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.
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. It was later announced that the Evansville IceMen would also participate in the league. This is after team ownership in Evansville, Indiana purchased the former IHL Muskegon Lumberjacks franchise.
League realignment
Turner Conference
Bloomington PrairieThunder Colorado Eagles Dayton Gems
Evansville IceMen Fort Wayne Komets Missouri Mavericks
Quad City Mallards Rapid City Rush Wichita Thunder
Berry Conference
Allen Americans Arizona Sundogs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Laredo Bucks Mississippi RiverKings Odessa Jackalopes
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Texas Brahmas Tulsa Oilers
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.
Teams 2010-11 Central Hockey League Conference Team City Arena Turner Bloomington PrairieThunder Bloomington, Illinois U.S. Cellular Coliseum Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center Dayton Gems Dayton, Ohio Hara Arena Evansville Icemen Evansville, Indiana Ford Center Fort Wayne Komets Fort Wayne, Indiana Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Missouri Mavericks Independence, Missouri Independence Events Center Quad City Mallards Moline, Illinois iWireless Center Rapid City Rush Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Intrust Bank Arena Berry Allen Americans Allen, Texas Allen Event Center Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyLink Center Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Hidalgo, Texas State Farm Arena Texas Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
Map of teams
Regular season
Conference standings
Source:
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
Awards Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award WinnersCentral Hockey League Historical Award Winners 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
External links Central Hockey League website