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