2006–07 CHL season explained

2006–07 CHL season
League:	Central Hockey League
Sport:	Ice hockey
Season:	Regular season
Season Champ Name:	Governors’ Cup
Season Champs:	Bossier-Shreveport
Mvp:	Jeff Christian (Youngstown)
Top Scorer:	Jeff Christian (Youngstown)
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Conf1:	Northern
Conf2:	Southern
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	Ray Miron President's Cup
Finals Champ:	Colorado Eagles
Seasonslistnames:	CHL
Prevseason Year:	2005–06
Nextseason Year:	2007–08

The 2006–07 CHL season was the 15th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Regular season

Division standings

Northeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	44	14	2	4	214	155	94
	64	39	19	3	3	227	208	84
	64	34	20	2	8	230	199	78
	64	27	28	6	3	225	246	63

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	46	17	0	1	256	182	93
	64	35	21	2	6	211	214	78
	64	28	28	0	8	191	213	64
	64	17	40	4	3	180	251	41

Southeast Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	42	17	3	2	219	170	89
	64	35	22	4	3	196	169	77
	64	28	28	4	4	185	203	64
	64	21	29	5	9	169	210	56

Southwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
	64	32	24	3	5	212	217	72
	64	34	28	1	1	229	216	70
	64	32	28	1	3	205	220	68
	64	26	31	4	3	176	205	59
	64	24	31	2	7	170	217	57

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

Format

The top six teams in each conference qualified for the playoffs. All series were best-of-seven. The highest seeded first round losing team advanced to the second round as a wild card team.

Playoff bracket

Awards

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

• • • Ray Miron President’s Cup (Playoff Champions) - Colorado Eagles Governors’ Cup (regular-season champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Most Valuable Player - Jeff Christian, Youngstown
• Most Outstanding Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
• Most Outstanding Defenseman - Brad Williamson, Colorado
• Rookie of the Year - Cam Abbott, Bossier-Shreveport
• Coach of the Year - Kevin McClelland, Memphis
• Man of the Year - Riley Nelson, Colorado
• Rick Kozuback Award - Marco Pietroniro, Arizona
• Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Jeff Christian, Youngstown
• Playoff Most Valuable Player - Greg Pankewicz, Colorado
• All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (North) - Matt Medley, Tulsa
• All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South) - Brent Zelenewich, Corpus Christi
• Athletic Trainer of the Year – Mike Ermatinger, Youngstown
• Equipment Manager of the Year– Brandon Rose, Oklahoma City

All-CHL Team

• Forward: Jeff Christian, Youngstown
• Forward: Brent Kelly, Arizona
• Forward: Chris Richards, Youngstown
• Defenseman: Derek Landmesser, Memphis
• Defenseman: Brad Williamson, Colorado
• Goaltender : John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport

All-Rookie Team

• Forward - Cam Abbott, Bossier-Shreveport
• Forward - Bobby Chaumont, Laredo
• Forward - Ryan McLeod, New Mexico
• Defenseman - Alex Dunn, Odessa
• Defenseman - Craig Strain, Colorado
• Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport

Notes and References

1. http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners