# 2003–04 CHL season

The 2003–04 CHL season was the 12th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

2003-04 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 | Colorado Eagles | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center |
| Northwest | New Mexico Scorpions | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum |
| 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 Rayz | Corpus Christi, Texas | Memorial Coliseum |
| Southeast | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Southeast | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Hidalgo, Texas | Dodge Arena |
| Southwest | Amarillo Gorillas | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Southwest | Lubbock Cotton Kings | Lubbock, Texas | City Bank Coliseum |
| Southwest | Odessa Jackalopes | Odessa, Texas | Ector County Coliseum |
| Southwest | San Angelo Saints | San Angelo, Texas | San Angelo Coliseum |

## Regular season
### Division standings

| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 205 | 146 | 90 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 64 | 37 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 202 | 181 | 78 |
| Memphis RiverKings | 64 | 35 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 198 | 184 | 74 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 64 | 15 | 40 | 5 | 4 | 150 | 234 | 39 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Colorado Eagles | 64 | 43 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 232 | 156 | 91 |
| Wichita Thunder | 64 | 35 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 194 | 197 | 75 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 200 | 208 | 69 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 9 | 194 | 210 | 65 |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 176 | 194 | 65 |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Laredo Bucks | 64 | 48 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 262 | 145 | 104 |
| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 165 | 162 | 72 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 158 | 196 | 62 |
| Corpus Christi Rayz | 64 | 23 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 162 | 225 | 49 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| San Angelo Saints | 64 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 197 | 169 | 82 |
| Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 37 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 176 | 77 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 168 | 205 | 55 |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 64 | 19 | 35 | 4 | 6 | 163 | 234 | 48 |
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

## Records

Tulsa Oilers goaltender Rod Branch posted eight shutouts during the 2003–04 season, to affirm his position as the CHL's all-time career shut-out leader with 22.