The 2012–13 CHL season was the 21st season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
League business Following the 2011–12 CHL season the number of the teams in the CHL dropped to 10 teams, with the Ray Miron President's Cup-winning Fort Wayne Komets moving to the ECHL along with the Evansville IceMen, the Dayton Gems ceased operations and were replaced by a Federal Hockey League team, the Dayton Demonz, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees ceased operations, the Laredo Bucks were moved to St. Charles, Missouri, and would rejoin the league as the St. Charles Chill in the 2013–14 CHL Season. The Denver Cutthroats joined the CHL to play in their inaugural season. The CHL eliminated its previous two-conference system consisting of the Berry and Turner conferences and played as a single 10-team league. For 2013–14, the league added its first ever Canadian team in Brampton, Ontario, just north of Toronto.
Teams 2012-13 Central Hockey League Team City Arena Allen Americans Allen, Texas Allen Event Center Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center Bloomington Blaze Bloomington, Illinois U.S. Cellular Coliseum Denver Cutthroats Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum Fort Worth Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre 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 Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Intrust Bank Arena
Map of teams
Regular season
Standings
Individual statistics Individual Point Leaders Team Sébastien Thinel Missouri Mavericks F 66 29 67 96 +28 24 Jon Booras Bloomington Blaze F 66 32 54 86 −7 60 A. J. Gale Denver Cutthroats F 64 46 38 84 −3 38 Mickey Lang Quad City Mallards F 64 41 42 83 +20 23 Ryan Menei Tulsa Oilers F 66 34 48 82 −29 49
Goaltending Leaders Team Aaron Dell Allen Americans 44 2344:00 22 11 6 3 90 2.30 987 .916 Kristofer Westblom Fort Worth Brahmas 37 2091:05 21 8 5 4 80 2.30 781 .907 Kevin Regan Wichita Thunder 27 1570:21 13 10 3 2 63 2.41 624 .908 Tim Boron Rapid City Rush 39 2108:28 20 12 3 2 85 2.42 1012 .923 Danny Battochio Rapid City Rush 29 1569:36 14 10 2 0 66 2.52 687 .912
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
Awards
All-CHL Team
A. J. Gale (F), Denver Cutthroats Mickey Lang (F), Quad City Mallards Sebastien Thinel (F), Missouri Mavericks Tyler Ludwig (D), Allen Americans Kevin Young (D), Wichita Thunder Aaron Dell (G), Allen Americans
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