The Parkland Rangers enter the Christmas break as one of the hottest teams in the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League.

A weekend sweep of the Kenora Thistles gave the Rangers wins in 10 of their last 12 games and improved Parkland’s record to 16-9-2-1 for 35 points, good for fourth place, two points ahead of the Winnipeg Thrashers and Southwest Cougars.