2009–10 CHL season
| 2009–10 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| Regular season | |
| Governors’ Cup | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Season MVP | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Top scorer | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Playoffs | |
| Northern champions | Rapid City Rush |
| Northern runners-up | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Southern champions | Allen Americans |
| Southern runners-up | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Rapid City Rush |
| Runners-up | Allen Americans |
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.
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 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapid City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | Northern | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapid City | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Allen | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Allen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Laredo | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Allen | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 2 | Southern | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Odessa | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Corpus Christi | 0 | 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] |
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See also
- Ray Miron President's Cup
- 2010 Central Hockey League All-Star Game
- List of 2009–10 CHL Oakley Awards
References
- ↑ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners
- 1 2 "Colorado's Kevin Ulanski Named CHL's Most Valuable Player". March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Odessa's Joel Martin Named CHL's Most Outstanding Goaltender". March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Colorado's Aaron Schneekloth Named CHL's Most Outstanding Defenseman". March 19, 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Rapid City's Danny Battochio Named CHL Rookie of the Year". March 18, 2010. Retrieved March 25, 2010.
- ↑ "Joe Ferras Named CHL Coach of the Year". March 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Corpus Christi's Justin Quenneville Named CHL Man of the Year". March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Jason Duda Wins 2010 Rick Kozuback Award". June 7, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
- 1 2 "CHL All Star Game 2010 Boxscore". January 13, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- 1 2 "CHL Announces Athletic Trainer, Equipment Manager of the Year". March 12, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
- ↑ "RiverKings Louis Dumont Wins CHL Performance of the Year". April 13, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ↑ "Bill Althaus Wins 2009-10 CHL Media Services Award". May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
- ↑ "Missouri's Jeff Christian Wins Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award". March 29, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.