2010–11 CHL season

2010–11 CHL season
League	Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	66 games
Number of teams	18
Regular season
Governor's Cup	Allen Americans
Season MVP	Sebastien Thinel (Odessa)
Top scorer	Riley Nelson (Colorado)
Finals
Champions	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Runners-up	Colorado Eagles

The 2010–11 CHL season was the 19th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

League business

Team foldings

The Amarillo Gorillas and the Corpus Christi IceRays folded and both were replaced by a North American Hockey League team.

Expansion

On June 1, 2010, the Central Hockey League (CHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL) announced that they would merge and play under the CHL moniker.^[1]

On June 10, 2010, it was announced that four IHL teams made the move to the CHL, the Fort Wayne Komets, Bloomington PrairieThunder, Dayton Gems and the Quad City Mallards.^[2] It was later announced that the Evansville IceMen would also participate in the league.^[3] This is after team ownership in Evansville, Indiana purchased the former IHL Muskegon Lumberjacks franchise.

League realignment

Turner Conference

Berry Conference

All-Star Game

Main article: 2011 Central Hockey League All-Star Game

It was announced that the 2011 Central Hockey League All-Star Game would be held at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, home of the Rapid City Rush on January 12, 2011. The defending champions Rapid City Rush and coach Joe Ferras will form one team in the match-up and will be opposed by a team of CHL All-Stars composed of players from the other 17 CHL member teams.

Regular season

Conference standings

Turner Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
y-Rapid City Rush	66	40	22	4	210	200	84
x-Colorado Eagles	66	40	22	4	250	199	84
x-Bloomington PrairieThunder	66	37	22	7	188	189	81
x-Missouri Mavericks	66	37	23	6	213	173	80
x-Wichita Thunder	66	34	26	6	249	231	74
x-Fort Wayne Komets	66	31	27	8	187	204	70
x-Quad City Mallards	66	34	31	1	186	182	69
x-Dayton Gems	66	32	29	5	201	200	69

Evansville IceMen	66	21	32	13	181	242	55

x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title

After games of March 27, 2011

Berry Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
z-Allen Americans	66	47	16	3	271	211	97
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	66	37	26	3	229	193	77
x-Tulsa Oilers	66	35	25	6	242	234	76
x-Texas Brahmas	66	34	27	5	227	228	73
x-Odessa Jackalopes	66	31	28	7	241	238	69
x-Mississippi RiverKings	66	30	31	5	199	229	65
x-Arizona Sundogs	66	25	31	10	204	253	60
x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	66	25	35	6	194	232	56

Laredo Bucks	66	24	34	8	194	228	56

x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title

After games of March 27, 2011.

Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

Conference Opening Round			Conference Semi-Final			Conference Final			Ray Miron President's Cup Finals


1	Rapid City	3

8	Dayton	0
			1	Rapid City	3

			6	Fort Wayne	2
3	Bloomington	0

6	Fort Wayne	3
						1	Rapid City	3
Turner Conference
						2	Colorado	4
2	Colorado	3

7	Quad City	1
			3	Colorado	3

			4	Missouri	1
4	Missouri	3

5	Wichita	2
									T2	Colorado	3

									B2	Bossier-Shreveport	4
1	Allen	3

8	Rio Grande Valley	0
			1	Allen	3

			5	Odessa	2
4	Texas	1

5	Odessa	3
						1	Allen	1
Berry Conference
						2	Bossier-Shreveport	4
2	Bossier-Shreveport	3

7	Arizona	1
			2	Bossier-Shreveport	3

			3	Tulsa	2
3	Tulsa	3

6	Mississippi	2

Awards

Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners^[4]

Ray Miron President's Cup (Playoff Champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Bud Poile Governors’ Cup (Regular Season Champions) - Allen Americans
Most Valuable Player - Riley Nelson, Colorado
Most Outstanding Goaltender - Robby Nolan, Missouri
Most Outstanding Defenseman - Andrew Martens, Wichita
Rookie of the Year - Aaron Lewicki, Rio Grande Valley
Coach of the Year - Jason Christie, Bloomington
Man of the Year - Simon Watson, Missouri
Rick Kozuback Award - Jeff Christian, Evansville
Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Sebastien Thine, Odessa
Playoff Most Valuable Player - Jeff Kyrzakos, Bossier-Shreveport
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Rapid City) - Ryan Menei, Rapid City
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars) - Jason Dale, Bloomington
Athletic Trainer of the Year – George Bullock Jr., Bossier-Shreveport
Equipment Manager of the Year– Romeo Vivit, Rapid City

2010-2011 All-CHL Team

Forward: Sebastien Thinel, Odessa
Forward: Riley Nelson, Colorado
Forward: Chad Woollard, Texas
Defenceman: Darcy Campbell, Rio Grande Valley
Defenceman: Andrew Martens, Wichita
Goaltender : Robby Nolan, Missouri

2010-2011 CHL All-Rookie Team

Forward - Aaron Lewicki, Rio Grande Valley
Forward - Adam Chorneyko, Colorado
Forward - Gary Steffes, Tulsa
Defenceman - David Strathman, Allen
Defenceman - Alan Mazur, Bloomington
Goaltender - Wayne Savage, Texas

References

↑ Press Release (June 1, 2010). "CHL and IHL Make Major Announcement". CHL. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
↑ Press Release (June 10, 2010). "CHL Announces Participating Teams for 2010-11 Season". CHL. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
↑ Press Release (June 22, 2010). "Evansville Joins CHL/IHL Collaboration". CHL. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
↑ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners

External links

Central Hockey League website

Central Hockey League seasons

1990s	1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

2010–11 CHL season by team

Turner	Bloomington PrairieThunder Colorado Eagles Dayton Gems Evansville IceMen Fort Wayne Komets Missouri Mavericks Quad City Mallards Rapid City Rush Wichita Thunder

Berry	Allen Americans Arizona Sundogs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Laredo Bucks Mississippi RiverKings Odessa Jackalopes Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Texas Brahmas Tulsa Oilers

See also	All-Star Game

Central Hockey League (1992–2014)

Former Teams	Allen Americans Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo Rattlers Arizona Sundogs Austin Ice Bats Bloomington Blaze Bloomington PrairieThunder Border City Bandits Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Brampton Beast Colorado Eagles Columbus Cottonmouths Corpus Christi IceRays Corpus Christi Rayz Dallas Freeze Dayton Gems Denver Cutthroats El Paso Buzzards Evansville IceMen Fayetteville Force Fort Wayne Komets Fort Worth Brahmas Fort Worth Fire Huntsville Channel Cats Huntsville Tornado Indianapolis Ice Laredo Bucks Lubbock Cotton Kings Macon Whoopee Memphis RiverKings Mississippi RiverKings Missouri Mavericks Nashville Ice Flyers Nashville Nighthawks New Mexico Scorpions Odessa Jackalopes Oklahoma City Blazers Quad City Mallards Rapid City Rush Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Rocky Mountain Rage San Angelo Outlaws San Angelo Saints San Antonio Iguanas St. Charles Chill Texas Brahmas Topeka ScareCrows Topeka Tarantulas Tulsa Oilers Wichita Thunder Youngstown SteelHounds

Related articles: Seasons Ray Miron President's Cup Other professional hockey leagues

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, October 12, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.