Central Hockey League 2001/02
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The 2001-02 season was the tenth regular season of the Central Hockey League . The 16 teams completed 64 games each in the regular season . The Central Hockey League was played in four divisions . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Odessa Jackalopes , while the Memphis RiverKings won the Ray Miron President's Cup for the first time in the play-offs . Before the start of the season, the CHL was increased by five teams, this was mainly due to the dissolution of the Western Professional Hockey League , from which ten teams switched to the CHL.
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Columbus Cottonmouths moved to the East Coast Hockey League .
- The Fayetteville Force stopped gaming.
- The Huntsville Tornado stopped gaming.
- The Macon Whoopee switched to the ECHL.
- The Topeka Scarecrows stopped the game.
- The Amarillo Rattlers from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Austin Ice Bats from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Corpus Christi Icerays from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The El Paso Buzzards from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Fort Worth Brahmas from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Lubbock Cotton Kings from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The New Mexico Scorpions from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Odessa Jackalopes from the WPHL were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The San Angelo Outlaws from the WPHL 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
| Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Memphis RiverKings | 64 | 46 | 14th | 4th | 267 | 186 | 92 |
| Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 33 | 27 | 4th | 215 | 198 | 70 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 64 | 30th | 27 | 7th | 205 | 217 | 67 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 64 | 20th | 37 | 7th | 192 | 237 | 47 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 35 | 22nd | 7th | 236 | 203 | 77 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 30th | 30th | 4th | 204 | 215 | 64 |
| Wichita Thunder | 64 | 24 | 34 | 6th | 203 | 262 | 54 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 64 | 19th | 39 | 6th | 177 | 257 | 44 |
| Southeast Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 44 | 15th | 5 | 239 | 174 | 93 |
| San Antonio Iguanas | 64 | 40 | 16 | 8th | 243 | 183 | 88 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 64 | 29 | 31 | 4th | 207 | 228 | 62 |
| Corpus Christi Icerays | 64 | 16 | 35 | 13 | 158 | 253 | 45 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W. | L. | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 47 | 11 | 6th | 203 | 149 | 100 |
| El Paso Buzzards | 64 | 36 | 24 | 4th | 223 | 222 | 76 |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 64 | 30th | 23 | 11 | 204 | 196 | 71 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 33 | 25th | 6th | 210 | 206 | 70 |
Ray Miron President's Cup Playoffs
| Ray Miron Cup quarterfinals | Ray Miron Cup semifinals | Ray Miron Cup Final | |||||||||||
| NE1 | Memphis RiverKings | 3 | |||||||||||
| NE3 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 1 | |||||||||||
| NE1 | Memphis RiverKings | 4th | |||||||||||
| NE2 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 3 | |||||||||||
| NW1 | Oklahoma City Blazers | 1 | |||||||||||
| NE2 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 3 | |||||||||||
| NE1 | Memphis RiverKings | 4th | |||||||||||
| SE1 | Austin Ice Bats | 1 | |||||||||||
| SE1 | Austin Ice Bats | 3 | |||||||||||
| SE2 | San Antonio Iguanas | 1 | |||||||||||
| SE1 | Austin Ice Bats | 4th | |||||||||||
| SW2 | El Paso Buzzards | 2 | |||||||||||
| SW2 | El Paso Buzzards | 3 | |||||||||||
| SW1 | Odessa Jackalopes | 0 | |||||||||||
Awarded trophies
| Award | player | team |
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Commissioner's Trophy Best Trainer |
Don McKee | Odessa Jackalopes |
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Most Valuable Player Best regular season player |
Don Parsons | Memphis RiverKings |
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Playoff Most Valuable Player Best player in the playoffs |
Don Parsons | Memphis RiverKings |
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Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season |
Sébastien Centomo | Memphis RiverKings |
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Most Outstanding Defenseman Best regular season defender |
Daniel Tetrault | Austin Ice Bats |
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Most Outstanding Goaltender Best Regular Season Goalkeeper |
Mike Gorman | Odessa Jackalopes |
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Ken McKenzie Trophy Regular Season Best Scorer |
Dan Price | Austin Ice Bats |
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Ray Miron President's Cup winner of the Central Hockey League playoffs |
Memphis RiverKings | |
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Governors' Cup Best regular season team |
Odessa Jackalopes | |
