2009–10 CHL season

2009–10 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams15
Regular season
Governors’ CupOdessa Jackalopes
Season MVPKevin Ulanski (Colorado)
Top scorerKevin Ulanski (Colorado)
Playoffs
Northern championsRapid City Rush
  Northern runners-upBossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Southern championsAllen Americans
  Southern runners-upOdessa Jackalopes
Finals
ChampionsRapid City Rush
  Runners-upAllen Americans
CHL seasons

The 2009–10 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The season run from October 16, 2009 until March 20, 2010, followed with the Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs.

The 2010 Central Hockey League All-Star Game was on January 13, 2010 at the Laredo Entertainment Center.

The season ended on May 4, 2010 when the Rapid City Rush defeated the Allen Americans in double overtime.

League business

The Allen Americans (Allen, TX) and the Missouri Mavericks (Independence, MO) were added, the New Mexico Scorpions and Oklahoma City Blazers folded, and the Rocky Mountain Rage suspended operations, with hopes of rejoining the league for the 2010–11 season.

Teams

2009-10 Central Hockey League
Conference Team City Arena
Northern Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center
Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center
Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Missouri Mavericks Independence, Missouri Independence Events Center
Rapid City Rush Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
Intrust Bank Arena
Southern Allen Americans Allen, Texas Allen Event Center
Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center
Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center
Corpus Christi IceRays Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center
Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Hidalgo, Texas Dodge Arena
Texas Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre

Map of teams

Northern Conference Southern Conference

Regular season

Conference standings

Northern Conference GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
y-Rapid City Rush 64 43 14 7 93 253 197
x-Colorado Eagles 64 42 15 7 91 277 208
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 38 22 4 80 213 180
x-Mississippi RiverKings 64 33 24 7 73 217 116
x-Missouri Mavericks 64 31 27 6 68 200 220
e-Tulsa Oilers 64 28 29 7 63 203 230
e-Wichita Thunder 64 9 50 5 23 128 257


Southern Conference GP W L OTL Pts GF GA
y-Odessa Jackalopes 64 48 11 5 101 269 187
x-Allen Americans 64 42 17 5 89 210 183
x-Laredo Bucks 64 32 20 12 76 218 215
x-Texas Brahmas 64 32 25 7 71 187 190
x-Corpus Christi IceRays 64 30 26 8 68 225 198
e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 64 27 27 10 64 193 228
e-Arizona Sundogs 64 24 34 6 54 199 226
e-Amarillo Gorillas 64 21 34 9 51 197 254


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

y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

First Round Semifinals Conference Finals Ray Miron President's Cup Finals
1 Rapid City 4
4 Mississippi 1 5 Missouri 0
5 Missouri 2 Northern1 Rapid City 4
3 Bossier-Shreveport 3
2 Colorado 0
3 Bossier-Shreveport 4
1 Rapid City 4
2 Allen 2
2 Allen 4
4 Texas 2 3 Laredo 3
5 Corpus Christi 0 Southern2 Allen 4
1 Odessa 3
1 Odessa 4
4 Texas 2


CHL awards

Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners[1]
Ray Miron President's Cup: Rapid City Rush
Bud Poile Governors' Cup: Odessa Jackalopes
Most Valuable Player: Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)[2]
Most Outstanding Goaltender: Joel Martin (Odessa) [3]
Most Outstanding Defenseman: Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) [4]
Rookie of the Year: Danny Battochio (Rapid City) [5]
Coach of the Year: Joe Ferras (Rapid City) [6]
Man of the Year: Justin Quenneville (Corpus Christi)[7]
Rick Kozuback Award: Jason Duda (Wichita) [8]
Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)[2]
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Les Reaney (Rapid City)
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South Texas): Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) [9]
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars): Joel Martin (Texas) [9]
Athletic Trainer of the Year: Stuart Nichols (Tulsa) [10]
Gunner Garrett Equipment Manager of the Year: Tony Deynzer (Colorado) [10]
CHL Performance of the Year: Louis Dumont (Mississippi) [11]
CHL Media Services Award Bill Althaus (Missouri) [12]
Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award Jeff Christian (Missouri) [13]

See also

References

  1. ^ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Colorado's Kevin Ulanski Named CHL's Most Valuable Player". 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Odessa's Joel Martin Named CHL's Most Outstanding Goaltender". March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  4. ^ "Colorado's Aaron Schneekloth Named CHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman". March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "Rapid City's Danny Battochio Named CHL Rookie of the Year". March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
  6. ^ "Joe Ferras Named CHL Coach of the Year". 20 March 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
  7. ^ "Corpus Christi's Justin Quenneville Named CHL Man of the Year". March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  8. ^ "Jason Duda Wins 2010 Rick Kozuback Award". June 7, 2010. Archived from the original on September 21, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  9. ^ a b "CHL All Star Game 2010 Boxscore". January 13, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "CHL Announces Athletic Trainer, Equipment Manager of the Year". March 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
  11. ^ "RiverKings Louis Dumont Wins CHL Performance of the Year". April 13, 2010. Archived from the original on September 22, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
  12. ^ "Bill Althaus Wins 2009-10 CHL Media Services Award". May 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 19, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  13. ^ "Missouri's Jeff Christian Wins Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award". March 29, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.