Ray Miron President's Cup
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The Ray Miron President's Cup goes to the play-off champion of the Central Hockey League
. The Ray Miron President's Cup has been awarded to teams since 2002. Prior to 2002, the playoff winner was awarded the Ray Miron Cup. The current cup is named after Ray Miron
, one of the league's co-founders. When the CHL and the Western Professional Hockey League
merged following their 2000-01 seasons, the CHL added a piece of the WPHL's tradition by renaming the trophy the Ray Miron President's Cup. From 1997-2001, the WPHL's playoff champion was awarded the President's Cup. The Playoff Most Valuable Player award is 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.
13 different franchises have won the CHL Championship, with five (Wichita
, Oklahoma City
, Memphis/Mississippi, Laredo
and Colorado
) winning multiple times. The five franchises hold the record for most championships won with two. Current possession of the trophy belongs to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
, who won it in 2011
with a seven game victory over the Colorado Eagles
.
Central Hockey League
The Central Hockey League is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs, which defeated the Colorado Eagles four games to three in the 2011 playoffs....
. The Ray Miron President's Cup has been awarded to teams since 2002. Prior to 2002, the playoff winner was awarded the Ray Miron Cup. The current cup is named after Ray Miron
Ray Miron
Ray Miron is the former owner of the new Central Hockey League, founded in 1992 by Miron and William "Bill" Levins, as well as a former National Hockey League executive, serving in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization and as General Manager of the Colorado Rockies . They founded the league under...
, one of the league's co-founders. When the CHL and the Western Professional Hockey League
Western Professional Hockey League
The Western Professional Hockey League is a defunct minor professional ice hockey league.It operated in the United States from 1996 to 2001, with teams in the southern United States, mainly Texas. The league started with six teams in the 1996-1997 season and grew to 18 teams in 1999-2000...
merged following their 2000-01 seasons, the CHL added a piece of the WPHL's tradition by renaming the trophy the Ray Miron President's Cup. From 1997-2001, the WPHL's playoff champion was awarded the President's Cup. The Playoff Most Valuable Player award is also given out as part of the Ray Miron President's Cup Championship ceremonies. Ron Handy
Ron Handy
Ronald Handy was a professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues.- References :...
is the only player to win the award on multiple occasions.
13 different franchises have won the CHL Championship, with five (Wichita
Wichita Thunder
The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. The team plays in the Central Hockey League. From 1992 until January 2010 the Thunder played in the Britt Brown Arena located in the northern Wichita suburb of Park City...
, Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City Blazers
The Oklahoma City Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. The Blazers played at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. Their colors were burgundy, gold and white...
, Memphis/Mississippi, Laredo
Laredo Bucks
The Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Laredo, Texas, USA at the Laredo Energy Arena.-History:Arena Ventures, made up of six businessmen, teamed up with the City of Laredo to build a state-of-the-art facility for the Laredo area and South Texas...
and Colorado
Colorado Eagles
The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference, where they serve as the "Double-A" affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps...
) winning multiple times. The five franchises hold the record for most championships won with two. Current possession of the trophy belongs to the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the...
, who won it in 2011
2010–11 CHL season
The 2010–11 CHL season was the 19th season of the Central Hockey League .-Team changes:The Amarillo Gorillas and the Corpus Christi IceRays folded and both were replaced by a North American Hockey League team.-Expansion:...
with a seven game victory over the Colorado Eagles
Colorado Eagles
The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference, where they serve as the "Double-A" affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps...
.
List of Central Hockey League Champions
| Season | Winning team | Score | Losing team | MVP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Tulsa Oilers | 4–1 | Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City Blazers The Oklahoma City Blazers were a professional ice hockey team that played in the Northwest Division of the Central Hockey League. The Blazers played at the Ford Center, located in downtown Oklahoma City. Their colors were burgundy, gold and white... |
Tony Fiore |
| 1993–94 | Wichita Thunder Wichita Thunder The Wichita Thunder are a minor league hockey team based in Wichita, Kansas. The team plays in the Central Hockey League. From 1992 until January 2010 the Thunder played in the Britt Brown Arena located in the northern Wichita suburb of Park City... |
4–0 | Tulsa Oilers | Ron Handy Ron Handy Ronald Handy was a professional ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues.- References :... |
| 1994–95 | Wichita Thunder | 4–2 | San Antonio Iguanas San Antonio Iguanas The San Antonio Iguanas were a minor league professional ice hockey team based in San Antonio, Texas. The first expansion team in the Central Hockey League, they were active for seven seasons from 1994–1997 and 1998-2002. Their home arena was the Freeman Coliseum. Bill Goldsworthy initially... |
Ron Handy |
| 1995–96 | Oklahoma City Blazers | 4–3 | San Antonio Iguanas | Jean-Ian Filiatrault |
| 1996–97 | Fort Worth Fire Fort Worth Fire The Fort Worth Fire were a professional ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. Their home games were played in the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. They began operations in 1992 and ceased operations in 1999.... |
4–3 | Memphis RiverKings | Steve Plouffe Steve Plouffe Steve Plouffe is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.- Career :Plouffe started his career in the Central Hockey League with the Fort Worth Fire. As a member of the Fire, Plouffe led the league with 38 wins and was a member of the 1996-97 team that won the CHL Championship... |
| 1997–98 | Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:... |
4–0 | Wichita Thunder | Mike Martens |
| 1998–99 | Huntsville Channel Cats Huntsville Channel Cats The Huntsville Channel Cats was a professional ice hockey team based in Huntsville, Alabama. The franchise was a member of several different leagues, the Southern Hockey League , the Central Hockey League and the South East Hockey League... |
4–2 | Oklahoma City Blazers | Derek Puppa |
| 1999–00 | Indianapolis Ice Indianapolis Ice The Indianapolis Ice is the name of a former hockey team in Indianapolis, Indiana, that played in the International Hockey League from 1988–99 and in the Central Hockey League from 1999–2004. Their original home arena was the Indiana State Fairgrounds Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fairgrounds... |
4–3 | Columbus Cottonmouths | Jamie Morris |
| 2000–01 | Oklahoma City Blazers | 4–1 | Columbus Cottonmouths | Rod Branch |
| 2001–02 | Memphis RiverKings | 4–1 | Austin Ice Bats Austin Ice Bats The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor-league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, United States. They played in Austin from 1996 to 2008. Affiliated with the Central Hockey League, the team was named in honor of the Mexican Free-tailed Bats which nest under the Ann W. Richards Congress... |
Don Parsons Don Parsons (ice hockey) Don Parsons is a retired professional ice hockey player. Parsons is noted for being a prolific goal scorer who briefly held the modern minor league goal-scoring record from 2008 to 2010.... |
| 2002–03 | Memphis RiverKings | 4–1 | Austin Ice Bats | Kahlil Thomas |
| 2003–04 | Laredo Bucks Laredo Bucks The Laredo Bucks are an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. They play in Laredo, Texas, USA at the Laredo Energy Arena.-History:Arena Ventures, made up of six businessmen, teamed up with the City of Laredo to build a state-of-the-art facility for the Laredo area and South Texas... |
4–3 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the... |
David Guerrera |
| 2004–05 | Colorado Eagles Colorado Eagles The Colorado Eagles are a professional ice hockey team based in Loveland, Colorado. The Eagles play in the Mountain Division of the ECHL's Western Conference, where they serve as the "Double-A" affiliate of the National Hockey League's Winnipeg Jets and the American Hockey League's St. John's IceCaps... |
4–1 | Laredo Bucks | Chris Hartsburg |
| 2005–06 | Laredo Bucks | 4–1 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | Jeff Bes Jeff Bes Jeff Bes , is a retired ice hockey centre who most recently played for the Laredo Bucks in the Central Hockey League... |
| 2006–07 | Colorado Eagles | 4–2 | Laredo Bucks | Greg Pankewicz Greg Pankewicz Greg Pankewicz is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. Pankewicz played 21 games in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators and Calgary Flames. He recorded three assists and 22 penalty minutes in his NHL career... |
| 2007–08 | Arizona Sundogs Arizona Sundogs The Arizona Sundogs are a double-A minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Prescott Valley, Arizona that began play in the Central Hockey League in 2006 and celebrated its fifth anniversary season in 2010-11... |
4–0 | Colorado Eagles | Rob McVicar Rob McVicar Robert McVicar is a professional ice hockey goalie with one game of NHL experience... |
| 2008–09 | Texas Brahmas | 4-1 | Colorado Eagles | Jason Deitsch |
| 2009–10 | Rapid City Rush Rapid City Rush The Rapid City Rush is an ice hockey team in the Central Hockey League. It plays in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. The Rapid City Rush organization quickly became the premiere franschise in the CHL.-History:... |
4-3 | Allen Americans | Les Reaney |
| 2010-11 | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs The Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were a professional ice hockey team which played in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area of Louisiana. From 1997 to 2001 the Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs were members of the Western Professional Hockey League, until the a 2001 merger between the WPHL with the... |
4-3 | Colorado Eagles | Jeff Kyrzakos |