The 2008–09 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

2008–09 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Governors’ CupColorado Eagles
Season MVPSébastien Thinel
(Odessa)
Top scorerSébastien Thinel
(Odessa)
Playoffs
Northern championsColorado Eagles
  Northern runners-upMississippi RiverKings
Southern championsTexas Brahmas
  Southern runners-upOdessa Jackalopes
Playoffs MVPJason Deitsch (Texas)
Finals
ChampionsTexas Brahmas
  Runners-upColorado Eagles
CHL seasons

League business

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The Rapid City Rush were added and two teams were ceased, the Austin Ice Bats and Youngstown SteelHounds.

Teams

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2008-09 Central Hockey League
Conference Team City Arena
Northern Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center
Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center
Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center
Rapid City Rush Rapid City, South Dakota Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
Rocky Mountain Rage Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield Event Center
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma BOK Center
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
Southern Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center
Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center
Corpus Christi IceRays Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center
Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center
New Mexico Scorpions Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Ana Star Center
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Hidalgo, Texas Dodge Arena
Texas Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre

Map of teams

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  Northern Conference   Southern Conference

Regular season

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Conference standings

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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

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Playoff Bracket

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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 NorthernN1 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 SouthernS1 Texas 4
S2 Odessa 3
S1 Texas 4
S4 Rio Grande valley 0


CHL awards

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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

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