# 2009–10 CHL season

The 2009–10 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The season run from October 16, 2009 until March 20, 2010, followed with the Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs.
The 2010 Central Hockey League All-Star Game was on January 13, 2010 at the Laredo Entertainment Center.
The season ended on May 4, 2010 when the Rapid City Rush defeated the Allen Americans in double overtime.

## League business

The Allen Americans (Allen, TX) and the Missouri Mavericks (Independence, MO) were added, the New Mexico Scorpions and Oklahoma City Blazers folded, and the Rocky Mountain Rage suspended operations, with hopes of rejoining the league for the 2010–11 season.

## Teams

2009-10 Central Hockey League :
| Conference | Team | City | Arena |
| Northern | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | Bossier City, Louisiana | CenturyTel Center |
| Northern | Colorado Eagles | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center |
| Northern | Mississippi RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Northern | Missouri Mavericks | Independence, Missouri | Independence Events Center |
| Northern | Rapid City Rush | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| Northern | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | BOK Center |
| Northern | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena Intrust Bank Arena |
| Southern | Allen Americans | Allen, Texas | Allen Event Center |
| Southern | Amarillo Gorillas | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Southern | Arizona Sundogs | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Tim's Toyota Center |
| Southern | Corpus Christi IceRays | Corpus Christi, Texas | American Bank Center |
| Southern | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Southern | Odessa Jackalopes | Odessa, Texas | Ector County Coliseum |
| Southern | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Hidalgo, Texas | Dodge Arena |
| Southern | Texas Brahmas | North Richland Hills, Texas | NYTEX Sports Centre |

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Rapid City Rush | 64 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 253 | 197 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 91 | 277 | 208 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 80 | 213 | 180 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 73 | 217 | 116 |
| x-Missouri Mavericks | 64 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 200 | 220 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 63 | 203 | 230 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 128 | 257 |
| Southern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 101 | 269 | 187 |
| x-Allen Americans | 64 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 89 | 210 | 183 |
| x-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 76 | 218 | 215 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 71 | 187 | 190 |
| x-Corpus Christi IceRays | 64 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 68 | 225 | 198 |
| e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 64 | 193 | 228 |
| e-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 24 | 34 | 6 | 54 | 199 | 226 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 51 | 197 | 254 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

## Playoffs
### Playoff Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals |
| | | | 1 | Rapid City | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | Missouri | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | Northern | Northern | Northern | 1 | Rapid City | 4 | | | |
| | | | Northern | Northern | Northern | 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Colorado | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rapid City | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Allen | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Allen | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas | 2 | 3 | Laredo | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Corpus Christi | 0 | Southern | Southern | Southern | 2 | Allen | 4 | | | |
| | | | Southern | Southern | Southern | 1 | Odessa | 3 | | | |
| | | | 1 | Odessa | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Texas | 2 | | | | | | |

## CHL awards

    Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners
| Ray Miron President's Cup: | Rapid City Rush |
| Bud Poile Governors' Cup: | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Most Valuable Player: | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Joel Martin (Odessa) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman: | Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Danny Battochio (Rapid City) |
| Coach of the Year: | Joe Ferras (Rapid City) |
| Man of the Year: | Justin Quenneville (Corpus Christi) |
| Rick Kozuback Award: | Jason Duda (Wichita) |
| Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Les Reaney (Rapid City) |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South Texas): | Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars): | Joel Martin (Texas) |
| Athletic Trainer of the Year: | Stuart Nichols (Tulsa) |
| Gunner Garrett Equipment Manager of the Year: | Tony Deynzer (Colorado) |
| CHL Performance of the Year: | Louis Dumont (Mississippi) |
| CHL Media Services Award | Bill Althaus (Missouri) |
| Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award | Jeff Christian (Missouri) |
* All-CHL Team
* F Riley Nelson (Colorado)
* F Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)
* F Les Reaney (Rapid City)
* D Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado)
* D Derek Eastman (Tulsa)
* G Joel Martin (Odessa)
* CHL All-Rookie Team
* F Ryan Garbutt (Corpus Christi)
* F Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley)
* F Nick Sirota (Missouri)
* D Jake Obermeyer (Amarillo)
* D Sean Erickson (Tulsa)
* G Danny Battochio (Rapid City)