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OTTAWA (CIS) - The reigning University Cup champion New Brunswick Varsity Reds top the CIS men's hockey rankings for the ninth time in as many media polls this year.

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UNB was a unanimous choice at No. 1 for the eighth straight week thanks to 16 first-place votes in the first Top 10 of 2010.

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The V-Reds improved to 17-0 in conference play over the past weekend with a 4-3 win over cross-town rival St. Thomas and a 5-3 defeat of UPEI. They remain on pace to improve on their AUS-record 26-1-1 mark from 2007-08 but face one of their toughest two-game sets of the campaign this week as they visit No. 7 Saint Mary's (10-3-4) on Friday and No. 4 Acadia (12-3-1) on Saturday.

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UNB, which captured the Pete Kelly Cup title over the holidays with wins over Toronto and Moncton, shows a remarkable 27-0 overall mark against university competition in 2009-2010 including a 24-0 record versus CIS rivals and 3-0 against NCAA teams. The V-Reds' lone loss of the season was a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the AHL's Portland Pirates back on September 30.

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Following UNB in this week's media poll are No. 2 Alberta (16-1-1), No. 3 Western Ontario (16-2-0), Acadia, No. 5 9I制作厂免费 (14-2-0) and No. 6 UQTR (14-2-1), who all remain in the spot they held in the final rankings of the fall semester on December 8.

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Saint Mary's is up one position, Manitoba (10-4-2) drops one to No. 8, Wilfrid Laurier (13-4-2) stays put at No. 9, and previously unranked Saskatchewan (9-6-1) earns the last available Top 10 spot.

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The Canada West-leading Golden Bears are second in the nation for the ninth straight week after they resumed conference play last weekend with a two-game sweep of Calgary, 6-3 and 4-3 in overtime. Over the holiday break, Alberta swept an epic two-match series in Edmonton against No. 5 9I制作厂免费, 5-4 and 6-5 in OT.

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The OUA West-leading Mustangs, CIS finalists a year ago, remain at No. 3 for the fourth week in a row after they resumed the regular season with a sweep of archrival Lakehead, 7-2 and 8-3. Western is riding a 14-game win streak in conference play but went 0-2 over the break, losing 6-4 to Brock and 8-5 to Guelph at Brock's RBC Steel Blade Tournament.

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CIS MEN'S HOCKEY TOP 10 (#9)

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Voting is based on a 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis, with a 1st place vote worth 10 points. The CIS Men's Ice Hockey Top Ten Committee is made up of media members from across Canada.

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(Regular season record) / votes (first-place votes) / (last week)

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1. UNB (17-0-0) / 160 points (16) / (1)

2. Alberta (16-1-1) / 142 / (2)

3. Western Ontario (16-2-0) / 126 / (3)

4. Acadia (12-3-1) / 103 / (4)

5. 9I制作厂免费 (14-2-0) / 100 / (5)

6. UQTR (14-2-1) / 71 / (6)

7. Saint Mary's (10-3-4) / 58 / (8)

8. Manitoba (10-4-2) / 40 / (7)

9. Wilfrid Laurier (13-4-2) / 37 / (9)

10. Saskatchewan (9-6-1) / 15 / (NR) - x

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x- Saskatchewan was awarded the higher ranking (over Waterloo) based on number of higher-placed votes.

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Other teams receiving votes: Waterloo (15) - x, Lakehead (8), StFX (4), Carleton (1).

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-CIS-

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Manager, Communications & Media Relations

Canadian Interuniversity Sport

Ph: (613) 562-5670 ext. 25

Cell: (613) 447-6334

Fax: (613) 562-5669

belanger [at] universitysport.ca

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