Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1992
No. of teams	17
Country(ies)	United States
Most recent champion(s)	Colorado Eagles
Official website	www.centralhockeyleague.com

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History

The Central Hockey League (CHL) was revived in 1992 by Bill Levins and Ray Miron under the idea of central ownership of both the league and the teams. Both men were from hockey backgrounds—Miron had been general manager of the Colorado Rockies and had briefly been president of the previous Central Hockey League in 1976. The Colorado Rockies was a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL) that played in Denver, Colorado from 1976 to 1982. ... The Central Hockey League was a minor professional ice hockey league that operated in the United States from 1963 to 1984. ...

In the inaugural 1992-93 season the league had six teams, including the Oklahoma City Blazers, the Tulsa Oilers, the Wichita Thunder, the Memphis RiverKings, the Dallas Freeze and the Fort Worth Fire. The Oklahoma City Blazers are an professional ice hockey team that plays in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. ... The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. ... The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. ... Previous RiverKings logo The Memphis RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. ... The Fort Worth Fire were a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. ...

After Levins died, the championship trophy awarded to the winner of the CHL playoffs was renamed the Levins Cup. After running the league for eight years, Miron retired in 2000 and sold the league. The Levins Cup was renamed the Ray Miron President's Cup.

After several experiments in expansion and a long battle for players and markets with the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL), the CHL merged with the WPHL in 2001. The Western Professional Hockey League (abbreviated WPHL) was a minor league in ice hockey in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the Southern United States, mainly Texas. ...

Brad Treliving, the current CHL Commissioner, has provided a stablizing influence on the league.

2007-08 teams

The CHL is divided into four divisions. Teams compete annually for the Ray Miron President's Cup. Active teams, listed by 2006-07 division and with their 2006-07 affiliated teams include: The Ray Miron Presidents Cup is the championship trophy of the Central Hockey League. ...

The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs are a professional ice hockey team which plays in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. ... The CenturyTel Center is a 12,440-seat multi-purpose arena in Bossier City, Louisiana. ... Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. [1] [2] As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 56,461. ... The Buffalo Sabres is the best professional ice hockey team around. ... The Rochester Americans are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Previous RiverKings logo Memphis RiverKings (1993-2000) The Mississippi RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. ... The DeSoto Civic Center is a 8,411-seat multi-purpose arena in Southaven, Mississippi. ... Southaven, a city in DeSoto County, Mississippi, is a suburb of Memphis, Tennessee. ... The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... The Hartford Wolf Pack are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... Texas Brahmas The Texas Brahmas are a professional ice hockey team. ... The NYTEX Sports Centre is a 1,894 seat multi-purpose arena in North Richland Hills, Texas. ... North Richland Hills is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. ... The Youngstown SteelHounds are a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. ... The main entrance to the Chevrolet Centre The Chevrolet Centre (Formerly the Youngstown Convocation Center) is a 5,700-seat multi-purpose arena in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. ... Location within the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country State Counties Mahoning, Trumbull Founded 1796 Incorporated 1848 (village) - 1867 (city) Government  - Mayor Jay Williams (I) Area  - City  34. ... The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. ... The Syracuse Crunch are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. ... The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team. ... The Budweiser Events Center is a 7,200-seat multi-purpose arena in Loveland, Colorado. ... ... The Oklahoma City Blazers are an professional ice hockey team that plays in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. ... For the rehabilitation facility in California, sometimes referred to in the media as the Ford Center, see Betty Ford Clinic. ... OKC redirects here. ... The Rocky Mountain Rage are a team of the Central Hockey League scheduled to begin play in 2006-07. ... The Broomfield Event Center is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the Denver suburb of Broomfield, Colorado. ... The City and County of Broomfield lies in the northwestern tier of the Denver metropolitan area in the State of Colorado of the United States. ... The Tulsa Oilers are a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. ... The Tulsa Convention Center is a 7,111-seat multi-purpose arena in Tulsa, Oklahoma. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tulsa, Osage, Wagoner, Rogers Government  - Mayor Kathy Taylor (D) Area  - City  186. ... The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. ... The Britt Brown Arena is a 9,686-seat multi-purpose arena in Wichita, Kansas. ... For other uses, see Wichita (disambiguation). ... Austin Ice Bats The Austin Ice Bats are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, United States. ... Chaparral Ice is an ice skating arena located in Austin, Texas. ... Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. ... This article is about the American Hockey League team. ... The Texas Wildcatters are the East Coast Hockey League team based in Beaumont, Texas. ... The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ... The Corpus Christi Rayz are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Corpus Christi, Texas affiliated with the Central Hockey League. ... The American Bank Center is a Convention Center and 8,156-seat multi-purpose arena in Corpus Christi, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Counties Government  - Mayor Henry Garrett Area  - City 1,192. ... The Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. ... The Laredo Entertainment Center is a multi-purpose arena in Laredo, Texas. ... Nickname: Coordinates: , Country State County Webb Settled 1755 Government  - Type Mayor / City Manager  - Mayor Raul G. Salinas  - City Manager Carlos R. Villarreal Area  - City 84. ... The Rio Grance Valley Killer Bees are a professional ice hockey team. ... The Dodge Arena is a 6,800-seat multi-purpose complex in Hidalgo, Texas. ... 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Suspended operations

• Lubbock Cotton Kings - arena problems forcing a one-year hiatus [1]

The Lubbock Cotton Kings are a minor-league ice hockey team based in Lubbock, Texas. ...

Expected to begin play in 2008-09

• Yuma, Arizona - pending completion of an arena [2]
• Rapid City Rush [3] - pending completion of a new arena [4]

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Expected to Begin Play in 2009-10

• Allen, Texas - pending completion of a new arena [5]
• Independence, Missouri - pending completion of a new arena [6]

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Defunct teams

• Border City Bandits (Texarkana, TX) 2000-01 season only, suspended by league on 2/20/01
• Columbus Cottonmouths (Columbus, GA) 1996 to 2001, moved to ECHL from 2001-04 and SPHL from 2004 to date
• Dallas Freeze 1992 to 1995
• El Paso Buzzards (WPHL 1996 to 2001, CHL 2001 to 2003)
• Fayetteville Force (1997 to 2001)
• Fort Worth Fire (1992 to 1999)
• Huntsville Channel Cats (began in Southern Hockey League 1995-96, moved to CHL from 1996 to 1999, changed name to Huntsville Tornado in 1999-2000)
• Indianapolis Ice (began play in IHL from 1988 to 1999, moved to CHL from 1999 to 2004. Franchise was sold and moved to Topeka, KS where they played as the Topeka Tarantulas for 2004-05)
• Macon Whoopee (1996 to 2001), moved to ECHL for 2001-02
• Nashville Nighthawks(1996-97, changed name to Nashville Ice Flyers for 1997-98. The Ice Flyers were supposed to have moved to Albany, GA following the announcement that the Nashville Predators were joining the NHL for the 1998-99 season, but that relocation never occurred)
• San Antonio Iguanas (1994 to 1997, 1998 to 2002)
• San Angelo Outlaws(WPHL 1997-2001, CHL 2001-02), changed name to San Angelo Saints from 2002-2005
• Topeka ScareCrows 1998 to 2001

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See also

• List of ice hockey leagues
• Sports league attendances

This is a list of ice hockey leagues, both professional and amateur, from around the world; parentheses denote year of establishment and, where applicable, year of disestablishment. ... The table below lists domestic sports leagues from around the world by total attendances for the last completed season. ...

External links

• Central Hockey League website
• intotheboards.net - CHL
• ITB Forums - CHL