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2005-06 CHL regular season concludes

March 29, 2006 - Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


The Central Hockey League's 2005-2006 regular season came to a dramatic > conclusion Sunday, > with the Amarillo Gorillas and Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees securing the > final two Ray Miron > President's Cup playoff berths with shutout victories. Rio Grande Valley > advances to face the > Laredo Bucks while Amarillo squares off against the Odessa Jackalopes in > the > two Southern > Conference Semi-Final series'. In the Northern Conference, the Colorado > Eagles begin defense > of their 2004-2005 championship against the Oklahoma City Blazers, while > the > Bossier-Shreveport > Mudbugs and Wichita Thunder face off for their third playoff meeting in as > many seasons. > > > > Highlighted by 53 sellouts in 2005-2006, the CHL's regular season average > attendance climbed to > 4,663 per game, a 4.1 % increase from 2004-2005, and the CHL's highest > average attendance since > the 1995-1996 season. Colorado enjoyed sellouts at all 32 regular season > games, extending their > "AA" record to 94 consecutive games at the 5,289 seat Budweiser Events > Center. > > > > On March 25th the Oklahoma City Blazers established a new single game CHL > attendance record > with 17,826 packed into the Ford Center, finishing the season with a > CHL-best average of 8,609 > per game. The Wichita Thunder finished second in average attendance with > 5,716 per game at the > Kansas Coliseum, their highest since the 1994-1995 season, while third > place > Bossier-Shreveport > set a franchise record with an average of 5,640 at the CenturyTel Center. > Additionally this season, > with increased affiliations with both the National and American Hockey > Leagues, the CHL set a new > high of 62 total transactions between CHL and AHL clubs. > > > > "We commend the efforts of our owners, staff members, players and fans > for > making the 2005-2006 > regular season an overwhelming success," said CHL President Brad > Treliving. > "We are proud of this > season's accomplishments and welcome the challenge of attaining new > milestones in the years ahead." > > > > The 2005-2006 Ray Miron President's Cup post-season gets underway > shortly, > with weekend playoff > games in Amarillo, Colorado, Laredo and Wichita. Three clubs join the CHL > in > new state-of-the-art > arenas for the 2006-2007 season, with the expansion Arizona Sundogs and > Rocky Mountain Rage > opening new facilities this fall along with the New Mexico Scorpions, > returning from a one year hiatus > in conjunction with the opening of their new venue.

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