Ray Miron President's Cup | |
Sport: | Ice hockey |
Givenfor: | Team that wins the playoffs of the Central Hockey League |
First: | 1993 (as The William "Bill" Levins Memorial Trophy) |
Last: | 2014 (as Ray Miron President's Cup) |
Firstwinner: | Tulsa Oilers |
Mostwins: | Wichita Thunder, Oklahoma City Blazers, Memphis River Kings, Laredo Bucks, Colorado Eagles, Allen Americans (2 titles) |
Mostrecent: | Allen Americans (2nd title) |
The Ray Miron President's Cup is a trophy that was awarded to the playoff champion of the Central Hockey League (CHL) from 2002 until 2014, when the remaining CHL teams joined the ECHL. The trophy was known as The William "Bill" Levins Memorial Cup from 1992 until 2000, when the honour was renamed the Ray Miron Cup. (Bill Levins and Ray Miron being the co-founders of the CHL). From 1997-2001, the WPHL's playoff champion was awarded the "President's Cup", so when the CHL and the Western Professional Hockey League merged following their 2000-01 seasons, the CHL combined the traditions of the two leagues by renaming the trophy the "Ray Miron President's Cup".
The "Playoff Most Valuable Player" award was also given out as part of the Ray Miron President's Cup Championship ceremonies. Ron Handy is the only player to win the award on multiple occasions.
14 different franchises won the CHL Championship, with six of them (Wichita, Oklahoma City, Memphis/Mississippi, Laredo, Colorado and Allen) winning twice. The five franchises hold the record for most championships won with two. Current possession of the trophy belongs to the Allen Americans, who won it in 2014 with a 4-1 victory over the Denver Cutthroats becoming only the third CHL team to win back-to-back championships.
The William “Bill” Levins Memorial Cup (1992–2000) | |||||
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Season | Winning team | Score | Losing team | MVP | |
4–1 | Tony Fiore | ||||
4–0 | Ron Handy | ||||
4–2 | Ron Handy | ||||
4–3 | Jean-Ian Filiatrault | ||||
4–3 | Steve Plouffe | ||||
4–0 | Mike Martens | ||||
4–2 | Derek Puppa | ||||
4–3 | Jamie Morris | ||||
Ray Miron Cup (2000–2001) | |||||
Season | Winning team | Score | Losing team | MVP | |
4–1 | Rod Branch | ||||
Ray Miron President's Cup (2001–2014) | |||||
Season | Winning team | Score | Losing team | MVP | |
4–1 | Don Parsons | ||||
4–1 | Kahlil Thomas | ||||
4–3 | David Guerrera | ||||
4–1 | Chris Hartsburg | ||||
4–1 | Jeff Bes | ||||
4–2 | Laredo Bucks | Greg Pankewicz | |||
4–0 | Rob McVicar | ||||
4-1 | Jason Deitsch | ||||
4-3 | Les Reaney | ||||
4-3 | Colorado Eagles | Jeff Kyrzakos | |||
4-1 | Mike Vaskivuo | ||||
4-3 | Brian McMillin | ||||
4-1 | Jamie Schaafsma |