 goals to Eskasoni in loss   (7)
7.  Valley Maple Leafs — Not sure where they came from but 2 solid back-to-back wins   (11)
8.  Brookfield   — a terrible loss in Valley 7-1 but a great bounce back 2-1 win over Sackville   (5)
9.  Pictou — lost to Strait 5-2 and then pulled out OT win over Jr. Bulldogs  (8)
10. Sackville — 1-2-0 in 3 games but still struggling at 8-9-1  (9)
11.  Liverpool —  1-1-0 including the loss at home to Valley but big rebound win versus Blazers   (10)
12.  Cumberland — Suffered a blow-out loss to Antigonish   (12)