2008–09 CHL season
| 2008–09 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Governors’ Cup | Colorado Eagles |
| Season MVP | Sébastien Thinel (Odessa) |
| Top scorer | Sébastien Thinel (Odessa) |
| Playoffs | |
| Northern champions | Colorado Eagles |
| Northern runners-up | Mississippi RiverKings |
| Southern champions | Texas Brahmas |
| Southern runners-up | Odessa Jackalopes |
| Playoffs MVP | Jason Deitsch (Texas) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Texas Brahmas |
| Runners-up | Colorado Eagles |
The 2008–09 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
League business
The Rapid City Rush were added and two teams were created, the Austin Ice Bats and Youngstown SteelHounds.
Regular season
Conference standings
| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 275 | 195 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 91 | 242 | 166 |
| x-Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 85 | 202 | 158 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 196 | 169 |
| x-Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 70 | 220 | 219 |
| e-Rapid City Rush | 64 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 53 | 183 | 231 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 44 | 179 | 270 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 168 | 230 |
| Southern Conference | GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 223 | 170 |
| x-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 260 | 205 |
| x-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 77 | 214 | 187 |
| x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 73 | 221 | 198 |
| x-Corpus Christi IceRays | 64 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 62 | 183 | 206 |
| e-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 59 | 220 | 259 |
| e-New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 58 | 220 | 242 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 193 | 294 |
Note: y - clinched conference title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
| First Round 1 | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Bossier-Shreveport | 3 | N4 | Bossier-Shreveport | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| N5 | Rocky Mountain | 1 | Northern | N1 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||
| N2 | Mississippi | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Mississippi | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Oklahoma City | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Odessa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Rio Grande Valley | 2 | S3 | Laredo | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| S5 | Corpus Christi | 1 | Southern | S1 | Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | Odessa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Texas | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Rio Grande valley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
CHL awards
- Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners [1]
| Ray Miron President's Cup: | Texas Brahmas |
| Governors' Cup: | Colorado Eagles |
| Most Valuable Player: | Sébastien Thinel (Odessa) |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Kevin Beech (Mississippi) |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman: | Aaron Schneekloth (Colorado) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Darryl Smith (Laredo) |
| Coach of the Year: | Kevin Kaminski (Mississippi) |
| Man of the Year: | Austin Sutter (Amarillo) |
| Rick Kozuback Award: | Jeff Lund (Tulsa) |
| Joe Burton Award: | Sébastien Thinel (Odessa) |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player | Jason Deitsch (Texas) |
| All-Star Game MVP (Eagles): | Konrad Reeder (Colorado) |
| All-Star Game MVP (CHL All-Stars): | Darryl Smith (Laredo) |
| Athletic Trainer of the Year: | Osama Kassab (Rocky Mountain) |
| Equipment Manager of the Year: | Shawn Smith (Rapid City) |
References
- ^ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine