The 2012–13 CHL season was the 21st season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

2012–13 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 19, 2012–May 11, 2013
Number of teams10
Regular season
Governor's CupAllen Americans
Season MVPSebastien Thinel (Missouri)
Top scorerSebastien Thinel (Missouri)
Finals
ChampionsAllen Americans
  Runners-upWichita Thunder
CHL seasons

League business

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Following the 2011–12 CHL season the number of the teams in the CHL dropped to 10 teams, with the Ray Miron President's Cup-winning Fort Wayne Komets moving to the ECHL along with the Evansville IceMen, the Dayton Gems ceased operations and were replaced by a Federal Hockey League team, the Dayton Demonz, the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees ceased operations, the Laredo Bucks were moved to St. Charles, Missouri, and would rejoin the league as the St. Charles Chill in the 2013–14 CHL Season. The Denver Cutthroats joined the CHL to play in their inaugural season. The CHL eliminated its previous two-conference system consisting of the Berry and Turner conferences and played as a single 10-team league. For 2013–14, the league added its first ever Canadian team in Brampton, Ontario, just north of Toronto.

Teams

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2012-13 Central Hockey League
Team City Arena
Allen Americans Allen, Texas Allen Event Center
Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center
Bloomington Blaze Bloomington, Illinois U.S. Cellular Coliseum
Denver Cutthroats Denver, Colorado Denver Coliseum
Fort Worth Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre
Missouri Mavericks Independence, Missouri Independence Events Center
Quad City Mallards Moline, Illinois iWireless Center
Rapid City Rush Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Intrust Bank Arena

Map of teams

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  CHL Teams

Regular season

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Standings

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Team[1] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
y-Allen Americans 66 39 18 9 210 176 87
x-Wichita Thunder 66 39 19 8 240 182 86
x-Fort Worth Brahmas 66 36 22 8 187 182 80
x-Rapid City Rush 66 35 24 7 177 179 77
x-Missouri Mavericks 66 35 25 6 217 222 76
x-Quad City Mallards 66 34 26 6 219 201 74
x-Arizona Sundogs 66 32 27 7 180 185 71
x-Denver Cutthroats 66 30 26 10 205 215 70
Bloomington Blaze 66 28 36 2 230 246 58
Tulsa Oilers 66 22 39 5 177 254 49
y- Won Governor's Cup
x- Advanced to playoffs

Individual statistics

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Individual Point Leaders[2] Team Pos. GP G A Pts. +/− PIM
Sébastien Thinel Missouri Mavericks F 66 29 67 96 +28 24
Jon Booras Bloomington Blaze F 66 32 54 86 −7 60
A. J. Gale Denver Cutthroats F 64 46 38 84 −3 38
Mickey Lang Quad City Mallards F 64 41 42 83 +20 23
Ryan Menei Tulsa Oilers F 66 34 48 82 −29 49
Goaltending Leaders[3] Team GP TOI W L OTL SO GAA GAA SV SV%
Aaron Dell Allen Americans 44 2344:00 22 11 6 3 90 2.30 987 .916
Kristofer Westblom Fort Worth Brahmas 37 2091:05 21 8 5 4 80 2.30 781 .907
Kevin Regan Wichita Thunder 27 1570:21 13 10 3 2 63 2.41 624 .908
Tim Boron Rapid City Rush 39 2108:28 20 12 3 2 85 2.42 1012 .923
Danny Battochio Rapid City Rush 29 1569:36 14 10 2 0 66 2.52 687 .912

Playoffs

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Playoff bracket

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Opening Round Conference Semi-finals Ray Miron Presidents' Cup Finals
         
1 Allen 4
8 Denver 1
1 Allen 4
5 Missouri 3
4 Rapid City 2
5 Missouri 4
1 Allen 4
2 Wichita 3
2 Wichita 4
7 Arizona 0
2 Wichita 4
3 Fort Worth 0
3 Fort Worth 4
6 Quad City 1

Awards

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All-CHL Team

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References

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  1. ^ "CHL Standings". Pointstreak. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Scoring Leaders". Pointstreak. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Goalie Leaders". Pointstreak. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "All-CHL Team Announced | Minor League Hockey Report". Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
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