2006–07 CHL season
Sports season
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The 2006–07 CHL season was the 15th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Governors’ CupBossier-Shreveport
Season MVPJeff Christian (Youngstown)
| 2006–07 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Governors’ Cup | Bossier-Shreveport |
| Season MVP | Jeff Christian (Youngstown) |
| Top scorer | Jeff Christian (Youngstown) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Colorado Eagles |
Teams
Map of teams
Northeast Division 
Northwest Division 
Southeast Division 
Southwest Division
Regular season
Division standings
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 214 | 155 | 94 |
| Memphis RiverKings | 64 | 39 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 227 | 208 | 84 |
| Youngstown Steelhounds | 64 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 230 | 199 | 78 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 27 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 225 | 246 | 63 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Eagles | 64 | 46 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 256 | 182 | 93 |
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 35 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 211 | 214 | 78 |
| Wichita Thunder | 64 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 191 | 213 | 64 |
| Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 17 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 180 | 251 | 41 |
| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laredo Bucks | 64 | 42 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 219 | 170 | 89 |
| Corpus Christi Rayz | 64 | 35 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 196 | 169 | 77 |
| Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 185 | 203 | 64 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 21 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 169 | 210 | 56 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 32 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 212 | 217 | 72 |
| Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 34 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 229 | 216 | 70 |
| Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 205 | 220 | 68 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 26 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 176 | 205 | 59 |
| Lubbock Cotton Kings | 64 | 24 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 170 | 217 | 57 |
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
Source:[1]
Playoffs
Format
The top six teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. All series were best-of-seven. The highest seeded first round losing team advanced to the second round as a wild card team.
Playoff bracket
| Conference Quarterfinals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Final | Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Wichita | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Bossier-Shreveport | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Memphis | - | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Northern | |||||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Memphis | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Youngstown | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Oklahoma City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Memphis | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Oklahoma City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Laredo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Laredo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Rio Grande Valley | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Laredo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Corpus Christi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Corpus Christi | - | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Laredo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | New Mexico | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | New Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S5 | Amarillo | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | New Mexico | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Corpus Christi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards
- Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners[2]
- Ray Miron President’s Cup (Playoff Champions) - Colorado Eagles
- Governors’ Cup (regular-season champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Most Valuable Player - Jeff Christian, Youngstown
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Brad Williamson, Colorado
- Rookie of the Year - Cam Abbott, Bossier-Shreveport
- Coach of the Year - Kevin McClelland, Memphis
- Man of the Year - Riley Nelson, Colorado
- Rick Kozuback Award - Marco Pietroniro, Arizona
- Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Jeff Christian, Youngstown
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Greg Pankewicz, Colorado
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (North) - Matt Medley, Tulsa
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South) - Brent Zelenewich, Corpus Christi
- Athletic Trainer of the Year – Mike Ermatinger, Youngstown
- Equipment Manager of the Year– Brandon Rose, Oklahoma City
All-CHL Team
- Forward: Jeff Christian, Youngstown
- Forward: Brent Kelly, Arizona
- Forward: Chris Richards, Youngstown
- Defenseman: Derek Landmesser, Memphis
- Defenseman: Brad Williamson, Colorado
- Goaltender : John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
All-Rookie Team
- Forward - Cam Abbott, Bossier-Shreveport
- Forward - Bobby Chaumont, Laredo
- Forward - Ryan McLeod, New Mexico
- Defenseman - Alex Dunn, Odessa
- Defenseman - Craig Strain, Colorado
- Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
