2008-09 CCHA season

This is the 2008-09 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season. This was the league's thirty-eighth season.

Membership changes

 * none

Standings
Team                      GP  W  L T SW P  GF GA  Notre Dame Fighting Irish  28 21  4 3  3 48 95 52 Michigan Wolverines       28 20  8 0  0 40 98 51 Miami RedHawks            28 17  7 4  2 40 89 57 Alaska Nanooks            28 13 10 5  3 34 54 51 Ohio State Buckeyes       28 13 11 4  3 33 87 85 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 11 12 5 3 30 72 73 Western Michigan Broncos  28  9 13 6  2 26 75 86 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks  28  8 13 7  3 26 62 76 Ferris State Bulldogs     28  9 14 5  2 25 58 68 Lake Superior Lakers      28  7 15 6  1 21 73 86 Michigan State Spartans   28  7 17 4  3 21 43 85 Bowling Green Falcons     28  8 19 1  0 17 60 96

change in points for 2008-09

 * Two points for a win
 * one point for a tie
 * bonus point awarded for a shootout win

First Round (best of three)

 * Ohio State defeated Bowling Green two games to none (5-4, 7-1)
 * Northern Michigan defeated Michigan State two games to none (5-3, 8-2)
 * Western Michigan defeated Lake Superior two games to one (3-6, 4-3 (2ot), 3-1)
 * Nebraska-Omaha defeated Ferris State two games to none (3-0, 5-2)

Quarterfinals (best of three)

 * Notre Dame defeated Nebraska-Omaha two games to none (5-0, 1-0)
 * Michigan defeated Western Michigan two games to none (5-2, 6-1)
 * Northern Michigan defeated Miami two games to one (2-3, 3-2 (ot), 3-1)
 * Alaska defeated Ohio State two games to one (4-0, 2-4,1-0)

Semifinals

 * Notre Dame defeated Northern Michigan 2 to 1
 * Michigan defeated Alaska 3 to 1

Final

 * Notre Dame defeated Michigan 5 to 2

Third Place

 * Northern MIchigan defeated Alaska 2 to 0

NCAA tournament
Miami Michigan Notre Dame Ohio State
 * defeated Denver 4 to 2 in the West Regional Semifinals
 * defeated Minnesota-Duluth 2 to 1 in the West Regional Final
 * defeated Bemidji State 4 to 1 in the National Semifinals
 * lost to Boston University 4 to 3 in overtime in the National Championship Game
 * lost to Air Force 2 to 0 in the East Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Bemidji State 5 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
 * lost to Boston University 8 to 3 in the Northeas Regional Semifinals