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Summerside Western Capitals crack national top 10

SaltWire Network | Posted: Nov. 18, 2019, 2:34 p.m. | Updated: Nov. 18, 2019, 2:34 p.m. | 1 Min Read
Logo of the MJHL's Summerside Western Capitals.
Logo of the MJHL's Summerside Western Capitals. - Contributed

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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — The Summerside D. Alex MacDonald Ford Western Capitals have jumped up the Canadian Junior Hockey League top-20 rankings.
The Caps, who are riding a 10-game win streak, are ninth in this week's rankings released on Monday after being 14th a week ago. The South Shore Lumberjacks were the only other Maritime Junior Hockey League team to receive recognition, earning an honourable mention this week.
Summerside earned the four points they were looking for from a weekend trip to Edmundston, N.B.

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