# 2002–03 CHL season

The 2002–03 CHL season was the 11th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

2002-03 Central Hockey League :
| Division | Team | City | Arena |
| Northeast | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | Bossier City, Louisiana | CenturyTel Center |
| Northeast | Fort Worth Brahmas | Fort Worth, Texas | Fort Worth Convention Center |
| Northeast | Indianapolis Ice | Indianapolis, Indiana | Pepsi Coliseum |
| Northeast | Memphis RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Northwest | Amarillo Gorillas | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Northwest | Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Ford Center |
| Northwest | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum |
| Northwest | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |
| Southeast | Austin Ice Bats | Austin, Texas | Luedecke Arena |
| Southeast | Corpus Christi IceRays | Corpus Christi, Texas | Memorial Coliseum |
| Southeast | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Southeast | San Angelo Saints | San Angelo, Texas | San Angelo Coliseum |
| Southwest | El Paso Buzzards | El Paso, Texas | El Paso County Coliseum |
| Southwest | Lubbock Cotton Kings | Lubbock, Texas | City Bank Coliseum |
| Southwest | New Mexico Scorpions | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum |
| Southwest | Odessa Jackalopes | Odessa, Texas | Ector County Coliseum |

## Regular season
### Division standings

| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Indianapolis Ice | 64 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 206 | 173 | 87 |
| Memphis RiverKings | 64 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 235 | 190 | 82 |
| Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 206 | 176 | 75 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 64 | 16 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 146 | 251 | 39 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 225 | 196 | 81 |
| Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 39 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 205 | 176 | 80 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 37 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 218 | 195 | 79 |
| Wichita Thunder | 64 | 21 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 216 | 261 | 49 |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 46 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 198 | 139 | 96 |
| Laredo Bucks | 64 | 41 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 253 | 184 | 88 |
| Corpus Christi Ice Rays | 64 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 204 | 65 |
| San Angelo Saints | 64 | 20 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 196 | 272 | 47 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 195 | 185 | 77 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 31 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 185 | 195 | 67 |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 64 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 212 | 215 | 65 |
| El Paso Buzzards | 64 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 184 | 265 | 42 |
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 |
| N1 | Indianapolis | 3 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Amarillo | 1 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Amarillo | 1 | N1 | Indianapolis | 0 | | | |
| Northern | Northern | Northern | N1 | Indianapolis | 0 | | | |
| Northern | Northern | Northern | N2 | Memphis | 4 | | | |
| N2 | Memphis | 3 | N2 | Memphis | 4 | | | |
| N3 | Oklahoma City | 2 | | | | | | |
| N3 | Oklahoma City | 2 | | | | N1 | Memphis | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Austin | 1 |
| S1 | Austin | 3 | | | | | | | S1 | Austin | 1 |
| S4 | New Mexico | 1 | | | | | | |
| S4 | New Mexico | 1 | S1 | Austin | 4 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | Southern | S1 | Austin | 4 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | Southern | S2 | Laredo | 2 | | | |
| S2 | Laredo | 3 | S2 | Laredo | 2 | | | |
| S3 | Odesa | 1 | | | | | | |
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