# 2010–11 CHL season

The 2010–11 CHL season was the 19th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## League business
### Team foldings

The Amarillo Gorillas and the Corpus Christi IceRays folded and both were replaced by a North American Hockey League team.

### Expansion

On June 1, 2010, the Central Hockey League (CHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL) announced that they would merge and play under the CHL moniker.
On June 10, 2010, it was announced that four IHL teams made the move to the CHL, the Fort Wayne Komets, Bloomington PrairieThunder, Dayton Gems and the Quad City Mallards. It was later announced that the Evansville IceMen would also participate in the league. This is after team ownership in Evansville, Indiana purchased the former IHL Muskegon Lumberjacks franchise.

### All-Star Game

It was announced that the 2011 Central Hockey League All-Star Game would be held at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, home of the Rapid City Rush on January 12, 2011. The defending champions Rapid City Rush and coach Joe Ferras will form one team in the match-up and will be opposed by a team of CHL All-Stars composed of players from the other 17 CHL member teams.

## Teams

2010-11 Central Hockey League :
| Conference | Team | City | Arena |
| Turner | Bloomington PrairieThunder | Bloomington, Illinois | U.S. Cellular Coliseum |
| Turner | Colorado Eagles | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center |
| Turner | Dayton Gems | Dayton, Ohio | Hara Arena |
| Turner | Evansville Icemen | Evansville, Indiana | Ford Center |
| Turner | Fort Wayne Komets | Fort Wayne, Indiana | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum |
| Turner | Missouri Mavericks | Independence, Missouri | Independence Events Center |
| Turner | Quad City Mallards | Moline, Illinois | iWireless Center |
| Turner | Rapid City Rush | Rapid City, South Dakota | Rushmore Plaza Civic Center |
| Turner | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Intrust Bank Arena |
| Berry | Allen Americans | Allen, Texas | Allen Event Center |
| Berry | Arizona Sundogs | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Tim's Toyota Center |
| Berry | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | Bossier City, Louisiana | CenturyLink Center |
| Berry | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Berry | Mississippi RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Berry | Odessa Jackalopes | Odessa, Texas | Ector County Coliseum |
| Berry | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Hidalgo, Texas | State Farm Arena |
| Berry | Texas Brahmas | North Richland Hills, Texas | NYTEX Sports Centre |
| Berry | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | BOK Center |

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| Turner Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| y-Rapid City Rush | 66 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 210 | 200 | 84 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 66 | 40 | 22 | 4 | 250 | 199 | 84 |
| x-Bloomington PrairieThunder | 66 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 188 | 189 | 81 |
| x-Missouri Mavericks | 66 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 213 | 173 | 80 |
| x-Wichita Thunder | 66 | 34 | 26 | 6 | 249 | 231 | 74 |
| x-Fort Wayne Komets | 66 | 31 | 27 | 8 | 187 | 204 | 70 |
| x-Quad City Mallards | 66 | 34 | 31 | 1 | 186 | 182 | 69 |
| x-Dayton Gems | 66 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 201 | 200 | 69 |
| Evansville IceMen | 66 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 181 | 242 | 55 |
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title After games of March 27, 2011
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| Berry Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| z-Allen Americans | 66 | 47 | 16 | 3 | 271 | 211 | 97 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 66 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 229 | 193 | 77 |
| x-Tulsa Oilers | 66 | 35 | 25 | 6 | 242 | 234 | 76 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 66 | 34 | 27 | 5 | 227 | 228 | 73 |
| x-Odessa Jackalopes | 66 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 241 | 238 | 69 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 66 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 199 | 229 | 65 |
| x-Arizona Sundogs | 66 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 204 | 253 | 60 |
| x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 66 | 25 | 35 | 6 | 194 | 232 | 56 |
| Laredo Bucks | 66 | 24 | 34 | 8 | 194 | 228 | 56 |
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title After games of March 27, 2011.
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## Playoffs
### Playoff Bracket

| Conference Opening Round | Conference Opening Round | Conference Opening Round | | | Conference Semi-final | Conference Semi-final | Conference Semi-final | Conference Final | Conference Final | Conference Final | | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals |
| 1 | Rapid City | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dayton | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Dayton | 0 | | | 1 | Rapid City | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Fort Wayne | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Bloomington | 0 | | | 6 | Fort Wayne | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fort Wayne | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fort Wayne | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Rapid City | 3 | | | | |
| Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | 1 | Rapid City | 3 | | | | |
| Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | Turner Conference | 2 | Colorado | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Colorado | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Quad City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Quad City | 1 | | | 3 | Colorado | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Missouri | 3 | | | 4 | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wichita | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wichita | 2 | | | | | | | | | | T2 | Colorado | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | B2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 |
| 1 | Allen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | B2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 |
| 8 | Rio Grande Valley | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rio Grande Valley | 0 | | | 1 | Allen | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Odessa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Texas | 1 | | | 5 | Odessa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Odessa | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Odessa | 3 | | | | | | 1 | Allen | 1 | | | | |
| Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | 1 | Allen | 1 | | | | |
| Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | Berry Conference | 2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | | | | |
| 2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Arizona | 1 | | | 2 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3 | | | 3 | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mississippi | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

    Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners
* Ray Miron President's Cup (Playoff Champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
* Bud Poile Governors' Cup (regular-season champions) - Allen Americans
* Most Valuable Player - Riley Nelson, Colorado
* Most Outstanding Goaltender - Robby Nolan, Missouri
* Most Outstanding Defenseman - Andrew Martens, Wichita
* Rookie of the Year - Aaron Lewicki, Rio Grande Valley
* Coach of the Year - Jason Christie, Bloomington
* Man of the Year - Simon Watson, Missouri
* Rick Kozuback Award - Jeff Christian, Evansville
* Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Sebastien Thine, Odessa
* Playoff Most Valuable Player - Jeff Kyrzakos, Bossier-Shreveport
* All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Rapid City) - Ryan Menei, Rapid City
* All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars) - Jason Dale, Bloomington
* Athletic Trainer of the Year – George Bullock Jr., Bossier-Shreveport
* Equipment Manager of the Year– Romeo Vivit, Rapid City

### 2010-2011 All-CHL Team

* Forward: Sebastien Thinel, Odessa
* Forward: Riley Nelson, Colorado
* Forward: Chad Woollard, Texas
* Defenceman: Darcy Campbell, Rio Grande Valley
* Defenceman: Andrew Martens, Wichita
* Goaltender : Robby Nolan, Missouri

### 2010-2011 CHL All-Rookie Team

* Forward - Aaron Lewicki, Rio Grande Valley
* Forward - Adam Chorneyko, Colorado
* Forward - Gary Steffes, Tulsa
* Defenceman - David Strathman, Allen
* Defenceman - Alan Mazur, Bloomington
* Goaltender - Wayne Savage, Texas