1979–80 CHL season

August 2023 1979–80 CHL season Central Hockey League Ice hockey 9 Regular season Regular Season Top Team Salt Lake Golden Eagles Doug Palazzari Tommy Ivan Trophy Doug Palazzari Phil Esposito Trophy Adams Cup playoffs Adams Cup Adams Cup (ice hockey) Salt Lake Golden Eagles Fort Worth Texans Doug Grant Max McNab Trophy 1980–81 1978–79 CHL The 1979–80 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the Salt Lake Golden Eagles won the league title. Regular season Central Hockey League GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Salt Lake Golden Eagles (STL) 80 49 24 7 342 259 105 Indianapolis Checkers (NYI) 79 40 32 7 275 238 87 Fort Worth Texans (COL) 80 37 34 9 312 298 83 Birmingham Bulls (ATL) 80 36 39 5 260 295 77 Tulsa Oilers (WPG) 80 34 37 9 241 256 77 Houston Apollos (EDM) 80 32 38 10 300 319 74 Oklahoma City Stars (MIN) 80 33 44 3 261 268 69 Dallas Black Hawks (VAN) 80 29 43 8 291 334 66 Cincinnati Stingers (HFD) 33 11 21 1 108 151 23 Playoffs First round (1) Salt Lake Golden Eagles – (6) Houston Apollos 4:2 (2) Indianapolis Checkers – (5) Tulsa Oilers 3:0 (3) Fort Worth Texans – (4) Birmingham Bulls 3:1 Second round (1) Bye for Salt Lake Golden Eagles (2) Indianapolis Checkers (3) – Fort Worth Texans 1:3 Final (1) Salt Lake Golden Eagles – (3) Fort Worth Texans 4:3 External links Statistics on hockeydb.com CPHL Category:Central Professional Hockey League seasons