Five teams are separated by just three points in the Western Division, as the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League hits the holiday break.
St. Marys Lincolns have led from virtually the first drop of the puck this junior B season and after a big winning streak out of the gate, sit alone in first place in the west with 43 points, with three games in hand on second place Lasalle.
London, Chatham and Stratford round out the top five in the Western Division.
St. Marys are third in the overall GOJHL standings behind St. Catharines and Ayr.
Stratford lost 3-1 to Kitchener Waterloo on Sunday after beating Lasalle 4-1 on Friday night.
St. Marys beat Kitchener Waterloo 6-2 on Friday.
Listowel lost 4-2 to Chatham on Friday and sit in sixth place in the Western Division.
The league’s top prospects games are in Elmira on Friday.
It features 16 and 17-year-olds from across the league, at the Dan Snyder Memorial Arena.
The first game is at 3 p.m. with Team Martin facing Team Rinaldo.
At 6 p.m., Team Schlitt plays Team Doyle.