2002–03 CHL season

The 2002–03 CHL season was the 11th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
==Franchise changes==
*The San Antonio Iguanas folded after the city got an AHL expansion team, the San Antonio Rampage.
*The Amarillo Rattlers are renamed the Amarillo Gorillas.
*The San Angelo Outlaws are renamed the San Angelo Saints.
*The Laredo Bucks began play as an expansion team.
==Standings==
 Northern Conference
 Northwest Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 y-Oklahoma City Blazers 64 37 20 7 81 225 196
 x-Amarillo Gorillas 64 39 23 2 80 205 176
 Tulsa Oilers 64 37 22 5 79 218 195
 Wichita Thunder 64 21 36 7 49 216 261
 
 Northeast Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 y-Indianapolis Ice 64 39 16 9 87 206 173
 x-Memphis RiverKings 64 39 21 4 82 235 190
 Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 33 22 9 75 206 176
 Fort Worth Brahmas 64 16 41 7 39 146 251
 
 Southern Conference
 Southwest Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 y-Odessa Jackalopes 64 35 22 7 77 195 185
 x-New Mexico Scorpions 64 31 28 5 67 185 195
 Lubbock Cotton Kings 64 29 28 7 65 212 215
 El Paso Buzzards 64 18 40 6 42 184 265
 
 Southeast Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 z-Austin Ice Bats 64 46 14 4 96 198 139
 x-Laredo Bucks 64 41 17 6 88 253 184
 Corpus Christi IceRays 64 31 30 3 65 197 204
 San Angelo Saints 64 20 37 7 47 196 272
 
 x-clinched playoff birth
 y-clinched division title
 z-clinched league title
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each conference qualify for the playoffs. One seed vs four seed and two seed vs three seed in a best-of-five. The semifinal and final rounds were best-of-seven.
===Quarterfinals===
*Indianapolis defeated Amarillo, three games to one
*Memphis defeated Oklahoma City, three games to two
*Austin defeated New Mexico, three games to one
*Laredo defeated Odessa, three games to two
===Semifinals===
*Memphis defeated Indianapolis, four games to none
*Austin defeated Laredo, four games to two
===Final===
*Memphis defeated Austin, four games to one
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