2005–06 CHL season explained

2005–06 CHL season
League:	Central Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	CHL Governor's Cup
Season Champs:	Colorado Eagles
Mvp:	Derek Hahn (Amarillo)
Top Scorer:	Derek Hahn (Amarillo)
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Conf1:	Northern
Conf1 Champ:	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Conf2:	Southern
Conf2 Champ:	Laredo Bucks
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	Ray Miron President's Cup
Finals Champ:	Laredo Bucks
Finals Runner-Up:	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Playoffs Mvp:	Jeff Bes (Laredo)
Playoffs Mvp Link:	CHL Playoffs MVP
Seasonslistnames:	CHL
Prevseason Year:	2004–05
Nextseason Year:	2006–07

The 2005–06 CHL season was the 14th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2005-06 Central Hockey League
Division	Team	City	Arena
Northeast	Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs	Bossier City, Louisiana	CenturyTel Center
	Fort Worth Brahmas	Fort Worth, Texas	Fort Worth Convention Center
	Memphis RiverKings	Southaven, Mississippi	DeSoto Civic Center
	Youngstown SteelHounds	Youngstown, Ohio	Covelli Center
Northwest	Colorado Eagles	Loveland, Colorado	Budweiser Events Center
	Oklahoma City Blazers	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Ford Center
	Tulsa Oilers	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa Coliseum
	Wichita Thunder	Wichita, Kansas	Britt Brown Arena
Southeast	Austin Ice Bats	Austin, Texas	Luedecke Arena Chaparral Ice
	Corpus Christi Rayz	Corpus Christi, Texas	American Bank Center
	Laredo Bucks	Laredo, Texas	Laredo Entertainment Center
	Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees	Hidalgo, Texas	Dodge Arena
Southwest	Amarillo Gorillas	Amarillo, Texas	Amarillo Civic Center
	Lubbock Cotton Kings	Lubbock, Texas	City Bank Coliseum
	Odessa Jackalopes	Odessa, Texas	Ector County Coliseum

Map of teams

Regular season

Division standings

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	41	15	1	7	223	170	90
	64	24	35	2	3	208	235	53
	64	22	37	4	1	207	254	49
	64	17	39	7	1	156	244	42

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	44	14	0	6	241	183	94
	64	38	18	4	4	233	200	84
	64	35	24	3	2	233	215	75
	64	29	28	4	3	209	227	65

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	43	15	2	4	237	156	92
	64	33	25	3	3	204	183	72
	64	34	27	1	2	193	213	71
	64	22	36	3	3	149	212	50

Southwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	36	22	3	3	217	197	78
	64	35	26	0	3	207	203	73
	64	27	31	1	5	179	204	60

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