Team success is leading to personal success for the Saint John Sea Dogs.

The defending MasterCard Memorial Cup champions are turning heads and taking names with a 17-game winning streak. Overage forward Danick Gauthier, an undrafted free agent, signed with the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. He wasn't the only undrafted overager to sign, as Tri-City's Brendan Shinnimin inked a deal with Phoenix the same day.

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Hot team: Plymouth Whalers

As is customary in Plymouth, the Whalers are turning in a dominant run for the stretch drive. The Whalers are riding a six-game winning streak after coming out on top in four games last week. Plymouth is now just two points back of London for top spot in the Western Conference and overall league standings. Given their second-half surge, the best could still be yet to come for the Whalers.

Cold team: Kitchener Rangers

The Rangers haven't fared too well away from home of late. Kitchener dropped its last four games, all on the road, and won just three of the last 10 games. Goaltender John Gibson returned from injury last week, but was understandably rusty after a month on the shelf. The Rangers have been outscored 26-12 during this stretch, but continue to hold the third spot in the Western Conference standings.

Game of the week: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. Windsor Spitfires, Thursday

The eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference standings could come down to these two teams. Windsor begins the week in eighth, while Sault Ste. Marie trails by two points with a game in hand. The Guelph Storm are also tied with Windsor in points, but have two games in hand. Among the interesting subplots is a trade the two teams made in November, which sent American world junior goaltender Jack Campbell to the Greyhounds. His team opens the week riding a two-game winning-streak, while his old team lost two straight. This game will go a long way in determining which team is in and which is out when the playoff picture is settled.

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