2002–03 CHL season

The 2002–03 CHL season was the 11th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2002-03 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
Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis, Indiana Pepsi Coliseum
Memphis RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Northwest Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic 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
Corpus Christi IceRays Corpus Christi, Texas Memorial Coliseum
Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center
San Angelo Saints San Angelo, Texas San Angelo Coliseum
Southwest El Paso Buzzards El Paso, Texas El Paso County Coliseum
Lubbock Cotton Kings Lubbock, Texas City Bank Coliseum
New Mexico Scorpions Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum

Map of teams

Northeast Division Northwest Division
Southeast Division Southwest Division

Regular season

Division standings

Northeast Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Indianapolis Ice 64 39 16 1 8 206 173 87
Memphis RiverKings 64 39 21 1 3 235 190 82
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 33 22 1 8 206 176 75
Fort Worth Brahmas 64 16 41 4 3 146 251 39
Northwest Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Oklahoma City Blazers 64 37 20 1 6 225 196 81
Amarillo Gorillas 64 39 23 2 0 205 176 80
Tulsa Oilers 64 37 22 3 2 218 195 79
Wichita Thunder 64 21 36 5 2 216 261 49
Southeast Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Austin Ice Bats 64 46 14 1 3 198 139 96
Laredo Bucks 64 41 17 0 6 253 184 88
Corpus Christi Ice Rays 64 31 30 1 2 197 204 65
San Angelo Saints 64 20 37 1 6 196 272 47
Southwest Division GP W L OTL SOL GF GA Pts
Odessa Jackalopes 64 35 22 5 2 195 185 77
New Mexico Scorpions 64 31 28 2 3 185 195 67
Lubbock Cotton Kings 64 29 28 2 5 212 215 65
El Paso Buzzards 64 18 40 3 3 184 265 42

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

Playoff bracket

Quarter Finals Semi-Finals Championships
         
N1 Indianapolis 3
N4 Amarillo 1
N1 Indianapolis 0
Northern
N2 Memphis 4
N2 Memphis 3
N3 Oklahoma City 2
N1 Memphis 4
S1 Austin 1
S1 Austin 3
S4 New Mexico 1
S1 Austin 4
Southern
S2 Laredo 2
S2 Laredo 3
S3 Odesa 1