2009–10 CHL season

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.

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 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

Bossier-
Shreveport

Colorado

Mississippi

Missouri

Rapid City

Tulsa

Wichita

Amarillo

Allen

Arizona

Corpus
Christi

Laredo

Odessa

Rio Grande
Valley

Texas

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			Northern					1	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			Southern					2	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]

All-CHL Team F Riley Nelson (Colorado) F Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) F Les Reaney (Rapid City) D Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) D Derek Eastman (Tulsa) G Joel Martin (Odessa)

CHL All-Rookie Team F Ryan Garbutt (Corpus Christi) F Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) F Nick Sirota (Missouri) D Jake Obermeyer (Amarillo) D Sean Erickson (Tulsa) G Danny Battochio (Rapid City)

See also

• Ray Miron President's Cup
• 2010 Central Hockey League All-Star Game
• List of 2009–10 CHL Oakley Awards

References

1. Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
2. "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. "CHL All Star Game 2010 Boxscore". January 13, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2010.
10. "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.

External links

• Central Hockey League website
• 2010 CHL All-Star Game