# 2012–13 CHL season

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 |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Team vte | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| y-Allen Americans | 66 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 210 | 176 | 87 |
| x-Wichita Thunder | 66 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 240 | 182 | 86 |
| x-Fort Worth Brahmas | 66 | 36 | 22 | 8 | 187 | 182 | 80 |
| x-Rapid City Rush | 66 | 35 | 24 | 7 | 177 | 179 | 77 |
| x-Missouri Mavericks | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 217 | 222 | 76 |
| x-Quad City Mallards | 66 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 219 | 201 | 74 |
| x-Arizona Sundogs | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 180 | 185 | 71 |
| x-Denver Cutthroats | 66 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 205 | 215 | 70 |
| Bloomington Blaze | 66 | 28 | 36 | 2 | 230 | 246 | 58 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 66 | 22 | 39 | 5 | 177 | 254 | 49 |
    y- Won Governor's Cup
    x- Advanced to playoffs

### Individual statistics

| Individual Point Leaders | Team | Pos. | GP | G | A | Pts. | +/− | PIM |
| 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 | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | SO | GAA | GAA | SV | SV% |
| 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

| Opening Round | Opening Round | Opening Round | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals |
| 1 | Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Denver | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Denver | 1 | 1 | Allen | 4 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Missouri | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Rapid City | 2 | 5 | Missouri | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 4 | | | | 1 | Allen | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Wichita | 3 |
| 2 | Wichita | 4 | | | | | | | 2 | Wichita | 3 |
| 7 | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 0 | 2 | Wichita | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Fort Worth | 0 | | | |
| 3 | Fort Worth | 4 | 3 | Fort Worth | 0 | | | |
| 6 | Quad City | 1 | | | | | | |

## 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