2001–02 CHL season

2001–02 CHL season
League	Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Regular season
Season MVP	Don Parsons (Memphis)
MVP	Don Parsons (Memphis)
Finals
Champions	Memphis RiverKings

The 2001–02 CHL season was the tenth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2001-02 Central Hockey League
Division	Team	City	Arena
Northeast	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	Bossier City, Louisiana	CenturyTel Center
	Fort Worth Brahmas	Fort Worth, Texas	Fort Worth Convention Center
	Indianapolis Ice	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pepsi Coliseum
	Memphis RiverKings	Southaven, Mississippi	DeSoto Civic Center
Northwest	Amarillo Rattlers	Amarillo, Texas	Amarillo Civic Center
	Oklahoma City Blazers	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Myriad Convention Center
	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa Coliseum
	Wichita Thunder	Wichita, Kansas	Britt Brown Arena
Southeast	Austin Ice Bats	Austin, Texas	Luedecke Arena
	Corpus Christi IceRays	Corpus Christi, Texas	Memorial Coliseum
	San Angelo Outlaws	San Angelo, Texas	San Angelo Coliseum
	San Antonio Iguanas	San Antonio, Texas	Freeman Coliseum
Southwest	El Paso Buzzards	El Paso, Texas	El Paso County Coliseum
	Lubbock Cotton Kings	Lubbock, Texas	City Bank Coliseum
	New Mexico Scorpions	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Tingley Coliseum
	Odessa Jackalopes	Odessa, Texas	Ector County Coliseum

Map of teams

Bossier-
Shreveport

Fort Worth

Indiana-
polis

Memphis

Amarillo

Oklahoma City

Tulsa

Wichita

Austin

Corpus Christi

San Angelo

San Antonio

El Paso

Lubbock

New Mexico

Odessa

Northeast Division Northwest Division
Southeast Division Southwest Division

Regular season

Division standings

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Memphis RiverKings	64	46	14	4	267	186	92
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	64	33	27	4	215	198	70
Fort Worth Brahmas	64	30	27	7	205	217	67
Indianapolis Ice	64	20	37	7	192	237	47

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Oklahoma City Blazers	64	35	22	7	236	203	77
Tulsa Oilers	64	30	30	4	204	215	64
Wichita Thunder	64	24	34	6	203	262	54
Amarillo Rattlers	64	19	39	6	177	257	44

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Austin Ice Bats	64	44	15	5	239	174	93
San Antonio Iguanas	64	40	16	8	243	183	88
San Angelo Outlaws	64	29	31	4	207	228	62
Corpus Christi Ice Rays	64	16	35	13	158	253	45

Southwest Division	GP	W	L	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Odessa Jackalopes	64	47	11	6	203	149	100
El Paso Buzzards	64	36	24	4	223	222	76
Lubbock Cotton Kings	64	30	23	11	204	196	71
New Mexico Scorpions	64	33	25	6	210	206	70

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

	Quarter Finals					Semi-Finals					Championships
	1	Memphis	3
	4	Fort Worth	1
						1	Memphis	4
	Northern
						3	Bossier-Shreveport	3
	2	Oklahoma City	1
	3	Bossier-Shreveport	3
											1	Memphis	4
											2	Austin	1
	1	Odessa	2
	4	El Paso	3
						4	El Paso	2
	Southern
						2	Austin	4
	2	Austin	3
	3	San Antonio	1

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)

External links

• 2001–02 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database