2009–10 CHL season

The 2009–10 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL). The season run from October 16, 2009 until March 20, 2010, followed with the Ray Miron President's Cup playoffs.

The season ended on May 4, 2010 when the Rapid City Rush defeated the Allen Americans in double overtime.

League business

The Allen Americans (Allen, TX) and the Missouri Mavericks (Independence, MO) were added, the New Mexico Scorpions and Oklahoma City Blazers folded, and the Rocky Mountain Rage suspended operations, with hopes of rejoining the league for the 2010–11 season.

Northern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Rapid City Rush	64	43	14	7	93	253	197
x-Colorado Eagles	64	42	15	7	91	277	208
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	64	38	22	4	80	213	180
x-Mississippi RiverKings	64	33	24	7	73	217	116
x-Missouri Mavericks	64	31	27	6	68	200	220

e-Tulsa Oilers	64	28	29	7	63	203	230
e-Wichita Thunder	64	9	50	5	23	128	257

Southern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	Pts	GF	GA
y-Odessa Jackalopes	64	48	11	5	101	269	187
x-Allen Americans	64	42	17	5	89	210	183
x-Laredo Bucks	64	32	20	12	76	218	215
x-Texas Brahmas	64	32	25	7	71	187	190
x-Corpus Christi IceRays	64	30	26	8	68	225	198

e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	64	27	27	10	64	193	228
e-Arizona Sundogs	64	24	34	6	54	199	226
e-Amarillo Gorillas	64	21	34	9	51	197	254

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; Pts = Points; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against

y – clinched conference title; x – clinched playoff spot; e – eliminated from playoff contention

First Round			Semifinals			Conference Finals			Ray Miron President's Cup Finals

			1	Rapid City	4
4	Mississippi	1	5	Missouri	0
5	Missouri	2	Northern			1	Rapid City	4
			Northern			3	Bossier-Shreveport	3
			2	Colorado	0
			3	Bossier-Shreveport	4
									1	Rapid City	4
									2	Allen	2
			2	Allen	4
4	Texas	2	3	Laredo	3
5	Corpus Christi	0	Southern			2	Allen	4
			Southern			1	Odessa	3
			1	Odessa	4
			4	Texas	2

Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners^[1]

Ray Miron President's Cup:	Rapid City Rush
Bud Poile Governors' Cup:	Odessa Jackalopes
Most Valuable Player:	Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)^[2]
Most Outstanding Goaltender:	Joel Martin (Odessa) ^[3]
Most Outstanding Defenseman:	Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) ^[4]
Rookie of the Year:	Danny Battochio (Rapid City) ^[5]
Coach of the Year:	Joe Ferras (Rapid City) ^[6]
Man of the Year:	Justin Quenneville (Corpus Christi)^[7]
Rick Kozuback Award:	Jason Duda (Wichita) ^[8]
Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion):	Kevin Ulanski (Colorado)^[2]
Playoff Most Valuable Player:	Les Reaney (Rapid City)
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South Texas):	Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) ^[9]
All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (CHL All-Stars):	Joel Martin (Texas) ^[9]
Athletic Trainer of the Year:	Stuart Nichols (Tulsa) ^[10]
Gunner Garrett Equipment Manager of the Year:	Tony Deynzer (Colorado) ^[10]
CHL Performance of the Year:	Louis Dumont (Mississippi) ^[11]
CHL Media Services Award	Bill Althaus (Missouri) ^[12]
Oakley Three Star Player of the Year Award	Jeff Christian (Missouri) ^[13]

CHL All-Rookie Team
F Ryan Garbutt (Corpus Christi) F Sean Muncy (Rio Grande Valley) F Nick Sirota (Missouri) D Jake Obermeyer (Amarillo) D Sean Erickson (Tulsa) G Danny Battochio (Rapid City)