THN.com Jersey Tournament: Group Stage

The road to the ultimate jersey crown is a long and arduous one, but 40 teams have stamped their passports to the group stage round. They are the best of their respective leagues and they come from everywhere in North America. From Rimouski to Rio Grande Valley, Quinnipiac to Brandon, the teams are ready to clash at the next level.

With the league voting closed, we move on to pool play. The advancing 40 teams have all been slotted geographically into four groups of 10. This week, you will be able to vote on your favorite from each of the new pools.
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From there, the top four per pool will be slotted into a single-elimination bracket of 16. Each week (view the schedule on The Hockey News Jersey Rankings and Tournament Central page) your vote will determine who moves on until we are provided with an ultimate champion.



Can Rimouski’s rabid fan base drive the Oceanic past their final rivals from last year’s logo rankings, the Montreal Canadiens? Will the North Dakota Fighting Sioux make another run for glory, or be topped by one of two Chicago teams, the NHL’s Blackhawks and AHL’s Wolves?

Rochester, N.Y., also has two bids thanks to the Amerks and RIT Tigers, while the University of Maine is in thanks to a late push past favored Boston U. Who will emerge from the group stage?

Once again, the choice is yours…

GROUP A (ATLANTIC) VOTE HERE

JERSEY	TEAM	LEAGUE	STATE/ PROVINCE	LEAGUE VOTE %
	Chicoutimi Sagueneens	QMJHL	Quebec	11 %
	Boston Bruins	NHL	Massachusetts	7 %
	Maine Bears	HE	Maine	23 %
	New York Rangers	NHL	New York	6 %
	Quinnipiac Bobcats	ECAC	Connecticut	27 %
	Manchester Monarchs	AHL	New Hampshire	8 %
	Quebec Remparts	QMJHL	Quebec	17 %
	Philadelphia Flyers	NHL	Pennsylvania	6 %
	Rimouski Oceanic	QMJHL	Quebec	28 %
	Florida Everblades	ECHL	Florida	19 %

GROUP B (EAST) VOTE HERE

JERSEY	TEAM	LEAGUE	STATE/ PROVINCE	LEAGUE VOTE %
	Columbus Cottonmouths	SPHL	Georgia	24 %
	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	Ontario	9 %
	London Knights	OHL	Ontario	21 %
	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	Quebec	18 %
	Brampton Batallion	OHL	Ontario	12 %
	Springfield Falcons	AHL	Massachusetts	9 %
	Ottawa 67's	OHL	Ontario	16 %
	Rochester Americans	AHL	New York	17 %
	RIT Tigers	AHA	New York	19 %
	Niagara Purple Eagles	CHA	New York	47 %

GROUP C (MIDWEST) VOTE HERE

JERSEY	TEAM	LEAGUE	STATE/ PROVINCE	LEAGUE VOTE %
	Michigan Wolverines	CCHA	Michigan	23 %
	Detroit Red Wings	NHL	Michigan	11 %
	Kalamazoo Wings	ECHL	Michigan	15 %
	Chicago Blackhawks	NHL	Illinois	26 %
	Toledo Walleye	ECHL	Ohio	15 %
	Chicago Wolves	AHL	Illinois	18 %
	Ft. Wayne Komets	IHL	Indiana	19 %
	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	Wisconsin	15 %
	Knoxville Ice Bears	SPHL	Tennessee	27 %
	Laredo Bucks	CHL	Texas	11 %

GROUP D (WEST) VOTE HERE

JERSEY	TEAM	LEAGUE	STATE/ PROVINCE	LEAGUE VOTE %
	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	CHL	Texas	18 %
	Calgary Flames	NHL	Alberta	8 %
	San Antonio Rampage	AHL	Texas	7 %
	Minnesota Wild	NHL	Minnesota	5 %
	Stockton Thunder	ECHL	California	11 %
	Brandon Wheat Kings	WHL	Manitoba	18 %
	North Dakota Fighting Sioux	WCHA	North Dakota	31 %
	Seattle Thunderbirds	WHL	Washington	14 %
	Quad City Mallards	IHL	Illinois	29 %
	Vancouver Giants	WHL	British Columbia	14 %

Over the next two months, THN.com will leave the voting on the best jerseys up to you, the reader. To vote for your favorite, click HERE (Group Stage voting ends at 9 a.m. EST on Sept. 17.). To see ratings from the leagues, visit THN.com's Jersey Rankings and Tournament Central.