2001–02 CHL season

The 2001–02 CHL season was the 10th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
==Franchise changes==
*The Columbus Cottonmouths leave the league and join the ECHL.
*The Macon Whoopee leave the league and join the ECHL.
*The Fayetteville Force folded.
*The Topeka Scarecrows are sold, withdraw from the league and join the junior level USHL.
*The Huntsville Tornado go inactive, the return 2 seasons later as the Huntsville Channel Cats in the South East Hockey League.
The league added ten teams when it merged with the Western Professional Hockey League:
*Amarillo Rattlers
*Austin Ice Bats
*Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
*Corpus Christi Ice Rays
*El Paso Buzzards
*Fort Worth Brahmas
*Lubbock Cotton Kings
*New Mexico Scorpions
*Odessa Jackalopes
*San Angelo Outlaws
==Standings==
 Northern Conference
 Northeast Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Memphis RiverKings 64 46 14 4 92 267 186
 x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 33 27 4 70 215 198
 x-Fort Worth Brahmas 64 30 27 7 67 205 217
 Indianapolis Ice 64 20 37 7 47 192 237
 
 Northwest Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Oklahoma City Blazers 64 35 22 7 77 236 203
 Tulsa Oilers 64 30 30 4 64 204 215
 Wichita Thunder 64 24 34 6 54 203 262
 Amarillo Rattlers 64 19 39 6 44 177 257
 
 Southern Conference
 Southeast Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Austin Ice Bats 64 44 15 5 93 239 174
 x-San Antonio Iguanas 64 40 16 8 88 243 183
 San Angelo Outlaws 64 29 31 4 62 207 228
 Corpus Christi IceRays 64 16 35 13 45 158 253
 
 Southwest Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Odessa Jackalopes 64 47 11 6 100 203 149
 x-El Paso Buzzards 64 36 24 4 76 223 222
 Lubbock Cotton Kings 64 30 23 11 71 204 196
 New Mexico Scorpions 64 33 25 6 70 210 206 
 
 x-clinched playoff birth
==CHL awards==
Ray Miron President's Cup: 	Memphis RiverKings
Governors' Cup: 	Odessa Jackalopes
Most Valuable Player: 	Don Parsons (Memphis)
Most Outstanding Goaltender: 	Mike Gorman (Odessa)
Most Outstanding Defenseman: 	Daniel Tetrault (Austin)
Rookie of the Year: 	Sebastien Centomo (Memphis)
Coach of the Year: 	Don McKee (Odessa)
Man of the Year: 	Scott Hillman (Odessa)
Rick Kozuback Award: 	Gatis Tseplis (New Mexico)
Scoring Champion: 	Dan Price (Austin)
Playoff Most Valuable Player:	Don Parsons (Memphis)
Category:2001 in hockey
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Category:Central Hockey League seasons