2009–10 CHL season
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The 2009–10 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The season run from October 16, 2009, until March 20, 2010, followed with the Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs.
| 2009–10 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Teams | 15 |
| Regular season | |
| Governors’ Cup | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Season MVP | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Top scorer | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado) |
| Playoffs | |
| Northern champions | Rapid City Rush |
| Northern runners-up | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs |
| Southern champions | Allen Americans |
| Southern runners-up | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Rapid City Rush |
| Runners-up | Allen Americans |
The 2010 Central Hockey League All-Star Game was on January 13, 2010, at the Laredo Entertainment Center.
The season ended on May 4, 2010, when the Rapid City Rush defeated the Allen Americans in double overtime.
League business
The Allen Americans (Allen, TX) and the Missouri Mavericks (Independence, MO) were added, the New Mexico Scorpions and Oklahoma City Blazers folded, and the Rocky Mountain Rage suspended operations, with hopes of rejoining the league for the 2010–11 season.
Teams
Map of teams
Northern Conference 
Southern Conference
Regular season
Conference standings
| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Rapid City Rush | 64 | 43 | 14 | 7 | 93 | 253 | 197 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 91 | 277 | 208 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 38 | 22 | 4 | 80 | 213 | 180 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 73 | 217 | 116 |
| x-Missouri Mavericks | 64 | 31 | 27 | 6 | 68 | 200 | 220 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 28 | 29 | 7 | 63 | 203 | 230 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 9 | 50 | 5 | 23 | 128 | 257 |
| Southern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 48 | 11 | 5 | 101 | 269 | 187 |
| x-Allen Americans | 64 | 42 | 17 | 5 | 89 | 210 | 183 |
| x-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 76 | 218 | 215 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 71 | 187 | 190 |
| x-Corpus Christi IceRays | 64 | 30 | 26 | 8 | 68 | 225 | 198 |
| e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 64 | 193 | 228 |
| e-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 24 | 34 | 6 | 54 | 199 | 226 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 51 | 197 | 254 |
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against
y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention
Source:[1]
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
| First Round | Semifinals | Conference Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapid City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Mississippi | 1 | 5 | Missouri | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Missouri | 2 | Northern | 1 | Rapid City | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Colorado | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Bossier-Shreveport | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rapid City | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Allen | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Allen | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 2 | 3 | Laredo | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Corpus Christi | 0 | Southern | 2 | Allen | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Odessa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Odessa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
CHL awards
- Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners[2]
| Ray Miron President's Cup: | Rapid City Rush |
| Bud Poile Governors' Cup: | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Most Valuable Player: | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)[3] |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Joel Martin (Odessa) [4] |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman: | Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) [5] |
| Rookie of the Year: | Danny Battochio (Rapid City) [6] |
| Coach of the Year: | Joe Ferras (Rapid City) [7] |
| Man of the Year: | Justin Quenneville (Corpus Christi)[8] |
| Rick Kozuback Award: | Jason Duda (Wichita) [9] |
| Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion): | Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)[3] |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Les Reaney (Rapid City) |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South Texas): | Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) [10] |
| All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars): | Joel Martin (Texas) [10] |
| Athletic Trainer of the Year: | Stuart Nichols (Tulsa) [11] |
| Gunner Garrett Equipment Manager of the Year: | Tony Deynzer (Colorado) [11] |
| CHL Performance of the Year: | Louis Dumont (Mississippi) [12] |
| CHL Media Services Award | Bill Althaus (Missouri) [13] |
| Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award | Jeff Christian (Missouri) [14] |
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