# 2004–05 CHL season

The 2004–05 CHL season was the 13th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

2004-05 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 | Memphis RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Northeast | Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Ford Center |
| Northeast | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum |
| Northwest | Colorado Eagles | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center |
| Northwest | New Mexico Scorpions | Albuquerque, New Mexico | Tingley Coliseum |
| Northwest | Topeka Tarantulas | Topeka, Kansas | Landon Arena |
| Northwest | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |
| Southeast | Austin Ice Bats | Austin, Texas | Luedecke Arena |
| Southeast | Corpus Christi Rayz | Corpus Christi, Texas | American Bank Center |
| 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 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 175 | 152 | 79 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 60 | 32 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 210 | 67 |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 60 | 27 | 22 | 2 | 9 | 187 | 180 | 65 |
| Memphis RiverKings | 60 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 206 | 205 | 62 |
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 60 | 26 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 154 | 175 | 58 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Colorado Eagles | 60 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 221 | 123 | 93 |
| Wichita Thunder | 60 | 40 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 210 | 158 | 83 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 60 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 185 | 210 | 60 |
| Topeka Tarantulas | 60 | 16 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 153 | 221 | 37 |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Laredo Bucks | 60 | 35 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 196 | 148 | 73 |
| Corpus Christi Rayz | 60 | 28 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 182 | 196 | 63 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 60 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 192 | 216 | 61 |
| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 60 | 19 | 38 | 1 | 2 | 149 | 221 | 41 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 60 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 171 | 149 | 71 |
| Amarillo Gorillas | 60 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 169 | 172 | 71 |
| San Angelo Saints | 60 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 169 | 177 | 70 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 60 | 26 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 170 | 64 |
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

| 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 |
| N1 | Colorado | 4 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Tulsa | 1 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Tulsa | 1 | N1 | Colorado | 4 | | | |
| Northern | Northern | Northern | N1 | Colorado | 4 | | | |
| Northern | Northern | Northern | N3 | Wichita | 2 | | | |
| N2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | N3 | Wichita | 2 | | | |
| N3 | Wichita | 4 | | | | | | |
| N3 | Wichita | 4 | | | | N1 | Colorado | 4 |
| | | | | | | S1 | Laredo | 1 |
| S1 | Laredo | 4 | | | | | | | S1 | Laredo | 1 |
| S4 | San Angelo | 3 | | | | | | |
| S4 | San Angelo | 3 | S1 | Laredo | 4 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | Southern | S1 | Laredo | 4 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | Southern | S3 | Amarillo | 0 | | | |
| S2 | Lubbock | 1 | S3 | Amarillo | 0 | | | |
| S3 | Amarillo | 4 | | | | | | |

## CHL awards

| Ray Miron President's Cup: | Colorado Eagles |
| Bud Poile Governors' Cup: | Colorado Eagles |
| Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): | Jason Duda (Wichita) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Chris Hartsburg (Colorado) |