League Central Hockey League Duration 66 games Runners-up Colorado Eagles Season champion Allen Americans | Sport Ice hockey Governor's Cup Allen Americans Number of teams 18 People also search for 2009–10 CHL season | |
Champions Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Top scorer Riley Nelson (Colorado Eagles) Champion Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Season MVP Sébastien Thinel (Odessa Jackalopes) Finals champion Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | ||
The 2010–11 CHL season was the 19th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
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Team foldings
The Amarillo Gorillas and the Corpus Christi IceRays folded and both were replaced by a North American Hockey League team.
Expansion
On June 1, 2010, the Central Hockey League (CHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL) announced that they would merge and play under the CHL moniker.
On June 10, 2010, it was announced that four IHL teams made the move to the CHL, the Fort Wayne Komets, Bloomington PrairieThunder, Dayton Gems and the Quad City Mallards. It was later announced that the Evansville IceMen would also participate in the league. This is after team ownership in Evansville, Indiana purchased the former IHL Muskegon Lumberjacks franchise.
All-Star Game
It was announced that the 2011 Central Hockey League All-Star Game would be held at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, home of the Rapid City Rush on January 12, 2011. The defending champions Rapid City Rush and coach Joe Ferras will form one team in the match-up and will be opposed by a team of CHL All-Stars composed of players from the other 17 CHL member teams.
Conference standings
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title After games of March 27, 2011
x – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won regular season league title After games of March 27, 2011.