# 2000–01 CHL season

The 2000–01 CHL season was the ninth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

2000-01 Central Hockey League :
| Division | Team | City | Arena |
| Eastern | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center |
| Eastern | Fayetteville Force | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
| Eastern | Huntsville Tornado | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Center |
| Eastern | Indianapolis Ice | Indianapolis, Indiana | Pepsi Coliseum |
| Eastern | Macon Whoopee | Macon, Georgia | Macon Coliseum |
| Eastern | Memphis RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Western | Border City Bandits | Texarkana, Arkansas | Four States Arena |
| Western | Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Myriad Convention Center |
| Western | San Antonio Iguanas | San Antonio, Texas | Freeman Coliseum |
| Western | Topeka Scarecrows | Topeka, Kansas | Landon Arena |
| Western | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum |
| Western | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |

## Regular season
### Division standings

| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Memphis RiverKings | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 296 | 236 | 92 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 248 | 199 | 90 |
| Fayetteville Force | 70 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 216 | 243 | 71 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 70 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 239 | 260 | 69 |
| Huntsville Tornado | 70 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 217 | 275 | 65 |
| Macon Whoopee | 70 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 218 | 262 | 57 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 273 | 185 | 99 |
| San Antonio Iguanas | 70 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 288 | 229 | 91 |
| Topeka Scarecrows | 69 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 256 | 245 | 84 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 70 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 259 | 250 | 80 |
| Wichita Thunder | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 251 | 251 | 68 |
| Border City Bandits | 51 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 132 | 283 | 26 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

## Playoffs
### Playoff bracket

| Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Quarter Finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Championships | Championships | Championships |
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Indianapolis | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Indianapolis | 0 | 1 | Memphis | 1 | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 1 | Memphis | 1 | | | |
| Eastern | Eastern | Eastern | 2 | Columbus | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Columbus | 3 | 2 | Columbus | 3 | | | |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Fayetteville | 2 | | | | 2 | Columbus | 1 |
| | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 4 |
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Oklahoma City | 4 |
| 4 | Tulsa | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Tulsa | 0 | 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | | | |
| Western | Western | Western | 2 | San Antonio | 2 | | | |
| 2 | San Antonio | 3 | 2 | San Antonio | 2 | | | |
| 3 | Topeka | 2 | | | | | | |

## CHL awards

| Ray Miron Cup: | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Adams Cup (regular-season champions) | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Coach of the Year: | Paul Kelly (Topeka) |
| Most Valuable Player: | Joe Burton (Oklahoma City) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Rod Branch (Tulsa) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Brant Nicklin (Tulsa) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | Derek Landmesser (Memphis) |
| Rookie of the Year | Derek Reynolds (Huntsville) |
| Scoring Champion | Yvan Corbin (Indianapolis) |
| Community Service Award | Andy Powers (Columbus) |