# 2011–12 CHL season

The 2011–12 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## League business
### Team changes

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles (who moved to the ECHL), Mississippi RiverKings (who moved to the Southern Professional Hockey League), Bloomington PrairieThunder, and the Odessa Jackalopes all left the league.
A new team, the Bloomington Blaze joined the league and will play in the Turner Conference.

### Realignment

Announced on June 14, 2011, the league realigned their conferences with the loss of five teams and the addition of one team. The notable changes are the addition of Bloomington to the Turner Conference and Wichita Thunder to the Berry Conference.

## Teams

2011-12 Central Hockey League :
| Conference | Team | City | Arena |
| Turner | Bloomington Blaze | Bloomington, Illinois | U.S. Cellular Coliseum |
| Turner | Dayton Gems | Dayton, Ohio | Hara Arena |
| Turner | Evansville Icemen | Evansville, Indiana | Ford Center |
| Turner | Fort Wayne Komets | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| Turner | Missouri Mavericks | Independence, Missouri | Independence Events Center |
| Turner | Quad City Mallards | Moline, Illinois | iWireless Center |
| Turner | Rapid City Rush | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| Berry | Allen Americans | Allen, Texas | Allen Event Center |
| Berry | Arizona Sundogs | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Tim's Toyota Center |
| Berry | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Berry | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Hidalgo, Texas | State Farm Arena |
| Berry | Texas Brahmas | North Richland Hills, Texas | NYTEX Sports Centre |
| Berry | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | BOK Center |
| Berry | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Intrust Bank Arena |

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Updated May 12, 2012.
| Turner Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Fort Wayne Komets | 66 | 40 | 19 | 7 | 228 | 187 | 87 |
| Evansville IceMen | 66 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 215 | 192 | 84 |
| Missouri Mavericks | 66 | 39 | 21 | 6 | 223 | 200 | 84 |
| Rapid City Rush | 66 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 226 | 176 | 82 |
| Quad City Mallards | 66 | 37 | 27 | 2 | 230 | 201 | 76 |
| Dayton Gems | 66 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 185 | 228 | 60 |
| Bloomington Blaze | 66 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 183 | 244 | 55 |
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| Berry Conference vte | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Wichita Thunder | 66 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 231 | 181 | 91 |
| Allen Americans | 66 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 212 | 175 | 87 |
| Texas Brahmas | 66 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 171 | 170 | 74 |
| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 66 | 32 | 27 | 7 | 208 | 200 | 71 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 66 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 207 | 222 | 66 |
| Laredo Bucks | 66 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 175 | 246 | 53 |
| Arizona Sundogs | 66 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 175 | 247 | 47 |

## Playoffs
### Playoff bracket

| Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Semi-Finals | Conference Final | Conference Final | Conference Final | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals |
| T1 | Fort Wayne | 4 | | | | | | |
| T4 | Rapid City | 2 | | | | | | |
| T4 | Rapid City | 2 | T1 | Fort Wayne | 4 | | | |
| Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | T1 | Fort Wayne | 4 | | | |
| Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | T3 | Missouri | 3 | | | |
| T2 | Evansville | 0 | T3 | Missouri | 3 | | | |
| T3 | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | |
| T3 | Missouri | 4 | | | | T1 | Fort Wayne | 4 |
| | | | | | | B1 | Wichita | 1 |
| B1 | Wichita | 4 | | | | | | | B1 | Wichita | 1 |
| B4 | Rio Grande Valley | 1 | | | | | | |
| B4 | Rio Grande Valley | 1 | B1 | Wichita | 4 | | | |
| Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | B1 | Wichita | 4 | | | |
| Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | B3 | Texas | 2 | | | |
| B2 | Allen | 2 | B3 | Texas | 2 | | | |
| B3 | Texas | 4 | | | | | | |

## CHL Awards

Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners
| Ray Miron President's Cup: | Fort Wayne Komets |
| Bud Poile Governors' Cup: | Wichita Thunder |
| Most Valuable Player: | Brandon Marino (Quad City) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Mark Guggenberger (Texas) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman: | Riley Weselowski (Rapid City) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Mark Guggenberger (Texas) |
| Coach of the Year: | Kevin McClelland (Wichita Thunder) |
| Man of the Year: | Riley Weselowski (Rapid City) |
| Rick Kozuback Award (Sportsmanship/Perseverance): | TBD |
| Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): | Todd Robinson (Evansville) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Mike Vaskivuo (Fort Wayne) |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Arizona): | Kevin Petovello |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars): | Brandon Marino (Quad City) |
| Athletic Trainer of the Year: | Bryan Rogers (Dayton) |
| Equipment Manager of the Year: | Romeo Vivit (Rapid City) |

### All-CHL Team

    Source:CHL Media Relations
* Shawn Limpright, Forward, Rapid City Rush
* Brandon Marino, Forward, Quad City Mallards
* Todd Robinson, Forward, Evansville IceMen
* Frankie DeAngelis, Defense, Fort Wayne Komets
* Riley Weselowski, Defense, Rapid City Rush
* Mark Guggenberger, Goal, Texas Brahmas