2008–09 WHL season

2008–09 CHL season
2008–09 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Duration	OHL ; 2008-09-17 – 2009-03-15 ; QMJHL ; 2008-09-11 – 2009-03-15 ; WHL ; 2008-09-18 – 2009-03-15
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	Réseau des sports ; Rogers Sportsnet ; Rogers TV ; Shaw TV

2008–09 WHL season
2008–09 WHL season
League	Western Hockey League
Duration	Preseason ; 2008-08-29 – 2008-09-13 ; Regular season ; 2008-09-18 – 2009-03-17 ; Playoffs ; 2009-03-20 – 2009-05-09
Champions	Kelowna Rockets
Number of teams	22
Commissioner	Ron Robison
TV partner(s)	Shaw TV
	WHL seasons
← 2007–08	2009–10 →

The 2008-09 WHL Season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League.

Standings[]

**Legend**
GP	Games played	OTL	Overtime losses	GF	Goals for	X	Clinched playoff berth
W	Wins	SL	Shootout losses	GA	Goals against	Y	Clinched conference title
L	Losses	Pts.	Points	Bold	Division leader	Z	Clinched league title

Eastern Conference

East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
x Saskatoon Blades	72	49	18	3	2	283	195	103
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	48	19	3	2	295	220	101
x Swift Current Broncos	72	42	28	1	1	258	220	86
Prince Albert Raiders	72	31	36	4	1	233	270	67
Regina Pats	72	27	39	1	5	228	265	60
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	19	50	1	2	198	352	41

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
z Calgary Hitmen	72	59	9	3	1	330	159	122
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	36	29	4	3	249	242	79
x Kootenay Ice	72	35	29	2	6	220	224	78
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	35	32	3	2	227	228	75
x Edmonton Oil Kings	72	29	34	4	5	191	252	67
Red Deer Rebels	72	25	37	1	9	172	250	60

Western Conference

B.C. Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
x Vancouver Giants	72	57	10	2	3	319	151	119
x Kelowna Rockets	72	47	21	1	3	267	178	98
x Kamloops Blazers	72	33	33	2	4	242	277	72
x Prince George Cougars	72	25	44	0	3	188	298	53
Chilliwack Bruins	72	19	46	2	5	154	267	45

U.S. Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
x Tri-City Americans	72	49	20	0	3	263	184	101
x Spokane Chiefs	72	46	23	0	3	244	145	95
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	35	32	1	4	222	234	75
x Everett Silvertips	72	27	36	7	2	199	259	63
Portland Winter Hawks	72	19	48	3	2	176	288	43

Conference standings

Eastern Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
z Calgary Hitmen	72	59	9	3	1	330	159	122
x Saskatoon Blades	72	49	18	3	2	283	195	103
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	48	19	3	2	295	220	101
x Swift Current Broncos	72	42	28	1	1	258	220	86
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	36	29	4	3	249	242	79
x Kootenay Ice	72	35	29	2	6	220	224	78
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	35	32	3	2	227	228	75
x Edmonton Oil Kings	72	29	34	4	5	191	252	67
Prince Albert Raiders	72	31	36	4	1	233	270	67
Regina Pats	72	27	39	1	5	228	265	60
Red Deer Rebels	72	25	37	1	9	172	250	60
Moose Jaw Warriors	72	19	50	1	2	198	352	41

Western Conference	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	GF	GA	Pts.
x Vancouver Giants	72	57	10	2	3	319	151	119
x Tri-City Americans	72	49	20	0	3	263	184	101
x Kelowna Rockets	72	47	21	1	3	267	178	98
x Spokane Chiefs	72	46	23	0	3	244	145	95
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	35	32	1	4	222	234	75
x Kamloops Blazers	72	33	33	2	4	242	277	72
x Everett Silvertips	72	27	36	7	2	199	259	63
x Prince George Cougars	72	25	44	0	3	188	298	53
Chilliwack Bruins	72	19	46	2	5	154	267	45
Portland Winter Hawks	72	19	48	3	2	176	288	43

Scoring leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts. = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts.	PIM
Casey Pierro-Zabotel	Vancouver Giants	72	36	79	115	52
Brandon Kozun	Calgary Hitmen	72	40	68	108	58
Brett Sonne	Calgary Hitmen	62	48	52	100	58
Evander Kane	Vancouver Giants	61	48	48	96	89
Justin Bernhardt	Prince Albert Raiders	72	35	57	92	104
Colin Long	Kelowna Rockets	68	33	58	91	28
Brayden Schenn	Brandon Wheat Kings	70	32	56	88	82
Joel Broda	Calgary Hitmen	67	53	34	87	64
C. J. Stretch	Kamloops Blazers	72	29	57	86	72
Tyler Ennis	Medicine Hat Tigers	61	43	42	85	21

Goaltending leaders[]

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; Sv% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	W	L	Sv%	GAA
Dustin Tokarski	Spokane Chiefs	45	29	14	.938	1.92
Adam Brown	Kelowna Rockets	27	17	4	.912	2.01
Martin Jones	Calgary Hitmen	50	41	3	.914	2.12
Tyson Sexsmith	Vancouver Giants	45	35	6	.900	2.19
Chet Pickard	Tri-City Americans	48	32	12	.922	2.26
Braden Holtby	Saskatoon Blades	54	37	13	.913	2.51
Torrie Jung	Edmonton Oil Kings	41	18	17	.912	2.54
Mark Guggenberger	Kelowna Rockets	41	21	14	.911	2.57
James Priestner	Brandon Wheat Kings	26	16	6	.893	2.77
Juha Metsola	Lethbridge Hurricanes	45	20	19	.902	2.94

Playoffs[]

Overview[]

Conference Quarter-finals			Conference Semi-finals			Conference Finals			WHL Championship

1	Calgary	4
8	Edmonton	0
			1	Calgary	4

			7	Lethbridge	0
2	Saskatoon	3

7	Lethbridge	4
						1	Calgary	4
Eastern
						3	Brandon	0
3	Brandon	4

6	Kootenay	0
			3	Brandon	4

			5	Medicine Hat	0
4	Swift Current	3

5	Medicine Hat	4
									E1	Calgary	2

									W3	Kelowna	4
1	Vancouver	4

8	Prince George	0
			1	Vancouver	4

			4	Spokane	3
4	Spokane	4

5	Seattle	1
						1	Vancouver	2
Western
						3	Kelowna	4
2	Tri-City	4

7	Everett	1
			2	Tri-City	2

			3	Kelowna	4
3	Kelowna	4

6	Kamloops	0

Conference Quarter-finals[]

Eastern Conference[]

(1) Calgary vs. (8) Edmonton
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 19	Edmonton	0–5	Calgary
March 22	Edmonton	1–2 OT	Calgary
March 23	Calgary	4–1	Edmonton
March 25	Calgary	4–1	Edmonton
Calgary wins 4–0

(2) Saskatoon vs. (7) Lethbridge
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Lethbridge	1–5	Saskatoon
March 21	Lethbridge	5–2	Saskatoon
March 24	Saskatoon	3–1	Lethbridge
March 25	Saskatoon	1–2	Lethbridge
March 28	Lethbridge	3–1	Saskatoon
March 30	Saskatoon	5–1	Lethbridge
April 1	Lethbridge	4–3	Saskatoon
Lethbridge wins 4–3

(3) Brandon vs. (6) Kootenay
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Kootenay	2–7	Brandon
March 21	Kootenay	1–4	Brandon
March 24	Brandon	4–3 OT	Kootenay
March 25	Brandon	4–3	Kootenay
Brandon wins 4–0

(4) Swift Current vs. (5) Medicine Hat
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Medicine Hat	2–4	Swift Current
March 21	Medicine Hat	6–2	Swift Current
March 24	Swift Current	5–2	Medicine Hat
March 25	Swift Current	3–5	Medicine Hat
March 27	Medicine Hat	3–5	Swift Current
March 29	Swift Current	0–3	Medicine Hat
March 31	Medicine Hat	4–1	Swift Current
Medicine Hat wins 4–3

Western Conference[]

(1) Vancouver vs. (8) Prince George
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Prince George	2–8	Vancouver
March 21	Prince George	1–9	Vancouver
March 24	Vancouver	3–2 OT	Prince George
March 25	Vancouver	3–2	Prince George
Vancouver wins 4–0

(2) Tri-City vs. (7) Everett
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Everett	5–6 OT	Tri-City
March 21	Everett	3–2	Tri-City
March 25	Tri-City	4–2	Everett
March 27	Tri-City	4–1	Everett
March 28	Everett	1–6	Tri-City
Tri-City wins 4–1

(3) Kelowna vs. (6) Kamloops
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Kamloops	2–4	Kelowna
March 21	Kamloops	1–5	Kelowna
March 24	Kelowna	3–2 OT	Kamloops
March 25	Kelowna	5–2	Kamloops
Kelowna wins 4–0

(4) Spokane vs. (5) Seattle
Date	Away	Score	Home
March 20	Seattle	1–2	Spokane
March 21	Seattle	2–1	Spokane
March 24	Spokane	5–1	Seattle
March 25	Spokane	3–2	Seattle
March 28	Seattle	3–5	Spokane
Spokane wins 4–1

Conference Semi-finals[]

Eastern Conference

(1) Calgary vs. (7) Lethbridge
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 3	Lethbridge	1–7	Calgary
April 5	Lethbridge	1–2	Calgary
April 7	Calgary	4–2	Lethbridge
April 8	Calgary	6–0	Lethbridge
Calgary wins 4–0

(3) Brandon vs. (5) Medicine Hat
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 4	Brandon	6–3	Medicine Hat
April 5	Brandon	8–6	Medicine Hat
April 8	Medicine Hat	1–6	Brandon
April 10	Medicine Hat	2–6	Brandon
Brandon wins 4–0

Western Conference

(1) Vancouver vs. (4) Spokane
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 3	Spokane	1–3	Vancouver
April 5	Spokane	1–4	Vancouver
April 7	Vancouver	2–5	Spokane
April 8	Vancouver	0–1	Spokane
April 10	Spokane	3–2 4OT	Vancouver
April 12	Vancouver	3–2 2OT	Spokane
April 14	Spokane	0–1 OT	Vancouver
Vancouver wins 4–3

(2) Tri-City vs. (3) Kelowna
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 3	Kelowna	3–4	Tri-City
April 4	Kelowna	2–3	Tri-City
April 7	Tri-City	2–7	Kelowna
April 8	Tri-City	3–4 OT	Kelowna
April 10	Kelowna	5–2	Tri-City
April 12	Tri-City	2–6	Kelowna
Kelowna wins 4–2

Conference Finals[]

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

(1) Calgary vs. (3) Brandon
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 17	Brandon	3–9	Calgary
April 19	Brandon	4–5	Calgary
April 21	Calgary	4–3 OT	Brandon
April 22	Calgary	6–4	Brandon
Calgary wins 4–0

(1) Vancouver vs. (3) Kelowna
Date	Away	Score	Home
April 18	Kelowna	4–2	Vancouver
April 19	Kelowna	3–4 OT	Vancouver
April 21	Vancouver	3–2	Kelowna
April 23	Vancouver	0–3	Kelowna
April 25	Kelowna	1–0	Vancouver
April 27	Vancouver	4–5 OT	Kelowna
Kelowna wins 4–2

WHL Championship[]

Calgary vs. Kelowna
Date	Away	Score	Home
May 1	Kelowna	3–1	Calgary
May 2	Kelowna	5–2	Calgary
May 4	Calgary	0–2	Kelowna
May 6	Calgary	6–2	Kelowna
May 7	Kelowna	1–6	Calgary
May 9	Calgary	2–3 OT	Kelowna
Kelowna wins 4–2

Memorial Cup[]

WHL awards[]

Regular season Champions	Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy	Calgary Hitmen
Player of the Year	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy	Brett Sonne	Calgary Hitmen
Top Scorer	Bob Clarke Trophy	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	Vancouver Giants
Top Defenseman	Bill Hunter Trophy	Jonathon Blum	Vancouver Giants
Rookie of the Year	Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy	Brett Connolly	Prince George Cougars
Top Goaltender	Del Wilson Trophy	Chet Pickard	Tri-City Americans
Top Plus-Minus Rating	WHL Plus-Minus Award	Paul Postma	Calgary Hitmen
Most Sportsmanlike Player	Brad Hornung Trophy	Tyler Ennis	Medicine Hat Tigers
Scholastic Player of the Year	Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy	Stefan Elliott	Saskatoon Blades
Coach of the Year	Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy	Don Hay	Vancouver Giants
Executive of the Year	Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy	Kelly Kisio	Calgary Hitmen
Top Official	Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy	Chris Savage
Marketing/Public Relations Award	St. Clair Group Trophy	Mike Bortolussi	Medicine Hat Tigers
Humanitarian of the Year	Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy	Taylor Procyshen	Tri-City Americans
WHL Finals Most Valuable Player	AirBC Trophy	Tyler Myers	Kelowna Rockets

Source WHL Announces 2008-09 Award Winners

All-Star Teams[]

Eastern Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	Braden Holtby	Saskatoon Blades	Martin Jones	Calgary Hitmen
Defense	Paul Postma	Calgary Hitmen	Michael Stone	Calgary Hitmen
Defense	Keith Aulie	Brandon Wheat Kings	John Negrin	Swift Current Broncos
Forward	Brett Sonne	Calgary Hitmen	Joel Broda	Calgary Hitmen
	Tyler Ennis	Medicine Hat Tigers	Justin Bernhardt	Prince Albert Raiders
	Brandon Kozun	Calgary Hitmen	Brayden Schenn	Brandon Wheat Kings
Western Conference
	First Team		Second Team
Goal	Chet Pickard	Tri-City Americans	Dustin Tokarski	Spokane Chiefs
Defense	Jonathon Blum	Vancouver Giants	Tyler Myers	Kelowna Rockets
Defense	Thomas Hickey	Seattle Thunderbirds	Brent Regner	Vancouver Giants
Forward	Casey Pierro-Zabotel	Vancouver Giants	Drayson Bowman	Spokane Chiefs
	Jamie Benn	Kelowna Rockets	Colin Long	Kelowna Rockets
	Evander Kane	Vancouver Giants	Taylor Procyshen	Tri-City Americans

Team Photos[]

Bibliography[]

Books

2008–09 WHL Guide.

External links[]

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