2000–01 CHL season

The 2000–01 CHL season was the 9th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Franchise changes

 * The Huntsville Channel Cats were renamed the Huntsville Tornado
 * The Texarkana, Texas based Border City Bandits were added to the league.  However, the franchise was revoked on February 20, 2001 for not meeting league financial obligations.

Standings
Eastern Division Team                   GP  W  L OTL  P  GF  GA  x-Memphis RiverKings    70 43 21  6  92 296 236 x-Columbus Cottonmouths 70 41 21 8  90 248 199 x-Fayetteville Force   70 31 30  9  71 216 243 x-Indianapolis Ice     70 31 32  7  69 239 260 Huntsville Tornado     70 31 36  3  65 217 275 Macon Whoopee          70 23 36 11  57 218 262 Western Division Team                   GP  W  L OTL  P  GF  GA  x-Oklahoma City Blazers 70 48 19  3  99 273 185 x-San Antonio Iguanas  70 42 21  7  91 288 229 x-Topeka Scarecrows    69 38 23  8  84 256 245 x-Tulsa Oilers         70 36 26  8  80 259 250 Wichita Thunder        70 30 32  8  68 251 251 z-Border City Bandits  51 11 36  4  26 132 283 x-clinched playoff birth z-operations suspended by league on February 20, 2001 note: league played a partial interlocking schedule with the Western Professional Hockey League

Format
The top four teams in each division qualify for the playoffs. The quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were best-of-five and the finals were best-of-seven

Quarterfinals

 * Oklahoma City defeated Tulsa, 3 games to none; 5-2, 3-2 (ot), 3-2
 * San Antonio defeated Topeka, 3 games to 1; 2-4, 4-3, 4-3, 5-3
 * Columbus defeated Fayetteville, 3 games to 2; 1-3, 6-2, 1-5, 3-2 (ot), 5-2
 * Memphis defeated Indianapolis, 3 games to none; 4-3, 4-2, 3-2

Semifinals

 * Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio, 3 games to 2; 4-3, 1-4, 3-4 (ot), 5-2, 1-0 (ot)
 * Columbus defeated Memphis, 3 games to 1; 3-1, 4-2, 1-3, 2-1

Final

 * Oklahoma City defeated Columbus, 4 games to 1; 2-1 (ot), 5-0, 0-2, 2-1 (ot), 4-1