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The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level Professional Hockey league.

The Central Hockey league is owned by Global Entertainment Corporation which is a publically traded company and their ticker symbol is

It was created for the 1992-93 season with six inaugural teams, including the Oklahoma City Blazers , the Tulsa Oilers , the Wichita Thunder , the Memphis RiverKings , the Dallas Black Hawks and the Fort Worth Fire .

After several experiments in expansion and a long battle for players and markets with the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL), the two leagues merged in 2001.

Some teams are affiliated with the American Hockey League and National Hockey League teams for player development.

There were two previous leagues with the CHL name; one existing between 1931-35 and almost exclusively comprised of Minnesota teams, and one existing between 1963-84 (until 1968 it was known as the Central Professional Hockey League), roughly coterminous with the area of operations of the current league and including previous incarnations of the Oklahoma City Blazers and the Tulsa Oilers .


CURRENT TEAMS


The CHL is divided into four divisions. Active teams, listed by division and with their affiliated teams include:


Northeast Division




Northwest Division




Southeast Division




Southwest Division




2006-07 Expansion Teams




Defunct teams




PLAYOFF CHAMPIONS



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