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2008-09 Victoria Salmon Kings
Division 3rd West
Conference 3rd National
League 8th ECHL
2008-09 record 38-27-2-5
Home record 21-12-2-1
Road record 17-15-0-4
Goals for 232
Goals against 200
General Manager Mark Morrison
Coach Mark Morrison
Captain Wes Goldie
Alternate captains Tim Wedderburn
Matt Kelly
Arena Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Average attendance 4,923
Team leaders
Goals Wes Goldie (48)
Assists Chris St. Jacques (42)
Points Wes Goldie (66)
Penalties in minutes Daryl Lloyd (141)
Wins Todd Ford (17)
Goals against average Jonathan Boutin (2.37)

Season summary[]

The 2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 5th season in the ECHL. The season started with the Salmon Kings raising their West Division Championship banner above the arena floor, and continued towards the All Star break with the team establishing a 15 game winning streak between December 8, 2008 and January 10, 2009, which was second all time in ECHL history. With a 26-9-1-2 record at the end of the streak, and well in first place in their division, another banner seemed well within reach. However, the team went 12-19-0-4 afterwards and dropped to third place, which ensured a Kelly Cup playoff first round match-up against the Idaho Steelheads. In the playoffs, the Salmon Kings swept their first ever series by eliminating the Steelheads in round one in four straight games. Unfortunately in the second round, the Salmon Kings were eliminated from the playoffs by the their arch rivals, the Alaska Aces in five games. Their lone win was a 4-0 shutout on home ice, their second shutout of the playoffs. Despite their second straight second round elimination, the '08–'09 season saw a number of team records. Dylan Yeo became the first Salmon King player to win a league award, as he was awarded the Defenseman of the Year. Also, team captain Wes Goldie set a new team record with 48 goals, while also becoming the first Salmon King to collect 200 points with the team. Finally, the team broke their previous attendance record with 4,923 fans, up from 4,871 the previous year and 4,248 in '06–'07.

Standings[]

West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Alaska Aces (STL) 72 45 24 1 2 93 232 181
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 72 44 24 2 2 92 224 186
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) 72 38 27 2 5 83 232 200
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 72 28 28 6 10 72 220 246
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJS) 72 30 37 2 3 65 200 246

Schedule and results[]

Regular season[]

2008–09 Game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs[]

2009 Kelly Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Goldie, WesWes Goldie 72 48 18 66 -7 62
St. Jacques, ChrisChris St. Jacques 70 17 42 59 +16 36
Filion, OlivierOlivier Filion 69 12 40 52 -12 89
Kelly, MattMatt Kelly 62 10 36 46 +4 91
Yeo, DylanDylan Yeo 52 10 33 43 +15 30
Billsten, CurtisCurtis Billsten

|| 60 || 11 || 28 || 39 || +18 || 30

Gendur, DanDan Gendur 52 9 29 38 0 97
Lloyd, DarrylDarryl Lloyd 72 18 18 36 +10 141
Labelle, OlivierOlivier Labelle 56 16 19 35 +1 128
Landolt, ShaunShaun Landolt 67 12 20 32 -3 46
O'Connor, Sean D.Sean D. O'Connor 60 19 8 27 -3 68
Howes, ScottScott Howes 39 10 12 22 +9 15
Coulombe, PatrickPatrick Coulombe 56 6 16 22 +20 36
Wedderburn, TimTim Wedderburn 70 2 19 21 +17 44
Gladue, GaryGary Gladue 55 0 20 20 +13 12
Taylor, AdamAdam Taylor 27 9 6 15 +1 4
Leavold, BradyBrady Leavold 31 10 4 14 +2 49
Dietrich, JacobJacob Dietrich
 || 35 || 7 || 6 || 13 || +6 || 14
Benn, JordieJordie Benn 55 1 11 12 -7 26
Brocklehurst, AaronAaron Brocklehurst

|| 23 || 2 || 7 || 9 || -5 || 14

Ramsey, TravisTravis Ramsey 26 0 4 4 +1 45
Swanson, JeremyJeremy Swanson
|| 13 || 0 || 2 || 2 || -2 || 12
Fulton, MarcMarc Fulton 3 0 1 1 0 6
Gajic, MilanMilan Gajic
|| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || -5 || 0
Lang, DevonDevon Lang 4 0 1 1 0 5
Nesdill, MikeMike Nesdill
 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || -2 || 0
Schenderling, JeremyJeremy Schenderling 3 0 0 0 1 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Labelle, OlivierOlivier Labelle 9 4 3 7 +2 32
Filion, OlivierOlivier Filion 9 3 4 7 -2 14
Goldie, WesWes Goldie 9 3 4 7 -2 2
St. Jacques, ChrisChris St. Jacques 9 2 4 6 +2 6
Kelly, MattMatt Kelly 6 1 5 6 +7 4
Brocklehurst, AaronAaron Brocklehurst 9 2 3 5 -1 10
Landolt, ShaunShaun Landolt 9 2 3 5 +2 4
O'Connor, Sean D.Sean D. O'Connor 9 2 3 5 +1 21
Coulombe, PatrickPatrick Coulombe 9 1 4 5 -1 6
Gladue, GaryGary Gladue 8 0 5 5 -1 4
Howes, ScottScott Howes 7 3 1 4 +1 19
Taylor, AdamAdam Taylor 9 2 2 4 +2 8
Leavold, BradyBrady Leavold 7 1 3 4 -1 8
Lloyd, DarylDaryl Lloyd 9 1 3 4 +1 31
Gendur, DanDan Gendur 2 1 2 3 0 0
Wedderburn, TimTim Wedderburn 9 0 2 2 +2 0
Billsten, CurtisCurtis Billsten 3 0 1 1 0 2
Benn, JordieJordie Benn 3 0 0 0 -2 0
Yeo, DylanDylan Yeo 9 0 0 0 0 8

Goaltenders[]

Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT SOL GA GAA Sv% SO
Boutin, JonathanJonathan Boutin

|| 16 || 936 || 10 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 37 || 2.37 || .921 || 2

Ford, ToddTodd Ford 35 2019 17 15 0 1 89 2.64 .915 4
Ellis, JulienJulien Ellis 23 1398 11 8 1 3 63 2.70 .915 1
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA Sv% SO
Ford, ToddTodd Ford 7 413 4 3 17 2.47 .920 1
Ellis, JulienJulien Ellis 3 139 1 1 8 3.45 .882 1

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only.
Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.

Transactions[]

Trades[]

November 21, 2008 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Phoenix RoadRunners
Jeremy Swanson
January 27, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To South Carolina Stingrays
Jonathan Boutin
January 31, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Cincinnati Cyclones
Jacob Dietrich
February 10, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Aaron Brocklehurst
To Florida Everblades
Milan Gajic

Free agents acquired[]

Player Former team
Olivier Filion Alaska Aces
Olivier Labelle Utah Grizzlies
Shaun Landolt Vipiteno (Italy)
Sean D. O'Connor Phoenix RoadRunners
Scott Howes Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Adam Taylor Florida Everblades
Brady Leavold Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Jordie Benn Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
Travis Ramsey University of Maine (NCAA)
Marc Fulton Texas Wildcatters
Devon Lang Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
Jordan Foote Michigan Tech (NCAA)
Todd Ford Columbia Inferno
Jonathan Boutin Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Mike Nesdill Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
Jeremy Schenderling Columbia Inferno

Free agents lost[]

Player New team
Ash Goldie Herlev Hornets (Denmark)
Derek Krestanovich
Ryan Wade Retired
Jordan Krestanovich Cortina SG (Italy)
Marc-Andre Bernier
Kevin Estrada Kassel Huskies (DEL)
Kiel McLeod Cortina SG (Italy)
Paul Ballantyne
Darren Deschamps
Simon Lambert Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)
Brad Zanon Florida Everblades
Billy Thompson Tilburg Trappers (Hlnd)

Professional affiliations[]

Vancouver Canucks[]

The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Manitoba Moose[]

The Salmon Kings' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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