Central Hockey League 1979/80
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The 1979/80 season was the 17th regular season of the Central Hockey League . The nine teams should complete 80 games each in the regular season, but the Cincinnati Stingers withdrew their team from play during the season, whereupon the schedule had to be changed. The Central Hockey League was played in a division . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Salt Lake Golden Eagles , who also prevailed in the final games of the Adams Cup .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Kansas City Red Wings stopped the game.
- The Birmingham Bulls from the World Hockey Association were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Cincinnati Stingers from the World Hockey Association were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Houston Apollos resumed gaming operations after ten years of inactivity.
- The Indianapolis Checkers were added to the league as an expansion team.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
| Central Hockey League | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 80 | 49 | 24 | 7th | 342 | 259 | 105 |
| Indianapolis Checkers | 79 | 40 | 32 | 7th | 275 | 238 | 87 |
| Fort Worth Texans | 80 | 37 | 34 | 9 | 312 | 298 | 83 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 80 | 36 | 39 | 5 | 260 | 295 | 77 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 80 | 34 | 37 | 9 | 241 | 256 | 77 |
| Houston Apollos | 80 | 32 | 38 | 10 | 300 | 319 | 74 |
| Oklahoma City Stars | 80 | 33 | 44 | 3 | 261 | 268 | 69 |
| Dallas Black Hawks | 80 | 29 | 43 | 8th | 291 | 334 | 66 |
| Cincinnati stingers | 33 | 11 | 21st | 1 | 208 | 151 | 23 |
Adams Cup playoffs
First round
- (1) Salt Lake Golden Eagles - (6) Houston Apollos 4-2
- (2) Indianapolis Checkers - (5) Tulsa Oilers 3-0
- (3) Fort Worth Texans - (4) Birmingham Bulls 3-1
Second round
- (1) BYE to the Salt Lake Golden Eagles
- (2) Indianapolis Checkers (3) - Fort Worth Texans 1-3
final
- (1) Salt Lake Golden Eagles - (3) Fort Worth Texans 4-3