The 2008–09 CHL season was the 17th

season A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...

of the

Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...

(CHL).

League business

The

Rapid City Rush The Rapid City Rush are a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL based in Rapid City, South Dakota, and play their home games at The Monument. The Rush are currently a minor affiliate of the Calgary Flames NHL franchise. History On June 2, 2 ...

were added and two teams were ceased, the

Austin Ice Bats The Austin Ice Bats were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Austin, Texas, from 1996 to 2008. They were originally members of the Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) and later the Central Hockey League (CHL). The team was ...

and Youngstown SteelHounds.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Conference standings

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

Playoffs

Playoff Bracket

CHL awards

:''Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners'' Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners

References

External links

Central Hockey League website
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