2008–09 CHL season#Playoffs

{{for|the Champions Hockey League season|2008–09 Champions Hockey League}}

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{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2008–09 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name= Governors’ Cup

| season_champs = Colorado Eagles

| MVP = Sébastien Thinel
(Odessa)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Sébastien Thinel
(Odessa)

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = Northern

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = Colorado Eagles

| conf1_runner-up = Mississippi RiverKings

| conf2 = Southern

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = Texas Brahmas

| conf2_runner-up = Odessa Jackalopes

| finals = Finals

| finals_link = Ray Miron President's Cup

| finals_champ = Texas Brahmas

| finals_runner-up = Colorado Eagles

| playoffs_MVP = Jason Deitsch (Texas)

| playoffs_MVP_link=

| seasonslistnames = CHL

| prevseason_year = 2007–08

| nextseason_year = 2009–10

}}

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

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League business

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

Teams

Map of teams

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| lat_deg = 32.47

| lon_deg = -93.67

| mark = Blue pog.svg

| label_size = 80

| position = bottom

| label = Bossier-
Shreveport

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| lat_deg = 40.44

| lon_deg = -104.99

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| label_size = 80

| position = top

| label = Colorado

| background=#ffe}}

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| lat_deg = 34.93

| lon_deg = -90.00

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| label = Mississippi

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| position = bottom

| label = Oklahoma City

| background=#ffe}}

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| lon_deg = -103.23

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| label_size = 80

| position = top

| label = Rapid City

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| lon_deg = -105.09

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| label_size = 80

| position = bottom

| label = Rocky Mountain

| background=#ffe}}

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| lon_deg = -96.00

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| label_size = 80

| position = top

| label = Tulsa

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| lon_deg = -97.32

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| position = top

| label = Wichita

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| lon_deg = -101.83

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| position = top

| label = Amarillo

| background=#ffe}}

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| lon_deg = -112.34

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| position = top

| label = Arizona

| background=#ffe}}

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| lat_deg = 27.81

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| label_size = 80

| position = top

| label = Corpus
Christi

| background=#ffe}}

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| lat_deg = 27.56

| lon_deg = -99.45

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| position = left

| label = Laredo

| background=#ffe}}

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| label = New Mexico

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| position = bottom

| label = Rio Grande
Valley

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| lat_deg = 32.86

| lon_deg = -97.20

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Regular season

=Conference standings=

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style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" | Northern Conference

! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

y-Colorado Eagles644515494275195
x-Mississippi RiverKings644417391242166
x-Oklahoma City Blazers643918785202158
x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs643919684196169
x-Rocky Mountain Rage643226670220219
bgcolor="#cccccc"

|

e-Rapid City Rush642233953183231
e-Tulsa Oilers641838844179270
e-Wichita Thunder642041343168230

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" | Southern Conference

! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|GP|Games played}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|W|Wins}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|L|Losses}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|OTL|Overtime losses}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}

! style="width:4em;" | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}

y-Texas Brahmas644216690223170
x-Odessa Jackalopes643919684260205
x-Laredo Bucks643623577214187
x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees643524573221198
x-Corpus Christi IceRays642830662183206
bgcolor="#cccccc"

|

e-Arizona Sundogs642732559220259
e-New Mexico Scorpions642733458220242
e-Amarillo Gorillas641942341193294

Note: y - clinched conference title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

=Playoff Bracket=

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| RD1=First Round 1

| RD2=Conference Semi-finals

| RD3=Conference Finals

| RD4=Ray Miron President's Cup Finals

| RD2-group1=Northern

| RD2-group2=Southern

| RD1-seed1=N4

| RD1-team1=Bossier-Shreveport

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=N5

| RD1-team2= Rocky Mountain

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| RD1-team3=Rio Grande Valley

| RD1-score3=2

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| RD2-team1= Colorado

| RD2-score1= 4

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| RD2-team2=Bossier-Shreveport

| RD2-score2= 0

| RD2-seed3=N2

| RD2-team3= Mississippi

| RD2-score3= 4

| RD2-seed4=N3

| RD2-team4= Oklahoma City

| RD2-score4= 2

| RD2-seed5=S2

| RD2-team5= Odessa

| RD2-score5= 4

| RD2-seed6=S3

| RD2-team6= Laredo

| RD2-score6= 2

| RD2-seed7=S1

| RD2-team7= Texas

| RD2-score7= 4

| RD2-seed8=S4

| RD2-team8= Rio Grande valley

| RD2-score8= 0

| RD3-seed1=N1

| RD3-team1= Colorado

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=N2

| RD3-team2= Mississippi

| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=S1

| RD3-team3=Texas

| RD3-score3=4

| RD3-seed4=S2

| RD3-team4=Odessa

| RD3-score4=3

| RD4-seed1=N1

| RD4-team1=Colorado

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=S1

| RD4-team2=Texas

| RD4-score2=4

}}

CHL awards

:Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners [http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514051507/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ |date=2011-05-14 }}

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| 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 PlayerJason 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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