2006–07 CHL season
| 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 |
The 2006–07 CHL season was the 15th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
Teams
Map of teams
Northeast Division Northwest Division
Southeast Division Southwest 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
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[1]
- 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
References
- ^ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine