2008-09 CHL season

2008–09 CHL season
League	Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Regular season
Governors’ Cup	Colorado Eagles
Season MVP	Sebastien Thinel (Odessa Jackalopes)
Top scorer	Sebastien Thinel (Odessa Jackalopes)
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
CHL seasons
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

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

League business

• One team, the Rapid City Rush was added.

• The Austin Ice Bats went inactive and were trying to find a new city in which to play.

• The Youngstown SteelHounds were expelled from the league on June 2, 2008 over a dispute with the league over payments to visiting teams.

Regular season

Final Standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

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

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

CHL awards

Ray Miron President's Cup:	Texas Brahmas
Governors' Cup:	Colorado Eagles
Most Valuable Player:	Sebastien 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:	Sebastien 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)

External links

• Central Hockey League website