2000–01 CHL season
Sports season
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The 2000–01 CHL season was the ninth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Adams’ CupMemphis RiverKings
ChampionsOklahoma City Blazers
| 2000–01 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Adams’ Cup | Memphis RiverKings |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Runners-up | Columbus Cottonmouths |
Teams
Map of teams
Eastern Division 
Western Division
Regular season
Division standings
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis RiverKings | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 296 | 236 | 92 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 248 | 199 | 90 |
| Fayetteville Force | 70 | 31 | 30 | 9 | 216 | 243 | 71 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 70 | 31 | 32 | 7 | 239 | 260 | 69 |
| Huntsville Tornado | 70 | 31 | 36 | 3 | 217 | 275 | 65 |
| Macon Whoopee | 70 | 23 | 36 | 11 | 218 | 262 | 57 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 273 | 185 | 99 |
| San Antonio Iguanas | 70 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 288 | 229 | 91 |
| Topeka Scarecrows | 69 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 256 | 245 | 84 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 70 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 259 | 250 | 80 |
| Wichita Thunder | 70 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 251 | 251 | 68 |
| Border City Bandits | 51 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 132 | 283 | 26 |
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
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Playoffs
Playoff bracket
| Quarter Finals | Semi-finals | Championships | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Memphis | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indianapolis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Memphis | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eastern | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Columbus | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Columbus | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Fayetteville | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Columbus | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tulsa | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma City | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Western | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Antonio | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Antonio | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Topeka | 2 | ||||||||||||
CHL awards
| Ray Miron Cup: | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Adams Cup (regular-season champions) | Oklahoma City Blazers |
| Coach of the Year: | Paul Kelly (Topeka) |
| Most Valuable Player: | Joe Burton (Oklahoma City) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Rod Branch (Tulsa) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Brant Nicklin (Tulsa) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | Derek Landmesser (Memphis) |
| Rookie of the Year | Derek Reynolds (Huntsville) |
| Scoring Champion | Yvan Corbin (Indianapolis) |
| Community Service Award | Andy Powers (Columbus) |
