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{{Infobox sports league
  
{{Infobox sports league
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|current_season = 2014–15 CHL season
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| logo = CHL Logo.jpeg
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| logo = CHL.jpg
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| caption = Central Hockey League logo
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| caption = Central Hockey League logo
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| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
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| sport = [[Ice hockey]]
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| founded = 1992
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| founded = 1992
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| motto =
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| motto =
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| teams = 15
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| teams = [[#Current teams|9]]
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| country = {{USA}}
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| country = [[United States]] & [[Canada]]
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| champion = [[Rapid City Rush]]
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| champion = [[Allen Americans]]
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| most_champs = (tie) [[Wichita Thunder]], [[Oklahoma City Blazers]], [[Mississippi RiverKings|Memphis RiverKings]], [[Laredo Bucks]], & [[Colorado Eagles]] (2)
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| most_champs = (tie) [[Allen Americans]], [[Wichita Thunder]], [[Oklahoma City Blazers]], [[Mississippi RiverKings|Memphis RiverKings]], [[Laredo Bucks]], & [[Colorado Eagles]] (2)
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| website = [http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/ www.centralhockeyleague.com]
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| website = [http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/ www.centralhockeyleague.com]
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}}The '''Central Hockey League''' (CHL) was a mid-level [[professional]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] league, owned by [[Global Entertainment Corporation]]. Its final champions were the [[Allen Americans]].
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This incarnation Central Hockey League was created in 1992 as a centrally owned league, owned by [[Ray Miron]] and Bill Levins. The league was operated by Ray and Monte Miron and funded by Chicago businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur [[Horn Chen]].  The league came to an end on October 7, 2014 when the Board of Governors of the [[ECHL]] voted to accept the CHL's remaining seven members as expansion teams in the ECHL.
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The '''Central Hockey League''' (CHL) is a mid-level [[professional]] [[ice hockey|hockey]] league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation.
 
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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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 what is now the [[New Jersey Devils]] and had briefly been president of the previous [[Central Hockey League (1963-1984)|Central Hockey League]] in 1976.
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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 what is now the [[New Jersey Devils]] and had briefly been president of the previous [[Central Hockey League (1963-1984)|Central Hockey League]] in 1976.
   
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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]].
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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]]. With the move of the RiverKings to the SPHL, the Thunder and the Oilers are the last of the league's original teams still extant.
   
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In 1996-97 the Huntsville Channel Cats, along with the planned 1996–97 [[Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)|Southern Hockey League]] expansion teams [[Columbus Cottonmouths]], [[Macon Whoopee]], and [[Nashville Nighthawks]], joined the Central Hockey League following the SHL's demise.
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In 1996-97 the Huntsville Channel Cats, along with the planned 1996–97 [[Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)|Southern Hockey League]] expansion teams Columbus Cottonmouths, Macon Whoopee, and Nashville Nighthawks, joined the Central Hockey League following the SHL's demise.
   
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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.
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After Levins died, the league's 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.
  
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.
   
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The CHL commissioner is currently Duane Lewis, who succeeded Brad Treliving on an interim basis after Treliving took a position with the NHL's [[Phoenix Coyotes]] following the 2006-2007 season. Treliving co-founded the WPHL in 1996, and after the 2001 merger, served with the CHL for 7 years.
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The CHL commissioner is currently [[Duane Lewis]], who succeeded [[Brad Treliving]] on an interim basis after Treliving took a position with the NHL's [[Phoenix Coyotes]] following the 2006-2007 season. Treliving co-founded the WPHL in 1996, and after the 2001 merger, served with the CHL for seven years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/sports/articles/0719coyotes0719.html |title=Treliving new Coyotes assistant GM |publisher=Azcentral.com |date=2007-07-19 |accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref> Lewis was named the permanent commissioner in June 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=2459 |title=News |publisher=centralhockeyleague.com |date=2008-06-17 |accessdate=2010-05-07}}</ref>
   
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On June 1, 2010 the league announced that it would merge with the [[International Hockey League (2007–)|International Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/news/index.html?article_id=4670 |title=CHL and IHL Make Major Announcement |accessdate= June 28, 2010}}</ref> Originally touted as a "merger," the effect was for the IHL's Bloomington, Dayton, Fort Wayne and Quad City franchises to join the CHL; the IHL quietly folded thereafter.
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==Current teams==
  
   
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The CHL and the ECHL websites [http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/news/index.html?article_id=11233 announced] on October 7, 2014 that the CHL's seven teams were accepted as expansion teams in the ECHL. On October 9th the CHL created a Central Division which was made up of the former CHL members.
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The CHL is divided into two Conferences. Teams compete annually for the [[Ray Miron President's Cup]].
 
   
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==Final Teams==
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{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center; width: 100%;" border="1"
  
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Membership as of October 7, 2014
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| bgcolor="#CCFFFF" align="center" colspan="6"|'''Northern Conference'''
  
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(date which all members were accepted into the ECHL)
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===Teams competed annually for the [[Ray Miron President's Cup]].===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%"
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| style="background:#cff; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Turner Conference'''
 
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!Team
  
!Team
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!Affiliate team(s)
  
!Affiliate team(s)
 
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| '''[[Bloomington PrairieThunder]]'''
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| '''[[Allen Americans]]'''
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| [[U.S. Cellular Coliseum]]
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| [[Allen Event Center]]
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| [[Bloomington, Illinois]]
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| [[Allen, Texas]]
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| '''[[Colorado Eagles]]'''
  
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| [[Budweiser Events Center]]
  
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| [[Loveland, Colorado]]
  
 
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[[Dallas Stars]] (NHL),[[Texas Stars]] (AHL)
 
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| '''[[Dayton Gems]]'''
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| '''[[Brampton Beast]]'''
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| [[Hara Arena]]
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|[[Powerade Centre]]
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| [[Trotwood, Ohio]]
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| [[Brampton, Ontario]]
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|[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] (NHL), [[Syracuse Crunch]] (AHL)
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| '''[[Evansville IceMen]]'''
  
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| [[Swonder Ice Arena]]
  
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| [[Evansville, Indiana]]
  
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| '''[[Fort Wayne Komets]]'''
  
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| [[Allen County War Memorial Coliseum]]
  
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| [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
  
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| '''[[Missouri Mavericks]]'''
  
| '''[[Missouri Mavericks]]'''
 
| [[Independence Events Center]]
  
| [[Independence Events Center]]
 
| [[Independence, Missouri]]
  
| [[Independence, Missouri]]
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|[[Chicago Wolves]] (AHL)
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| '''[[Quad City Mallards]]'''
  
| '''[[Quad City Mallards]]'''
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| [[i Wireless Center]]
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| [[i wireless Center]]
 
| [[Moline, Illinois]]
  
| [[Moline, Illinois]]
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|[[Minnesota Wild]] (NHL), [[Iowa Wild]] (AHL)
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| [[Philadelphia Flyers]], [[Adirondack Phantoms]]
  
 
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| '''[[Rapid City Rush]]'''
  
| '''[[Rapid City Rush]]'''
 
| [[Rushmore Plaza Civic Center]]
  
| [[Rushmore Plaza Civic Center]]
 
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
  
| [[Rapid City, South Dakota]]
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| '''[[Wichita Thunder]]'''
  
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| [[Intrust Bank Arena]]
  
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| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
  
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| style="background:#ffcbcb; text-align:center;" colspan="4"|'''Southern Conference'''
  
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!Team
  
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!Arena
  
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!Affiliate team(s)
  
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| '''[[Allen Americans]]'''
  
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| [[Allen Event Center]]
  
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| [[Allen, Texas]]
  
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| [[Dallas Stars]], [[Texas Stars]]
  
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| '''[[Arizona Sundogs]]'''
  
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| [[Tim's Toyota Center]]
  
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| [[Prescott Valley, Arizona]]
  
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| '''[[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]]'''
  
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| [[CenturyTel Center]]
  
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| [[Bossier City, Louisiana]]
  
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| '''[[Laredo Bucks]]'''
  
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| [[Laredo Energy Arena]]
  
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| [[Laredo, Texas]]
  
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| '''[[Mississippi RiverKings]]'''
  
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| [[DeSoto Civic Center]]
  
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| [[Southaven, Mississippi]]
  
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| '''[[Odessa Jackalopes]]'''
  
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| [[Ector County Coliseum]]
  
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| [[Odessa, Texas]]
  
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|[[New York Islanders]], [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]]
  
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| '''[[Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees]]'''
  
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| [[State Farm Arena]]
  
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| [[Hidalgo, Texas]]
  
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| '''[[Texas Brahmas]]'''
  
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| [[NYTEX Sports Centre]]
  
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| [[North Richland Hills, Texas|North Richland Hills, TX]]
  
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| '''[[Tulsa Oilers]]'''
  
| '''[[Tulsa Oilers]]'''
 
| [[BOK Center]]
  
| [[BOK Center]]
 
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
  
| [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
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|none
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| '''[[Wichita Thunder]]'''
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| [[Intrust Bank Arena]]
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| [[Wichita, Kansas]]
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|none
 
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==Defunct teams==
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===Defunct===
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* [[Albany, Georgia]] (1998) was supposed to be home of relocated [[Nashville Ice Flyers]] but team never played
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* [[Amarillo Gorillas]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1996–2001, CHL 2001–2010; team known as Amarillo Rattlers 1996–2002) team was replaced by a [[North American Hockey League]] franchise
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* [[Arizona Sundogs]] (2006-2014) suspended opeations August 21, 2014; hope to return for 2015-16
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* [[Austin Ice Bats]] (1996–2008, began play in WPHL before moving to CHL in 2001) franchise inactive
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* [[Border City Bandits]] ([[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana, TX]]; 2000–01 season only, suspended by league on 2/20/01)
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* [[Bloomington Blaze]] (2011-2013) join SPHL and renamed Thunder after threat of legal action by CHL over use of name in a different league
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* [[Bloomington Prairie Thunder]] ([[Bloomington, IL]]; 2006-2007 UHL, 2007-2010 IHL, 2010-2011 CHL. team failed to contact U.S Cellular coliseum for an Extended lease. in result, a new hockey franchise named the [[Bloomington Blaze]] replaced them. officially ceased operation on July 3rd, 2011)
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* [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]] ([[Bossier City, Louisiana|Bossier City]]–[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], [[Louisiana|LA]]; WPHL 1997–2001, CHL 2001–2011; folded on June 10, 2011 after intending to join SPHL
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* [[Colorado Eagles]] ([[Loveland, Colorado|Loveland, CO]]; 2003–2011, moved to [[ECHL]])
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* [[Columbus Cottonmouths]] ([[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]; 1996–2001, moved to [[ECHL]] from 2001–04 and [[SPHL]] from 2004)
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* [[Corpus Christi IceRays (1997–2010)|Corpus Christi IceRays]] (2001–2010, replaced by [[Corpus Christi IceRays|NAHL franchise]] of same name)
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* [[Dallas Freeze]] (1992–1995) folded as city already has NHL team
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* [[Dayton Gems (2009–2012)|Dayton Gems]] (2010-2012) folded after CHL-IHL agreement ends
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* [[Denver Cutthroats]] (2012-2014) went dormant August 20, 2014; hoping for 2015-16 return
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* [[El Paso Buzzards]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1996–2001, CHL 2001–2003) folded
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* [[Evansville IceMen (2008–2010)|Evansville IceMen]] (2010-2012) joined ECHL
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* [[Fayetteville Force]] (1997–2001) folded
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* [[Fort Wayne Komets]] (2010-2012) join ECHL
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* [[Fort Worth Fire]] (1992–1999) ceased operations
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* [[Fort Worth Brahmas]] (2001-2006, 2007-2013) sit out 2006-07 season; return as Texas Brahmas from 2007-2012) revert to Fort Worth name when sold; go inactive after 2012-13 season due to a lack of a suitable arena
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* [[Huntsville Channel Cats]] (began in [[Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)|Southern Hockey League]] 1995–96, moved to CHL from 1996–1999, changed name to [[Huntsville Tornado]] in 1999–2000)
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* [[Huntsville Tornado]] (2000-2001) go inactive for 2 seasons and then return as a junior level organization
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* [[Indianapolis Ice]] (began play in [[International Hockey League (1945–2001)|IHL]] from 1988–1999, moved to CHL from 1999–2004. Franchise was sold and moved to [[Topeka, KS]] where they played as the [[Topeka Tarantulas]] for 2004–05)
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* [[Laredo Bucks]] (2002-2012) went dormant due to financial and attendance issues, revived as [[St. Charles Chill]] for 2013-14 season
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* [[Lehigh Valley Xtreme]] (2010) to be based to Allentown, never played due to lack of arena, completed arena ready  for 2014-15 season which houses [[Lehigh Valley Phantoms ]] of the AHL
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* [[Lubbock Cotton Kings]] (1999–2007) went inactive due to arena lease problems
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* [[Macon Whoopee]] (1996–2001, moved to [[ECHL]] for [[2001–02 ECHL season|2001–02]])
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* [[Mississippi RiverKings]] (1992–2011, known as Memphis RiverKings from 1992–2007, moved to [[Southern Professional Hockey League|SPHL]] for [[2011–12 SPHL season|2011–12]].)
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* [[Nashville Nighthawks]] (1996–97, changed name to [[Nashville Ice Flyers]] for 1997–98. The Ice Flyers looked into the possibility of relocating to [[Albany, Georgia]], after the 1997–98 season following the announcement that the [[Nashville Predators]] were joining the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] for the 1998–99 season. For whatever reason that relocation never occurred)
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* [[New Mexico Scorpions]] ([[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho, NM]]; [[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1996–2001, CHL 2001–2009), inactive for 2005-06 season and suspend operations in July of 2009
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* [[Odessa Jackalopes (1997–2011)|Odessa Jackalopes]] (1997–2010, replaced by [[Odessa Jackalopes|NAHL franchise]] of the same name. Another source says the same team switched leagues<ref name="Odessa NAHL">{{cite news|last=Scheide|first=Lee|title=Central Hockey League: Jacks make move to North American Hockey League official|url=http://www.oaoa.com/sports/hockey-62328-league-american.html|accessdate=14 June 2011|newspaper=Odessa American|date=23 March 2011|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5zRdnwAxU|archivedate=14 June 2011}}</ref>)
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* [[Oklahoma City Blazers]] (1992–2009, folded on July 2, 2009)
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* [[Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees]] (based in [[Hidalgo, Texas]]; 2003-2012) sat out season and then were replaced by NAHL franchise
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* [[Rocky Mountain Rage]] ([[Broomfield, Colorado|Broomfield, CO]]; 2006–2009) ceased operations June 18, 2009
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* [[St. Charles Chill]] (2013-2014) folded May 2, 2014 (had been revived Laredo franchise)
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* [[San Antonio Iguanas]] (1994–1997, join IHL 1998–2002) folded after competing with city's AHL team
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* [[San Angelo Outlaws]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1997–2001, CHL 2001–02, changed name to San Angelo Saints from 2002–2005) folded
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* [[Topeka ScareCrows]] (1998–2001) franchise sold and then became a junior level organization
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* [[Youngstown SteelHounds]] (2005–2008, CHL suddenly announced they would no longer be playing in that league, league expelled franchise on June 2, 2008,  team looked to join [[International Hockey League (2007–)|IHL]] or [[ECHL]], but the market was replaced by the [[Youngstown Phantoms]] of the [[United States Hockey League]].)
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===Timeline===
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<timeline>
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DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy
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ImageSize = width:1000 height:auto barincrement:20
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Period = from:01/01/1992 till:07/01/2012
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TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
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PlotArea = right:30 left:0 bottom:50 top:5
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width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s
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bar:1 color:skyblue from:07/01/1992 till:07/01/1995 text:[[Dallas Freeze]] (1992-1995)
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bar:2 color:skyblue from:07/01/1992 till:07/01/1999 text:[[Fort Worth Fire]] (1992-1999)
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bar:3 color:skyblue from:07/01/1992 till:07/01/2011 text:[[Mississippi RiverKings|Memphis/Mississippi RiverKings]] (1992-2011)
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bar:4 color:skyblue from:07/01/1992 till:07/01/2009 text:[[Oklahoma City Blazers]] (1992-2009)
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bar:5 color:powderblue from:07/01/1992 till:end text:[[Tulsa Oilers]] (1992-present)
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bar:6 color:powderblue from:07/01/1992 till:end text:[[Wichita Thunder]] (1992-present)
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bar:7 color:skyblue from:07/01/1994 till:07/01/1997 text:[[San Antonio Iguanas]] (1992-1997, 1998-2002)
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bar:7 color:skyblue from:07/01/1998 till:07/01/2002
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bar:8 color:skyblue from:07/01/1996 till:07/01/2001 text:[[Columbus Cottonmouths]] (1996-2001)
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bar:9 color:skyblue from:07/01/1996 till:07/01/2001 text:[[Huntsville Channel Cats|Huntsville Channel Cats/Tornado]] (1996-2001)
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bar:10 color:skyblue from:07/01/1996 till:07/01/2001 text:[[Macon Whoopee]] (1996-2001)
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bar:11 color:skyblue from:07/01/1996 till:07/01/1998 text:[[Nashville Nighthawks|Nashville Nighthawks/Ice Flyers]] (1996-1998)
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bar:12 color:skyblue from:07/01/1997 till:07/01/2001 text:[[Fayetteville Force]] (1997-2001)
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bar:13 color:skyblue from:07/01/1998 till:07/01/2001 text:[[Topeka ScareCrows]] (1998-2001)
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bar:14 color:skyblue from:07/01/1999 till:06/15/2004 text:[[Indianapolis Ice]] (1999-2004)
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bar:14 color:skyblue from:07/01/2004 till:07/01/2005 text:[[Topeka Tarantulas]] (2004-2005)
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bar:15 color:skyblue from:07/01/2000 till:02/20/2001 text:[[Border City Bandits]] (2000-2001)
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bar:16 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2010 text:[[Amarillo Gorillas|Amarillo Rattlers/Gorillas]] (2001-2010)
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bar:17 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2010 text:[[Austin Ice Bats]] (2001-2010)
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bar:18 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2011 text:[[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]] (2001-2011)
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bar:19 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2010 text:[[Corpus Christi IceRays (1997–2010)|Corpus Christi IceRays]] (2001-2010)
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bar:20 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2003 text:[[El Paso Buzzards]] (2001-2003)
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bar:21 color:powderblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2006 text:[[Texas Brahmas|Fort Worth/Texas Brahmas]] (2001-2006, 2007-present)
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bar:21 color:powderblue from:07/01/2007 till:end
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bar:22 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2007 text:[[Lubbock Cotton Kings]] (2001-2007)
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bar:23 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2009 text:[[New Mexico Scorpions]] (2001-2009)
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bar:24 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2011 text:[[Odessa Jackalopes]] (2001-2010)
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bar:25 color:skyblue from:07/01/2001 till:07/01/2005 text:[[San Angelo Outlaws|San Angelo Saints/Outlaws]] (2001-2005)
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bar:26 color:powderblue from:07/01/2002 till:end text:[[Laredo Bucks]] (2002-present)
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bar:27 color:skyblue from:07/01/2003 till:07/01/2011 text:[[Colorado Eagles]] (2003-2011)
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bar:28 color:powderblue from:07/01/2003 till:end text:[[Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees]] (2003-present)
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bar:29 color:skyblue from:07/01/2005 till:07/01/2008 text:[[Youngstown SteelHounds]] (2005-2008)
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bar:30 color:powderblue from:07/01/2006 till:end text:[[Arizona Sundogs]] (2006-present)
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bar:31 color:skyblue from:07/01/2006 till:07/01/2009 text:[[Rocky Mountain Rage]] (2006-2009)
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bar:32 color:powderblue from:07/01/2008 till:end text:[[Rapid City Rush]] (2008-present)
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bar:33 color:powderblue from:07/01/2009 till:end shift:(-5) text:[[Allen Americans]] (2009-present)
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bar:34 color:powderblue from:07/01/2009 till:end shift:(-15) text:[[Missouri Mavericks]] (2009-present)
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bar:35 color:skyblue from:07/01/2010 till:07/01/2011 text:[[Bloomington PrarieThunder]] (2010-present)
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bar:36 color:powderblue from:07/01/2010 till:end text:[[Dayton Gems]] (2010-present)
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bar:37 color:powderblue from:07/01/2010 till:end shift:(-60) text:[[Evansville IceMen]] (2010-present)
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bar:38 color:powderblue from:07/01/2010 till:end shift:(-65) text:[[Fort Wayne Komets]] (2010-present)
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bar:39 color:powderblue from:07/01/2010 till:end shift:(-65) text:[[Quad City Mallards]] (2010-present)
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bar:40 color:powderblue from:07/01/2011 till:end shift:(-65) text:[[Bloomington Blaze]] (2011-present)
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</timeline>
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* [[Austin Ice Bats]] (1996 to 2008), began play in WPHL before moving to CHL in 2001, cited lack of support at [[Chaparral Ice]], upcoming competition with future [[American Hockey League|AHL]] team [[Texas Stars]] as reasons for folding, team looking to relocate)
  
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* [[Border City Bandits]] ([[Texarkana, Texas|Texarkana, TX]]) 2000–01 season only, suspended by league on 2/20/01
  
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* [[Columbus Cottonmouths]] ([[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus, GA]]) 1996 to 2001, moved to [[ECHL]] from 2001–04 and [[SPHL]] from 2004 to date
  
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* [[Dallas Freeze]] (1992 to 1995)
  
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* [[El Paso Buzzards]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1996 to 2001, CHL 2001 to 2003)
  
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* [[Fayetteville Force]] (1997 to 2001)
  
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* [[Fort Worth Fire]] (1992 to 1999)
  
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* [[Huntsville Channel Cats]] (began in [[Southern Hockey League (1995–1996)|Southern Hockey League]] 1995–96, moved to CHL from 1996 to 1999, changed name to [[Huntsville Tornado]] in 1999–2000)
  
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* [[Indianapolis Ice]] (began play in [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|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)
  
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* [[Lubbock Cotton Kings]] (1999 to 2007), arena problems forced team to go dark
  
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* [[Macon Whoopee]] (1996 to 2001), moved to [[ECHL]] [[2001–02 ECHL season|for 2001–02]].
  
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* [[Nashville Nighthawks]] (1996–97, changed name to [[Nashville Ice Flyers]] for 1997–98. The Ice Flyers made looked into the possibility of relocating to [[Albany, Georgia]] after the 1997–98 season following the announcement that the [[Nashville Predators]] were joining the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] for the 1998–99 season. For whatever reason that relocation never occurred)
  
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* [[Oklahoma City Blazers]] (1992 to 2009), folded on July 2, [[2009]].
  
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* [[San Antonio Iguanas]] (1994 to 1997, 1998 to 2002)
  
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* [[San Angelo Outlaws]] ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]] 1997–2001, CHL 2001–02), changed name to [[San Angelo Saints]] from 2002–2005
 
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* [[Topeka ScareCrows]] (1998 to 2001)
  
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* [[Youngstown SteelHounds]] (2005 to 2008), CHL suddenly announced they would no longer be playing in that league, team looking to join [[International Hockey League (2007-)|IHL]] or [[ECHL]].
  
   
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|1992
  
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|VALIGN=TOP |Dallas Freeze<br>Fort Worth Fire<br>Memphis RiverKings<br>Oklahoma City Blazers<br>Tulsa Oilers<br>Wichita Thunder
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|valign=top|Dallas Freeze<br />Fort Worth Fire<br />Memphis RiverKings<br />Oklahoma City Blazers<br />Tulsa Oilers<br />Wichita Thunder
 
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|ALIGN=CENTER |7
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|align=center|7
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|VALIGN=TOP |San Antonio Iguanas
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|1995–96
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|1995
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |6
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|VALIGN=TOP |
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|Dallas Freeze
  
|Dallas Freeze
 
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|ALIGN=CENTER |10
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|VALIGN=TOP |Columbus Cottonmouths<br>Huntsville Channel Cats<br>Macon Whoopie<br>Nashville Nighthawks
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|valign=top|Columbus Cottonmouths<br />Huntsville Channel Cats<br />Macon Whoopie<br />Nashville Nighthawks
 
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|ALIGN=CENTER |10
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|align=center|10
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|VALIGN=TOP |Fayetteville Force
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|valign=top|Fayetteville Force
 
|San Antonio Iguanas (went to [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]])
  
|San Antonio Iguanas (went to [[International Hockey League (1945-2001)|IHL]])
 
|
  
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|
  
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|
  
|
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|Nashville Ice Flyers (Nighthawks)
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|Nashville Nighthawks → Nashville Ice Flyers
 
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  +
|1998–99
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|1998
  
−
|ALIGN=CENTER |11
 +
|align=center|11
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|VALIGN=TOP |San Antonio Iguanas<br>Topeka Scarecrows
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|valign=top|San Antonio Iguanas<br />Topeka Scarecrows
 
|Nashville Ice Flyers
  
|Nashville Ice Flyers
 
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|1999–00
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|1999
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |11
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|align=center|11
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|VALIGN=TOP |Indianapolis Ice
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|valign=top|Indianapolis Ice
 
|Fort Worth Fire
  
|Fort Worth Fire
 
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|2000–01
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|2000
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |12
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|align=center|12
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|VALIGN=TOP |Border City Bandits
 +
|valign=top|Border City Bandits
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|Border City Bandits (went defunct mid-season)
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|Border City Bandits (defunct mid-season)
 
|
  
|
 
|
  
|
 
|
  
|
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|Huntsville Tornado (Channel Cats)
 +
|Huntsville Channel Cats → Huntsville Tornado
 
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|2001–02
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|2001
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |16
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|align=center|16
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|VALIGN=TOP |Amarillo Rattlers ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Austin Ice Bats ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Corpus Christi Icerays ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>El Paso Buzzards ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Fort Worth Brahmas ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Lubbock Cotton Kings ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>New Mexico Scorpions ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>Odessa Jackalopes ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br>San Angelo Outlaws ([[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])
 +
|valign=top|Amarillo Rattlers (from [[Western Professional Hockey League|WPHL]])<br />Austin Ice Bats (from WPHL)<br />Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (from WPHL)<br />Corpus Christi Icerays (from WPHL)<br />El Paso Buzzards (from WPHL)<br />Fort Worth Brahmas (from WPHL)<br />Lubbock Cotton Kings (from WPHL)<br />New Mexico Scorpions (from WPHL)<br />Odessa Jackalopes (from WPHL)<br />San Angelo Outlaws (from WPHL)
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|Columbus Cottonmouths (went to [[ECHL]])<br>Fayetteville Force<br>Huntsville Tornado<br>Macon Whoopie (went to [[ECHL]])<br>Topeka Scarecrows
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|Columbus Cottonmouths (to [[ECHL]])<br />Fayetteville Force<br />Huntsville Tornado<br />Macon Whoopie (to ECHL)<br />Topeka Scarecrows
 
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|2002
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |16
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|align=center|16
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|VALIGN=TOP |Laredo Bucks
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|valign=top|Laredo Bucks
 
|San Antonio Iguanas
  
|San Antonio Iguanas
 
|
  
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|
  
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|
  
|
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|Amarillo Gorillas (Rattlers)<br>San Angelo Saints (Outlaws)
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|Amarillo Rattlers → Amarillo Gorillas<br />San Angelo Outlaws → San Angelo Saints
 
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|2003–04
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|2003
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |17
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|align=center|17
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|VALIGN=TOP |Colorado Eagles<br>Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
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|valign=top|Colorado Eagles<br />Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
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|EL Paso Buzzards
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|2004
  
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|2005
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |15
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|align=center|15
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|VALIGN=TOP |Youngstown SteelHounds
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|valign=top|Youngstown SteelHounds
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|San Angelo Saints<br>Topeka Tarantulas
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|San Angelo Saints<br />Topeka Tarantulas
 
|New Mexico Scorpions
  
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|2006
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |17
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|align=center|17
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|VALIGN=TOP |Arizona Sundogs<br>Rocky Mountain Rage
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|valign=top|Arizona Sundogs<br />Rocky Mountain Rage
 
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|Texas Brahmas
  
|Texas Brahmas
 
|New Mexico Scorpions
  
|New Mexico Scorpions
 
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|Texas Brahmas (Fort Worth)
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|Fort Worth Brahmas → Texas Brahmas
 
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|2007–08
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|2007
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |17
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|align=center|17
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|VALIGN=TOP |
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|valign=top|
 
|Lubbock Cotton Kings
  
|Lubbock Cotton Kings
 
|
  
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|Texas Brahmas
  
|Texas Brahmas
 
|
  
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|Mississippi RiverKings (Memphis)
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|Memphis RiverKings → Mississippi RiverKings
 
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|2008–09
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|2008
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |16
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|align=center|16
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|VALIGN=TOP |Rapid City Rush
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|valign=top|Rapid City Rush
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|Austin Ice Bats<br>Youngstown Steelhounds
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|Austin Ice Bats<br />Youngstown Steelhounds
 
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|2009
  
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|ALIGN=CENTER |15
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|align=center|15
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|VALIGN=TOP |Allen Americans<br>Missouri Mavericks
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|valign=top|Allen Americans<br />Missouri Mavericks
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|Oklahoma City Blazers
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|New Mexico Scorpions<br />Oklahoma City Blazers<br />Rocky Mountain Rage
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|New Mexico Scorpions<br>Rocky Mountain Rage
  
 
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|2010–11
  +
|align=center|18
  +
|valign=top| Bloomington PrairieThunder (from [[IHL]])<br />Dayton Gems (from [[IHL]])<br />Evansville IceMen (from [[IHL]])<br />Fort Wayne Komets (from [[IHL]])<br />Quad City Mallards (from [[IHL]])
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|Amarillo Gorillas<br />Corpus Christi IceRays
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  +
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  +
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  +
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  +
|2011–12
  +
|align=center|14
  +
|valign=top|Bloomington Blaze
  +
|Bloomington Prairie Thunder<br />Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs<br />Colorado Eagles (to [[ECHL]])<br />Mississippi RiverKings (to [[Southern Professional Hockey League|SPHL]])<br />Odessa Jackalopes (to [[NAHL]]<ref name="Odessa NAHL"/>)
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  +
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  +
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  +
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  +
|2012–13
  +
|align=center|10
  +
|valign=top|Denver Cutthroats
  +
|Evansville IceMen (to [[ECHL]])<br />Fort Wayne Komets (to [[ECHL]])<br />Dayton Gems<br />Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees
  +
|Laredo Bucks
  +
|
  +
|
  +
|Texas Brahmas → Fort Worth Brahmas
  +
|-
  +
|2013–14
  +
|align=center|10
  +
|valign=top|Brampton Beast
  +
|Bloomington Blaze (to [[SPHL]])<br />Fort Worth Brahmas
  +
|
  +
|Laredo Bucks
  +
|Laredo Bucks → St. Charles Chill
 
|
  
|
 
|}
  
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  +
==League champions==
  +
*1993 - [[Tulsa Oilers]]
  +
*1994 - [[Wichita Thunder]]
  +
*1995 - [[Wichita Thunder]]
  +
*1996 - [[Oklahoma City Blazers]]
  +
*1997 - [[Fort Worth Fire]]
  +
*1998 - [[Columbus Cottonmouths]]
  +
*1999 - [[Huntsville Channel Cats]]
  +
*2000 - [[Indianapolis Ice]]
  +
*2001 - [[Oklahoma City Blazers]]
  +
*2002 - [[Memphis RiverKings]]
  +
*2003 - [[Memphis RiverKings]]
  +
*2004 - [[Laredo Bucks]]
  +
*2005 - [[Colorado Eagles]]
  +
*2006 - [[Laredo Bucks]]
  +
*2007 - [[Colorado Eagles]]
  +
*2008 - [[Arizona Sundogs]]
  +
*2009 - [[Texas Brahmas]]
  +
*2010 - [[Rapid City Rush]]
  +
*2011 - [[Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs]]
  +
*2012 - [[Fort Wayne Komets]]
  +
*2013 - [[Allen Americans]]
  +
*2014 - [[Allen Americans]]
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==See also==
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*[[List of Central Hockey League seasons]]
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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*{{cite book|first=Jon C.|last=Stott|title=Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South||year=2006|publisher=Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.|pages=16–201|isbn=1894974212}}
   
   
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Central Hockey League
2014–15 CHL season
CHL
Sport Ice hockey
Founded 1992
No. of teams 9
Country(ies) United States & Canada
Most recent champion(s) Allen Americans
Most championship(s) (tie) Allen Americans, Wichita Thunder, Oklahoma City Blazers, Memphis RiverKings, Laredo Bucks, & Colorado Eagles (2)
Official website www.centralhockeyleague.com

The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its final champions were the Allen Americans.

This incarnation Central Hockey League was created in 1992 as a centrally owned league, owned by Ray Miron and Bill Levins. The league was operated by Ray and Monte Miron and funded by Chicago businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur Horn Chen.  The league came to an end on October 7, 2014 when the Board of Governors of the ECHL voted to accept the CHL's remaining seven members as expansion teams in the ECHL.

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 what is now the New Jersey Devils and had briefly been president of the previous Central Hockey League in 1976.

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. With the move of the RiverKings to the SPHL, the Thunder and the Oilers are the last of the league's original teams still extant.

In 1996-97 the Huntsville Channel Cats, along with the planned 1996–97 Southern Hockey League expansion teams Columbus Cottonmouths, Macon Whoopee, and Nashville Nighthawks, joined the Central Hockey League following the SHL's demise.

After Levins died, the league's 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 CHL commissioner is currently Duane Lewis, who succeeded Brad Treliving on an interim basis after Treliving took a position with the NHL's Phoenix Coyotes following the 2006-2007 season. Treliving co-founded the WPHL in 1996, and after the 2001 merger, served with the CHL for seven years.[1] Lewis was named the permanent commissioner in June 2008.[2]

On June 1, 2010 the league announced that it would merge with the International Hockey League.[3] Originally touted as a "merger," the effect was for the IHL's Bloomington, Dayton, Fort Wayne and Quad City franchises to join the CHL; the IHL quietly folded thereafter.

The CHL and the ECHL websites announced on October 7, 2014 that the CHL's seven teams were accepted as expansion teams in the ECHL. On October 9th the CHL created a Central Division which was made up of the former CHL members.

Final Teams

Membership as of October 7, 2014

(date which all members were accepted into the ECHL)

Teams competed annually for the Ray Miron President's Cup.

Turner Conference
Team Arena City/area Affiliate team(s)
Allen Americans Allen Event Center Allen, Texas

Dallas Stars (NHL),Texas Stars (AHL)

Brampton Beast Powerade Centre Brampton, Ontario Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Syracuse Crunch (AHL)
Missouri Mavericks Independence Events Center Independence, Missouri Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Quad City Mallards i wireless Center Moline, Illinois Minnesota Wild (NHL), Iowa Wild (AHL)
Rapid City Rush Rushmore Plaza Civic Center Rapid City, South Dakota none
Tulsa Oilers BOK Center Tulsa, Oklahoma none
Wichita Thunder Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kansas none

Defunct

Timeline

Bloomington BlazeQuad City MallardsFort Wayne KometsEvansville IceMenDayton GemsBloomington PrarieThunderMissouri MavericksAllen AmericansRapid City RushRocky Mountain RageArizona SundogsYoungstown SteelHoundsRio Grande Valley Killer BeesColorado EaglesLaredo BucksSan Angelo OutlawsOdessa JackalopesNew Mexico ScorpionsLubbock Cotton KingsTexas BrahmasEl Paso BuzzardsCorpus Christi IceRays (1997–2010)Bossier-Shreveport MudbugsAustin Ice BatsAmarillo GorillasBorder City BanditsTopeka TarantulasIndianapolis IceTopeka ScareCrowsFayetteville ForceNashville NighthawksMacon WhoopeeHuntsville Channel CatsColumbus CottonmouthsSan Antonio IguanasWichita ThunderTulsa OilersOklahoma City BlazersMississippi RiverKingsFort Worth FireDallas Freeze

Expansion

Year Teams Expansion Defunct Suspended Return from Hiatus Relocated Name Changes
1992–91 6 Dallas Freeze
Fort Worth Fire
Memphis RiverKings
Oklahoma City Blazers
Tulsa Oilers
Wichita Thunder
1993–94 6
1994–95 7 San Antonio Iguanas
1995–96 6 Dallas Freeze
1996–97 10 Columbus Cottonmouths
Huntsville Channel Cats
Macon Whoopie
Nashville Nighthawks
1997–98 10 Fayetteville Force San Antonio Iguanas (went to IHL) Nashville Nighthawks → Nashville Ice Flyers
1998–99 11 San Antonio Iguanas
Topeka Scarecrows 		Nashville Ice Flyers
1999–00 11 Indianapolis Ice Fort Worth Fire
2000–01 12 Border City Bandits Border City Bandits (defunct mid-season) Huntsville Channel Cats → Huntsville Tornado
2001–02 16 Amarillo Rattlers (from WPHL)
Austin Ice Bats (from WPHL)
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs (from WPHL)
Corpus Christi Icerays (from WPHL)
El Paso Buzzards (from WPHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas (from WPHL)
Lubbock Cotton Kings (from WPHL)
New Mexico Scorpions (from WPHL)
Odessa Jackalopes (from WPHL)
San Angelo Outlaws (from WPHL) 		Columbus Cottonmouths (to ECHL)
Fayetteville Force
Huntsville Tornado
Macon Whoopie (to ECHL)
Topeka Scarecrows
2002–03 16 Laredo Bucks San Antonio Iguanas Amarillo Rattlers → Amarillo Gorillas
San Angelo Outlaws → San Angelo Saints
2003–04 17 Colorado Eagles
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 		El Paso Buzzards
2004–05 17 Indianapolis Ice → Topeka Tarantulas
2005–06 15 Youngstown SteelHounds San Angelo Saints
Topeka Tarantulas 		New Mexico Scorpions
2006–07 17 Arizona Sundogs
Rocky Mountain Rage 		Texas Brahmas New Mexico Scorpions Fort Worth Brahmas → Texas Brahmas
2007–08 17 Lubbock Cotton Kings Texas Brahmas Memphis RiverKings → Mississippi RiverKings
2008–09 16 Rapid City Rush Austin Ice Bats
Youngstown Steelhounds
2009–10 15 Allen Americans
Missouri Mavericks 		New Mexico Scorpions
Oklahoma City Blazers
Rocky Mountain Rage
2010–11 18 Bloomington PrairieThunder (from IHL)
Dayton Gems (from IHL)
Evansville IceMen (from IHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (from IHL)
Quad City Mallards (from IHL) 		Amarillo Gorillas
Corpus Christi IceRays
2011–12 14 Bloomington Blaze Bloomington Prairie Thunder
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Colorado Eagles (to ECHL)
Mississippi RiverKings (to SPHL)
Odessa Jackalopes (to NAHL[4])
2012–13 10 Denver Cutthroats Evansville IceMen (to ECHL)
Fort Wayne Komets (to ECHL)
Dayton Gems
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees 		Laredo Bucks Texas Brahmas → Fort Worth Brahmas
2013–14 10 Brampton Beast Bloomington Blaze (to SPHL)
Fort Worth Brahmas 		Laredo Bucks Laredo Bucks → St. Charles Chill

League champions

See also

References

  1. ↑ Treliving new Coyotes assistant GM. Azcentral.com (2007-07-19). Retrieved on 2010-05-07.
  2. ↑ News. centralhockeyleague.com (2008-06-17). Retrieved on 2010-05-07.
  3. ↑ CHL and IHL Make Major Announcement. Retrieved on June 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scheide, Lee. "Central Hockey League: Jacks make move to North American Hockey League official", 23 March 2011. Retrieved on 14 June 2011. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. 
  • Stott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd., 16–201. ISBN 1894974212. 


External links

Central Hockey League
Turner ConferenceBloomington Blaze · Dayton Gems · Evansville IceMen · Fort Wayne Komets · Missouri Mavericks · Quad City Mallards · Rapid City Rush
Berry ConferenceAllen Americans · Arizona Sundogs · Laredo Bucks · Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees · Texas Brahmas · Tulsa Oilers · Wichita Thunder
Related articles: Seasons  · Ray Miron President's Cup


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