The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. Its current champions are the Fort Wayne Komets, which defeated the Wichita Thunder four games to one in the 2012 playoffs.
The current Central Hockey League was created in 1992 as a centrally owned league, owned by Ray Miron and Bill Levins. The league was operated by Ray and Monte Miron and funded by Chicago businessman and minor league sports entrepreneur Horn Chen.
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