2000–01 CHL season

2000–01 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Adams’ CupMemphis RiverKings
Finals
ChampionsOklahoma City Blazers
  Runners-upColumbus Cottonmouths
CHL seasons

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

Teams

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2000-01 Central Hockey League
Division Team City Arena
Eastern Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center
Fayetteville Force Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Huntsville Tornado Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center
Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis, Indiana Pepsi Coliseum
Macon Whoopee Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum
Memphis RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Western Border City Bandits Texarkana, Arkansas Four States Arena
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Myriad Convention Center
San Antonio Iguanas San Antonio, Texas Freeman Coliseum
Topeka Scarecrows Topeka, Kansas Landon Arena
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena

Map of teams

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Eastern Division Western Division

Regular season

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Division standings

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Eastern Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Memphis RiverKings 70 43 21 6 296 236 92
Columbus Cottonmouths 70 41 21 8 248 199 90
Fayetteville Force 70 31 30 9 216 243 71
Indianapolis Ice 70 31 32 7 239 260 69
Huntsville Tornado 70 31 36 3 217 275 65
Macon Whoopee 70 23 36 11 218 262 57
Western Division GP W L SOL GF GA Pts
Oklahoma City Blazers 70 48 19 3 273 185 99
San Antonio Iguanas 70 42 21 7 288 229 91
Topeka Scarecrows 69 38 23 8 256 245 84
Tulsa Oilers 70 36 26 8 259 250 80
Wichita Thunder 70 30 32 8 251 251 68
Border City Bandits 51 11 36 4 132 283 26

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

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Quarter Finals Semi-finals Championships
         
1 Memphis 3
4 Indianapolis 0
1 Memphis 1
Eastern
2 Columbus 3
2 Columbus 3
3 Fayetteville 2
2 Columbus 1
1 Oklahoma City 4
1 Oklahoma City 3
4 Tulsa 0
1 Oklahoma City 3
Western
2 San Antonio 2
2 San Antonio 3
3 Topeka 2

CHL awards

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Ray Miron Cup: Oklahoma City Blazers
Adams Cup (regular-season champions) Oklahoma City Blazers
Coach of the Year: Paul Kelly (Topeka)
Most Valuable Player: Joe Burton (Oklahoma City)
Playoff Most Valuable Player: Rod Branch (Tulsa)
Most Outstanding Goaltender: Brant Nicklin (Tulsa)
Most Outstanding Defenseman Derek Landmesser (Memphis)
Rookie of the Year Derek Reynolds (Huntsville)
Scoring Champion Yvan Corbin (Indianapolis)
Community Service Award Andy Powers (Columbus)
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