CHL Central Hockey League

Anything But Average

Published on October 28, 2003 under Central Hockey League (CHL) News Release


Based on Central Hockey League rosters as of 10/23/03, the average age of a CHL player is 25.53, the average height is 72.27 inches, and the average weight is 197.99 pounds. The youngest team in the CHL this year is the Laredo Bucks, averaging just 24.11 years of age, while the veteran laden Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs are the oldest club at 27.20. The two-time defending champion Memphis RiverKings are the tallest average team in the circuit, at 73.33 inches, and the Mudbugs are the shortest, at 71.20. The Corpus Christi Rayz average 205.44 pounds per man and are the heaviest group in the CHL, while the Oklahoma City Blazers are the lightest at 191.72 pounds per player.

Three players, Corpus Christi defensemen Kevin Chabbert and Chad Starling, as well as Rio Grande Valley left winger Ryan Shmyr, hold the distinction of being the tallest players in the CHL at 6-06, while Laredo left winger Bobby Chad Mitchell and San Angelo defenseman Konrad Brand are the heaviest at 245 pounds.

Canadian players make up the bulk of CHL rosters, with 255 of 318 (80.19%) players calling Canada home. 14.15% percent are American-born (45 players), with additional representation from Slovakia (7), The Czech Republic (4), Latvia (3), Sweden (2), Slovenia (1) and Japan (1). 101 of the 255 Canadians in the CHL come from the province of Ontario, with Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba all represented by 20 or more players. The State of Michigan has produced the most US-born players in the CHL this season, with 10 participants hailing from the Great Lakes State. Minnesota, with eight, and Massachusetts, with six, are the next best represented states in the Central Hockey League this season.

CHL Average Team Age (Years)

1 Bossier-Shreveport 27.20
2 Colorado 26.67
3 New Mexico 26.56
4 Odessa 26.00
5 Lubbock 25.58
6 Indianapolis 25.56
7 Rio Grande Valley 25.44
8 Amarillo 25.44
9 Oklahoma City 25.39
10 Tulsa 25.33
11 Memphis 25.22
12 Corpus Christi 25.22
13 Austin 25.22
14 Wichita 25.21
15 San Angelo 25.17
16 Fort Worth 24.72
17 Laredo 24.11
CHL Average Age 25.53

CHL Average Team Height (Inches)

1 Memphis 73.33
2 Lubbock 72.63
3 Tulsa 72.61
4 Fort Worth 72.56
T5 Colorado 72.50
T5 Laredo 72.50
T5 San Angelo 72.50
T8 Corpus Christi 72.44
T8 Rio Grande Valley 72.44
10 Amarillo 72.39
11 Indianapolis 72.28
12 New Mexico 72.22
13 Odessa 71.84
14 Wichita 71.79
15 Austin 71.72
16 Oklahoma City 71.61
17 Bossier-Shreveport 71.20
CHL Average Height 72.27

CHL Average Weight (pounds)

1 Corpus Christi 205.44
2 Laredo 203.72
3 Amarillo 202.78
4 Memphis 201.89
5 Tulsa 199.33
6 San Angelo 199.17
7 New Mexico 199.06
8 Lubbock 198.89
9 Austin 198.78
10 Colorado 197.56
11 Indianapolis 197.11
12 Rio Grande Valley 195.39
13 Odessa 195.10
14 Wichita 194.47
15 Fort Worth 193.00
16 Bossier-Shreveport 192.50
17 Oklahoma City 191.72
CHL Average Weight 197.99

Pointstreak Performance of the Week New Mexico left winger Peter Ambroziak fell just short of nearly single-handedly bring the Scorpions all the way back from a 4-0 deficit at Wichita on October 24th. Ambroziak scored a natural hat-trick in the third period, all within a 6:11 span, to make the score final score 4-3. The hat-trick was Ambroziak's sixth in his career as a Scorpion, and his second of the natural variety. All the more impressive was that it was his first game of the season with New Mexico.

CHL Team New and Notes – Through Games of 10/27/03

Amarillo (0-3-0)
Only winless team in CHL
Last in Penalty Killing percentage (71.43)

Austin (3-1-0)
Last in power play percentage (4.55)
G Peter Brady tied for CHL lead with 3 wins

Bossier-Shreveport (2-1-1)
G Ken Carroll leads CHL in saves
F Dan Wildfong returns from suspension 11/01

Colorado (1-3-0)
Eagles lead CHL with two shorthanded goals
Return home after going 1-2-0 on three game road trip

Corpus Christi (1-2-1)
League worst 4.5 goals against average
Heaviest team in CHL (205.44 average)

Fort Worth (1-1-1)
Home opener 11/01 vs Oklahoma City
CHL league low 16 wins last season

Indianapolis (2-1-1)
CHL All-Star defenseman Bernie John has recorded points in all four Ice games

Laredo (4-0-0)
Only remaining undefeated team in the CHL.
C Patrick Nilson tied for CHL lead with 5 goals

Lubbock (1-2-0)
Cotton Kings will wear H.B. sticker on helmet to honor memory of US hockey legend Herb Brooks

Memphis (3-1-0)
Top two goaltenders (J.F. Racine & Mike Minard) both placed on IR with groin injuries

New Mexico (1-3-0)
LW Peter Ambroziak recorded natural hat-trick vs Wichita
10/24, 6th hat trick with Scorpions

Odessa (1-4-0)
Jackalopes lead CHL in shots for (183) and are tied for most goals allowed (18)

Oklahoma City (3-2-0)
C Blair Manning leads CHL in assists (8) and points (8)
Lightest CHL team, at 191.72 average pounds

Rio Grande Valley (2-1-0)
Home Opener 10/31 vs Corpus Christi.
Least penalized team in the CHL (65min)

San Angelo (3-2-0)
Derek Booth leads all CHL defenseman with three goals

Tulsa (3-1-1)
F Todd Marcellus named Bauer/Nike CHL Player of the Week for Week Two of CHL season

Wichita (3-1-0)
F Jeff Leiter leads CHL with 39 penalty minutes
LW Adam Calder leads CHL with 27 shots

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