ODESSA, Texas - The wheat is beginning to sift out as the Central Hockey League progresses through November.

The Blazers in Oklahoma City have taken over the top spot in this week's Power Rankings.  The Blazers have lost only four points of the 24 they have played for this season.  And with a top ranked penalty killing unit (tied with the Colorado Eagles) they seem to fit quite nicely in the top spot, thank you very much.

New Mexico, Wihcita, Amarillo, Tulsa and Rocky Mountain remain embattled in the lower tier of the CHL and have had hard luck moving out of their current funks. 

This week coming may put greater distance between the top tier teams and those just playing through the string.

Contact the author at jeff.reed@prohockeynews.com.

CHL Power Rankings
(including games as of Nov 19th)
Team	Div.	GP	Pts	Pt%	% Rk	GF	GA	Gdif/G	Gdif Rk	Rank
*Oklahoma City	NE	12	20	83.3%	1	40	21	1.583	1	1
*Colorado	NW	12	20	83.3%	1	56	39	1.417	2	1.5
Bossier-Shreveport	NE	12	17	70.8%	4	46	30	1.333	3	3.5
Rio Grande Valley	SE	9	14	77.8%	3	34	24	1.111	4	3.5
*Laredo	SE	12	16	66.7%	6	40	28	1.000	5	5.5
*Odessa	SW	13	15	57.7%	7	55	42	1.000	5	6
Texas	SE	11	15	68.2%	5	38	33	0.455	7	6
Mississippi	NE	13	14	53.8%	8	41	40	0.077	8	8
Arizona	SW	14	13	46.4%	9	51	55	-0.286	10	9.5
Rapid City	NW	11	10	45.5%	10	42	47	-0.455	11	10.5
Corpus Christi	SE	11	9	40.9%	12	41	44	-0.273	9	10.5
New Mexico	SW	13	11	42.3%	11	49	58	-0.692	12	11.5
Wichita	NW	12	9	37.5%	13	34	46	-1.000	13	13
Amarillo	SW	12	8	33.3%	15	34	51	-1.417	14	14.5
Tulsa	NE	10	7	35.0%	14	26	49	-2.300	16	15
Rocky Mountain	NW	11	7	31.8%	16	27	47	-1.818	15	15.5
* denotes division leader