2000–01 CHL season

The 2000–01 CHL season was the 9th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
==Franchise changes==
*The Huntsville Channel Cats were renamed the Huntsville Tornado
*The Texarkana, Texas based Border City Bandits were added to the league.  However, the franchise was revoked on February 20, 2001 for not meeting league financial obligations.
==Standings==
 Eastern Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Memphis RiverKings 70 43 21 6 92 296 236
 x-Columbus Cottonmouths 70 41 21 8 90 248 199 
 x-Fayetteville Force 70 31 30 9 71 216 243
 x-Indianapolis Ice 70 31 32 7 69 239 260
 Huntsville Tornado 70 31 36 3 65 217 275
 Macon Whoopee 70 23 36 11 57 218 262
 
 Western Division
 Team GP W L OTL P GF GA
 x-Oklahoma City Blazers 70 48 19 3 99 273 185
 x-San Antonio Iguanas 70 42 21 7 91 288 229
 x-Topeka Scarecrows 69 38 23 8 84 256 245
 x-Tulsa Oilers 70 36 26 8 80 259 250
 Wichita Thunder 70 30 32 8 68 251 251
 z-Border City Bandits 51 11 36 4 26 132 283
 
 x-clinched playoff birth
 z-operations suspended by league on February 20, 2001
 
 note: league played a partial interlocking schedule with the Western Professional Hockey League
==Playoffs==
===Format===
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were best-of-five and the finals were best-of-seven
===Quarterfinals===
*Oklahoma City defeated Tulsa, 3 games to none; 5-2, 3-2 (ot), 3-2
*San Antonio defeated Topeka, 3 games to 1; 2-4, 4-3, 4-3, 5-3
*Columbus defeated Fayetteville, 3 games to 2; 1-3, 6-2, 1-5, 3-2 (ot), 5-2
*Memphis defeated Indianapolis, 3 games to none; 4-3, 4-2, 3-2
===Semifinals===
*Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio, 3 games to 2; 4-3, 1-4, 3-4 (ot), 5-2, 1-0 (ot)
*Columbus defeated Memphis, 3 games to 1; 3-1, 4-2, 1-3, 2-1
===Final===
*Oklahoma City defeated Columbus, 4 games to 1; 2-1 (ot), 5-0, 0-2, 2-1 (ot), 4-1
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