2001–02 CHL season

2001–02 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Season MVPDon Parsons (Memphis)
MVPDon Parsons (Memphis)
Finals
ChampionsMemphis RiverKings
CHL seasons

The 2001–02 CHL season was the tenth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2001-02 Central Hockey League
Division Team City Arena
Northeast Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center
Fort Worth Brahmas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth Convention Center
Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis, Indiana Pepsi Coliseum
Memphis RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Northwest Amarillo Rattlers Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Myriad Convention Center
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
Southeast Austin Ice Bats Austin, Texas Luedecke Arena
Corpus Christi IceRays Corpus Christi, Texas Memorial Coliseum
San Angelo Outlaws San Angelo, Texas San Angelo Coliseum
San Antonio Iguanas San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum
Southwest El Paso Buzzards El Paso, Texas El Paso County Coliseum
Lubbock Cotton Kings Lubbock, Texas City Bank Coliseum
New Mexico Scorpions Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum

Map of teams

Northeast Division Northwest Division
Southeast Division Southwest Division

Regular season

Division standings

Northeast Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Memphis RiverKings 64 46 14 4 267 186 92
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 33 27 4 215 198 70
Fort Worth Brahmas 64 30 27 7 205 217 67
Indianapolis Ice 64 20 37 7 192 237 47
Northwest Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Oklahoma City Blazers 64 35 22 7 236 203 77
Tulsa Oilers 64 30 30 4 204 215 64
Wichita Thunder 64 24 34 6 203 262 54
Amarillo Rattlers 64 19 39 6 177 257 44
Southeast Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Austin Ice Bats 64 44 15 5 239 174 93
San Antonio Iguanas 64 40 16 8 243 183 88
San Angelo Outlaws 64 29 31 4 207 228 62
Corpus Christi Ice Rays 64 16 35 13 158 253 45
Southwest Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Odessa Jackalopes 64 47 11 6 203 149 100
El Paso Buzzards 64 36 24 4 223 222 76
Lubbock Cotton Kings 64 30 23 11 204 196 71
New Mexico Scorpions 64 33 25 6 210 206 70

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Championships
         
1 Memphis 3
4 Fort Worth 1
1 Memphis 4
Northern
3 Bossier-Shreveport 3
2 Oklahoma City 1
3 Bossier-Shreveport 3
1 Memphis 4
2 Austin 1
1 Odessa 2
4 El Paso 3
4 El Paso 2
Southern
2 Austin 4
2 Austin 3
3 San Antonio 1

CHL awards

Ray Miron President's Cup: Memphis RiverKings
Governors' Cup: Odessa Jackalopes
Most Valuable Player: Don Parsons (Memphis)
Most Outstanding Goaltender: Mike Gorman (Odessa)
Most Outstanding Defenseman: Daniel Tetrault (Austin)
Rookie of the Year: Sebastien Centomo (Memphis)
Coach of the Year: Don McKee (Odessa)
Man of the Year: Scott Hillman (Odessa)
Rick Kozuback Award: Gatis Tseplis (New Mexico)
Scoring Champion: Dan Price (Austin)
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Don Parsons (Memphis)