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

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 Rush664022421020084
x-Colorado Eagles664022425019984
x-Bloomington PrairieThunder663722718818981
x-Missouri Mavericks663723621317380
x-Wichita Thunder663426624923174
x-Fort Wayne Komets663127818720470
x-Quad City Mallards663431118618269
x-Dayton Gems663229520120069
Evansville IceMen6621321318124255

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 Americans664716327121197
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs663726322919377
x-Tulsa Oilers663525624223476
x-Texas Brahmas663427522722873
x-Odessa Jackalopes663128724123869
x-Mississippi RiverKings663031519922965
x-Arizona Sundogs6625311020425360
x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees662535619423256
Laredo Bucks662434819422856

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]

2010-2011 All-CHL Team

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

  1. ↑ Press Release (June 1, 2010). "CHL and IHL Make Major Announcement". CHL. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  2. ↑ Press Release (June 10, 2010). "CHL Announces Participating Teams for 2010-11 Season". CHL. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  3. ↑ Press Release (June 22, 2010). "Evansville Joins CHL/IHL Collaboration". CHL. Archived from the original on 2010-09-21. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  4. ↑ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine.
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