Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a mid-level professional hockey league in the United States. It is owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. It was started in 1992.

History
The first CHL season was in 1992-1993. It started with six teams, including the Oklahoma City Blazers, the Tulsa Oilers, the Wichita Thunder, the Memphis RiverKings, the Dallas Freeze and the Fort Worth Fire.

In 1996-97, the Huntsville Channel Cats, along with the planned 1996–97 Southern Hockey League (SHL) expansion teams Columbus Cottonmouths, Macon Whoopee, and Nashville Nighthawks, joined the Central Hockey League after the SHL ended.

The CHL came together with the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) in 2001.

The CHL commissioner is now Duane Lewis, who succeeded Brad Treliving on an temporary basis after Treliving took a position with the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes following the 2006-2007 season. Treliving co-founded the WPHL in 1996, and after the 2001 merger, served with the CHL for seven years. Lewis was named the permanent commissioner in June 2008.

On June 1, 2010 the league announced that it would come together with the International Hockey League.

Current teams

The CHL is divided into two Conferences.  Teams compete every year for the Ray Miron President's Cup. 

Turner ConferenceTeamArenaCity/areaAffiliate team(s) Bloomington PrairieThunder U.S. Cellular Coliseum Bloomington, Illinois  Colorado Eagles Budweiser Events Center Loveland, Colorado Dayton Gems Hara Arena Trotwood, Ohio Evansville IceMen Swonder Ice Arena Evansville, Indiana Fort Wayne Komets Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana Columbus Blue Jackets, Springfield Falcons Missouri Mavericks Independence Events Center Independence, Missouri  Quad City Mallards i Wireless Center Moline, Illinois  Rapid City Rush Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota Wichita Thunder Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kansas   Berry ConferenceTeamArenaCity/areaAffiliate team(s) Allen Americans Allen Event Center Allen, Texas Dallas Stars, Texas Stars Arizona Sundogs Tim's Toyota Center Prescott Valley, Arizona Phoenix Coyotes Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs CenturyTel Center Bossier City, Louisiana Laredo Bucks Laredo Energy Arena Laredo, Texas Mississippi RiverKings DeSoto Civic Center Southaven, Mississippi Odessa Jackalopes Ector County Coliseum Odessa, TexasNew York Islanders, Bridgeport Sound Tigers Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees State Farm Arena Hidalgo, Texas  Texas Brahmas NYTEX Sports Centre North Richland Hills, Texas  Tulsa Oilers BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma Colorado Avalanche, Lake Erie Monsters

League champions 
1993 - Tulsa Oilers
1994 - Wichita Thunder
1995 - Wichita Thunder
1996 - Oklahoma City Blazers
1997 - Fort Worth Fire
1998 - Columbus Cottonmouths
1999 - Huntsville Channel Cats
2000 - Indianapolis Ice
2001 - Oklahoma City Blazers
2002 - Memphis RiverKings
2003 - Memphis RiverKings
2004 - Laredo Bucks
2005 - Colorado Eagles
2006 - Laredo Bucks
2007 - Colorado Eagles
2008 - Arizona Sundogs
2009 - Texas Brahmas
2010 - Rapid City Rush

References

Other websites
Central Hockey League website

Category:Central Hockey League
Category:1992 establishments in the United States