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 ceased, the Austin Ice Bats and Youngstown SteelHounds.
Teams 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
Regular season
Conference standings
Northern Conference 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 158x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 64 39 19 6 84 196 169x-Rocky Mountain Rage 64 32 26 6 70 220 219 e-Rapid City Rush 64 22 33 9 53 183 231e-Tulsa Oilers 64 18 38 8 44 179 270e-Wichita Thunder 64 20 41 3 43 168 230
Southern Conference 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
Source:
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
CHL awards Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners 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
External links Central Hockey League website