2012–13 CHL season

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

2012–13 CHL season
League	Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 19, 2012–May 11, 2013
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Governor's Cup	Allen Americans
Season MVP	Sebastien Thinel (Missouri)
Top scorer	Sebastien Thinel (Missouri)
Finals
Champions	Allen Americans
Runners-up	Wichita Thunder

League business

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

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

Allen

Arizona

Bloom-
ington

Denver

Fort Worth

Missouri

Quad City

Rapid City

Tulsa

Wichita

CHL Teams

Regular season

Standings

Team[1] v t e	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

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

Playoff bracket

	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

All-CHL Team

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• A. J. Gale (F), Denver Cutthroats
• Mickey Lang (F), Quad City Mallards
• Sebastien Thinel (F), Missouri Mavericks
• Tyler Ludwig (D), Allen Americans
• Kevin Young (D), Wichita Thunder
• Aaron Dell (G), Allen Americans