2006–07 CHL season

2006–07 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Governors’ CupBossier-Shreveport
Season MVPJeff Christian (Youngstown)
Top scorerJeff Christian (Youngstown)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsColorado Eagles

The 2006–07 CHL season was the 15th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2006-07 Central Hockey League
DivisionTeamCityArena
Northeast Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center
Memphis RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Coliseum
Youngstown SteelHounds Youngstown, Ohio Covelli Center
Northwest Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center
Rocky Mountain Rage Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield Event Center
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
Southeast Austin Ice Bats Austin, Texas Chaparral Ice
Corpus Christi Rayz Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center
Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Hidalgo, Texas Dodge Arena
Southwest Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center
Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Prescott Valley Convention & Events Center
Lubbock Cotton Kings Lubbock, Texas City Bank Coliseum
New Mexico Scorpions Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Ana Star Center
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum

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 Mudbugs6444142421415594
Memphis RiverKings6439193322720884
Youngstown Steelhounds6434202823019978
Tulsa Oilers6427286322524663
Northwest Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Colorado Eagles6446170125618293
Oklahoma City Blazers6435212621121478
Wichita Thunder6428280819121364
Rocky Mountain Rage6417404318025141
Southeast Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Laredo Bucks6442173221917089
Corpus Christi Rayz6435224319616977
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees6428284418520364
Austin Ice Bats6421295916921056
Southwest Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
New Mexico Scorpions6432243521221772
Arizona Sundogs6434281122921670
Amarillo Gorillas6432281320522068
Odessa Jackalopes6426314317620559
Lubbock Cotton Kings6424312717021757

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

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

  1. ↑ "2006-07 Central Hockey League Standings". statscrew.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine