2011–12 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Number of teams14
Regular season
Governor's CupWichita Thunder
Season MVPBrandon Marino (Fort Wayne)
Top scorerTodd Robinson (Evansville)
Finals
ChampionsFort Wayne Komets
  Runners-upWichita Thunder

The 2011–12 CHL season was the 20th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

League business

Team changes

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, Colorado Eagles (who moved to the ECHL), Mississippi RiverKings (who moved to the Southern Professional Hockey League), Bloomington PrairieThunder, and the Odessa Jackalopes all left the league.

A new team, the Bloomington Blaze joined the league and will play in the Turner Conference.

Realignment

Announced on June 14, 2011, the league realigned their conferences with the loss of five teams and the addition of one team. The notable changes are the addition of Bloomington to the Turner Conference and Wichita Thunder to the Berry Conference.

Regular season

Conference standings

Updated May 12, 2012.[1]

Turner Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Fort Wayne Komets664019722818787
Evansville IceMen664022421519284
Missouri Mavericks663921622320084
Rapid City Rush663822622617682
Quad City Mallards663727223020176
Dayton Gems6623291418522860
Bloomington Blaze662435718324455

Updated March 26, 2012.[2]

Berry Conference GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Wichita Thunder664419323118191
Allen Americans663918921217587
Texas Brahmas663325817117074
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees663227720820071
Tulsa Oilers662929820722266
Laredo Bucks662538317524653
Arizona Sundogs661938917524747

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Conference Semi-Finals Conference Final Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals
         
T1 Fort Wayne 4
T4 Rapid City 2
T1 Fort Wayne 4
Turner Conference
T3 Missouri 3
T2 Evansville 0
T3 Missouri 4
T1 Fort Wayne 4
B1 Wichita 1
B1 Wichita 4
B4 Rio Grande Valley 1
B1 Wichita 4
Berry Conference
B3 Texas 2
B2 Allen 2
B3 Texas 4

CHL Awards

Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners[3]

Ray Miron President's Cup:Fort Wayne Komets
Bud Poile Governors' Cup:Wichita Thunder
Most Valuable Player:Brandon Marino (Quad City)
Most Outstanding Goaltender:Mark Guggenberger (Texas)
Most Outstanding Defenseman:Riley Weselowski (Rapid City)
Rookie of the Year:Mark Guggenberger (Texas)
Coach of the Year:Kevin McClelland (Wichita Thunder)
Man of the Year:Riley Weselowski (Rapid City)
Rick Kozuback Award (Sportsmanship/Perseverance):TBD
Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion):Todd Robinson (Evansville)
Playoff Most Valuable Player:Mike Vaskivuo (Fort Wayne)
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (Arizona):Kevin Petovello
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars):Brandon Marino (Quad City)
Athletic Trainer of the Year:Bryan Rogers (Dayton)
Equipment Manager of the Year:Romeo Vivit (Rapid City)

All-CHL Team

Source:CHL Media Relations[4]

References

  1. "CentralHockeyLeague.com: Statistics (Standings)". CHL. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  2. "CentralHockeyLeague.com: Statistics (Standings)". CHL. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
  3. Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. CHL Media Relations
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