Each two weeks all through the common season, FloHockey’s AHL knowledgeable Patrick Williams will ship the FloHockey AHL Energy Rankings itemizing all 32 groups.
Out go the Toronto Marlies from the number-one spot. Now atop the AHL are the Ontario Reign.
See the place your favourite staff ranks based mostly on the Energy Rankings and comply with them all through the season to see how your membership rises or falls. It’s also possible to see the complete AHL standings right here to see the way it compares with our energy rankings.
1) Ontario Reign (+4)
There was the blip of a 5-0 residence loss to Iowa final Friday, however in any other case the Reign have been dominant. Having the ability to run Samuel Fagemo, Glenn Gawdin, Charles Hudon, Tyler Madden, Jeff Malott, and Jack Studnicka out regularly offers the Reign a few of the AHL’s best base of forwards. Since a 6-7-0-0 begin, the Reign have gone 15-3-0-1 since Nov. 20.
2) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (+4)
First-year head coach Kirk MacDonald has greater than validated the Pittsburgh Penguins’ determination to carry him in to assist revive what had been a sagging farm system. They outscored opponents, 17-4, throughout three consecutive wins earlier than final Sunday’s matinee defeat at Belleville. When the Penguins dip in any respect, MacDonald has been fast to deal with any points shortly. An annual contender for years, the Penguins are again among the many AHL’s prime as soon as once more.
3) Calgary Wranglers (-1)
The Wranglers have slowed down previously month, successful simply 4 of their previous 11 video games. They took a bruising on a two-game weekend journey to Colorado wherein the Eagles outscored them, 12-4. Head coach Trent Cull stays with the father or mother Calgary Flames as an interim assistant coach. After a two-game residence sequence with Tucson this week, the Wranglers will transfer right into a fairly winnable stretch wherein seven of the next 9 video games might be towards both Abbotsford, Henderson, or San Diego.
4) Charlotte Checkers (-1)
Accidents have slowed down a staff that has each probability to be a powerful Calder Cup contender. Dropping back-to-back video games towards Hershey was a tough solution to start a six-game homestand after a really strong stretch that had taken them into the brand new calendar 12 months.

5) Rochester People (+5)
A 6-2 loss at Syracuse final Saturday ended the Amerks’ seven-game successful streak. A foul evening on the rink like that isn’t all the time the worst factor for a staff, and it might probably assist to bolster that there aren’t any simple nights on the schedule. They’ve an opportunity to rebound from that with a home-and-home sequence towards Lehigh Valley.
6) Texas Stars (+10)
Apparently a 6-3 residence loss to Tucson again on Jan. 3 acquired the Stars’ consideration. Since then they’ve gained 4 straight video games and outscored opponents, 20-4. Cameron Hughes is without doubt one of the prime two-way gamers within the AHL and helps to go among the finest ahead teams within the league. Veteran Magnus Hellberg has been a dependable backstop who permits the Texas assault to deal with enterprise.

7) Hershey Bears (+2)
Again-to-back Calder Cup champions, the Bears are considered one of solely two groups within the AHL to have already moved into their second-half schedule. They pulled off a two-game weekend sweep at Charlotte, one thing they wanted badly after a 3-5-0-0 homestand. Having already performed a league-high 21 residence video games, highway play might be one thing that the Bears must proceed to do nicely. Whereas they’re a decidedly mediocre .500 (10-10-1-0) at residence, their highway report is an impressive 13-1-2-0 (.875) that tops the AHL.
8) Laval Rocket (+4)
The Rocket are again within the High Ten following a formidable weekend cease at Cleveland, the place they took three of 4 factors towards an strong opponent within the Monsters. Goaltender Jakub Dobeš stays on recall to the Montreal Canadiens, and Laval is probably not seeing the second-year professional once more any time quickly. Nonetheless, Cayden Primeau is established at this degree as he works to get his recreation again so as after a tough go along with the Canadiens.
9) Toronto Marlies (-8)
A four-game dropping streak took the Marlies instantly into their annual midseason Toronto Worldwide Boat Present highway journey. They managed to interrupt that streak with a win at Syracuse earlier than a sluggish loss towards Utica, a staff that’s 18 factors under the playoff line. Now comes the Western Convention portion of this highway schedule, an eight-gamer that can take the Marlies on the highway for greater than two weeks. Including a veteran defenseman like Dakota Mermis is a powerful transfer for the blue line.
10) Colorado Eagles (+4)
The Eagles have proven at completely different factors that they’ll compete and beat prime opponents. This previous weekend may need been their finest effort but in these two decisive residence wins versus Calgary. With two-game residence sequence towards Bakersfield and Coachella Valley this week, now’s the time to construct on that effort.

11) Cleveland Monsters (–)
12) Coachella Valley Firebirds (+1)
13) San Jose Barracuda (-5)
14) Grand Rapids Griffins (-10)
15) Windfall Bruins (-8)
16) Syracuse Crunch (+2)
17) Tucson Roadrunners (–)
18) Chicago Wolves (-3)
19) Bakersfield Condors (+3)
20) Lehigh Valley Phantoms (+5)
21) Milwaukee Admirals (–)
22) Rockford IceHogs (+1)
23) Belleville Senators (-4)
24) Hartford Wolf Pack (-4)
25) Abbotsford Canucks (-1)
26) Springfield Thunderbirds (–)
27) San Diego Gulls (+1)
28) Iowa Wild (-1)
29) Manitoba Moose (+2)
30) Bridgeport Islanders (–)
31) Utica Comets (-2)
32) Henderson Silver Knights (–)
Out of the High 10: Grand Rapids Griffins, Windfall Bruins, San Jose Barracuda
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