1980–81 CHL season
Sports season
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The 1980–81 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title.
| 1980–81 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Regular Season Top Team | Dallas Black Hawks |
| Season MVP | Joe Mullen |
| Top scorer | Joe Mullen |
| Adams Cup playoffs | |
| Adams Cup playoffs MVP | Don Murdoch |
| Adams Cup | |
| Champions | Salt Lake Golden Eagles |
| Runners-up | Wichita Wind |
Regular season
| Central Hockey League | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Black Hawks (VAN/TOR) | 79 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 356 | 233 | 119 |
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles (STL) | 80 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 368 | 295 | 97 |
| Indianapolis Checkers (NYI) | 80 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 306 | 238 | 94 |
| Oklahoma City Stars (MIN) | 79 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 312 | 328 | 80 |
| Tulsa Oilers (WPG) | 79 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 285 | 312 | 70 |
| Wichita Wind (EDM) | 80 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 307 | 346 | 67 |
| Fort Worth Texans (COL) | 80 | 24 | 53 | 3 | 201 | 309 | 51 |
| Birmingham Bulls (CGY) | 58 | 17 | 37 | 4 | 204 | 277 | 38 |
| Houston Apollos (LA) | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 97 | 98 | 32 |
Playoffs
| Division Semifinal | Division Final | Adams Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Fort Worth Texans | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulsa Oilers | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Oklahoma City Stars | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Tulsa Oilers | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Salt Lake Golden Eagles | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita Wind | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Black Hawks | |||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dallas Black Hawks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita Wind | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Indianapolis Checkers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wichita Wind | 3 | ||||||||||||