Plymouth Whalers Move to Fifth in BMO CHL Mastercard Top 10 Rankings

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The Plymouth Whalers have moved up to fifth overall in the weekly BMO CHL Mastercard Top 10 Rankings. Here's the release from the Canadian Hockey League:

AUSTIN LEVI CHATS: Whalers defenseman Austin Levi is interviewed in the latest edition of "Plymouth Whalers Weekly" heard Tuesday and Friday from 5:45-6pm on 88.1FM WSDP.

WHALERS TEAM UP WITH 99.5FM WYCD DETROIT'S COUNTRY: Join the Plymouth Whalers & 99.5 WYCD tomorrow morning on WYCD's annual St. Jude Radiothon on Thursday, Dec. 8th from 9a-11a. You can Listen Live Online at WYCD.COM! Help the kids at St. Jude 's & dial up to talk to one of the Whalers & donate to St. Jude's at 800-374-4995.

Answering the phones for the Whalers will be Stefan Noesen, Matt Mahalak & Garrett Meurs from 9-11am.

TOUGH WIZ: Whaler fans know that former captain James Wisniewski (Canton) is tough. He talks about re-habbing two serious knee operations in an article written by Dave Stubbs of the National Post in Canada.

GLIB CHRIS TERRY: Another former Whaler captain - Chris Terry - continues to be as well spoken as ever in a video produced by the Charlotte Checkers.

MATT HACKETT PITCHES SHUTOUT IN NHL DEBUT: Matt Hackett's National Hockey League debut was about as perfect as can be.

Hackett (who played with Plymouth from 2006-10) stopped all 34 shots he faced last night in relief of starting goaltender Josh Harding as the first-place Minnesota Wild defeated the San Jose Sharks, 2-1, at HP Pavilion in San Jose.

"It's tough," Hackett told NHL.com. "I mean, that's my first NHL game. I'm still shaking. I was shaking the whole time. Yeah, it's an unbelievable feeling. It's a tough building to play in, but it's a fun one, too."

Here's a compilation of content about Hackett's debut from www.plymouthwhalers.com.

Hackett is the 14th Whalers alum to play in the National Hockey League this season.

COMPUWARE YOUTH PROGRAM REPRESENTED WITH TEAM USA: Congratulations to Compuware Youth alums Austin Levi, Jack Campbell, Austin Czarnik, Jacob Trouba, Jason Zucker and Austin Watson. All received invitations to try out for Team USA for the upcoming 2012 World Junior Tournament.

JERSEY NIGHT FRIDAY: The Whalers are auctioning off game-worn National Hockey League jerseys Friday night, belonging to Whaler alums Chad LaRose (Carolina) and Jared Boll (Columbus) and to Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne. In addition, one of the Whalers popular Pink Out! jerseys may be for sale. The jerseys will be hanging around section 120. To bid, please go to the Fan Assistance Center on Friday.