The 2011–12 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
League business
Team changes The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles (who moved to the ECHL), Mississippi RiverKings (who moved to the Southern Professional Hockey League), Bloomington PrairieThunder, and the Odessa Jackalopes all left the league.
A new team, the Bloomington Blaze joined the league and will play in the Turner Conference.
Realignment Announced on June 14, 2011, the league realigned their conferences with the loss of five teams and the addition of one team. The notable changes are the addition of Bloomington to the Turner Conference and Wichita Thunder to the Berry Conference.
Teams 2011-12 Central Hockey League Conference Team City Arena Turner Bloomington Blaze Bloomington, Illinois U.S. Cellular Coliseum 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 Berry Allen Americans Allen, Texas Allen Event Center Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center 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 Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Intrust Bank Arena
Map of teams
Regular season
Conference standings
Playoffs Playoff bracket
CHL Awards Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award WinnersCentral Hockey League Historical Award Winners Ray Miron President's Cup: Fort Wayne Komets Bud Poile Governors' Cup: Wichita Thunder Most Valuable Player: Brandon Marino (Quad City) Most Outstanding Goaltender: Mark Guggenberger (Texas) Most Outstanding Defenseman: Riley Weselowski (Rapid City) Rookie of the Year: Mark Guggenberger (Texas) Coach of the Year: Kevin McClelland (Wichita Thunder) Man of the Year: Riley Weselowski (Rapid City)Rick Kozuback Award (Sportsmanship/Perseverance): TBD Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): Todd Robinson (Evansville) Playoff Most Valuable Player: Mike Vaskivuo (Fort Wayne) All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Arizona): Kevin Petovello All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars): Brandon Marino (Quad City) Athletic Trainer of the Year: Bryan Rogers (Dayton) Equipment Manager of the Year: Romeo Vivit (Rapid City)
All-CHL Team Source:CHL Media Relations Shawn Limpright, Forward, Rapid City Rush Brandon Marino, Forward, Quad City Mallards Todd Robinson, Forward, Evansville IceMen Frankie DeAngelis, Defense, Fort Wayne Komets Riley Weselowski, Defense, Rapid City Rush Mark Guggenberger, Goal, Texas Brahmas
References
External links Central Hockey League website