| 1980–81 CHL season | |
| League: | Central Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Regular Season Top Team |
| Season Champs: | Dallas Black Hawks |
| Mvp: | Joe Mullen |
| Mvp Link: | Tommy Ivan Trophy |
| Top Scorer: | Joe Mullen |
| Top Scorer Link: | Phil Esposito Trophy |
| Playoffs: | Adams Cup playoffs |
| Finals: | Adams Cup |
| Finals Link: | Adams Cup (ice hockey) |
| Finals Champ: | Salt Lake Golden Eagles |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Wichita Wind |
| Playoffs Mvp: | Don Murdoch |
| Playoffs Mvp Link: | Max McNab Trophy |
| Nextseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Prevseason Year: | 1979–80 |
| Seasonslistnames: | CHL |
The 1980–81 CHL season was the 18th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title.
| Central Hockey League | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Black Hawks (VAN/TOR) | 79 | 56 | 16 | 7 | 356 | 233 | 119 | |
| Salt Lake Golden Eagles (STL) | 80 | 46 | 29 | 5 | 368 | 295 | 97 | |
| Indianapolis Checkers (NYI) | 80 | 44 | 30 | 6 | 306 | 238 | 94 | |
| Oklahoma City Stars (MIN) | 79 | 39 | 38 | 2 | 312 | 328 | 80 | |
| Tulsa Oilers (WPG) | 79 | 33 | 42 | 4 | 285 | 312 | 70 | |
| Wichita Wind (EDM) | 80 | 32 | 45 | 3 | 307 | 346 | 67 | |
| Fort Worth Texans (COL) | 80 | 24 | 53 | 3 | 201 | 309 | 51 | |
| Birmingham Bulls (CGY) | 58 | 17 | 37 | 4 | 204 | 277 | 38 | |
| Houston Apollos (LA) | 33 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 97 | 98 | 32 |