Central Hockey League

The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a low-level professional hockey league. It was created for the 1992-93 season with six inaugural teams in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Wichita, Memphis, Dallas and Fort Worth. 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 American Hockey League, ECHL and National Hockey League teams for player development.

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Professional - Hockey - Oklahoma City - Tulsa - Wichita - Memphis - Dallas - Fort Worth - Western Professional Hockey League - American Hockey League - ECHL - National Hockey League

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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.

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Oklahoma City Blazers - Tulsa Oilers

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