| 2008–09 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 8, 2008 - April 12, 2009 |
| Regular season | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Manitoba Moose |
| SeasonMVP | Alexandre Giroux |
| Top scorer | Alexandre Giroux |
| Playoffs | |
| PlayoffsMVP | Michal Neuvirth |
| Calder Cup | |
| Champions | Hershey Bears |
| Runners-up | Manitoba Moose |
| AHL seasons | |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → | |
The2008–09 AHL season was the73rdseason of theAmerican Hockey League. 29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.[1]
The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now called theIowa Chops, and theAnaheim Ducks have replaced theDallas Stars as the team's NHL affiliate.[2]
The Dallas Stars have no AHL affiliate this year, with theTexas Stars (based inAustin) to become their affiliate for the2009–10 season.
On April 28, 2009, it was announced that two teams would be relocated for the 2009–10 season: theQuad City Flames would move toAbbotsford, BC, and thePhiladelphia Phantoms would relocate toGlens Falls, NY.[3]
| AHL team | New affiliate | Old affiliate |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Chops | Anaheim Ducks | Dallas Stars |
| Portland Pirates | Buffalo Sabres | Anaheim Ducks |
| Rochester Americans | Florida Panthers | Buffalo Sabres/Florida Panthers |
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 46 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 243 | 216 |
| x–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 43 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 94 | 238 | 232 |
| x–Portland Pirates (BUF) | 80 | 39 | 31 | 3 | 7 | 88 | 249 | 239 |
| x–Worcester Sharks (SJS) | 80 | 42 | 35 | 1 | 2 | 87 | 223 | 223 |
| e–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) | 80 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 8 | 82 | 211 | 218 |
| e–Lowell Devils (NJD) | 80 | 35 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 79 | 213 | 243 |
| e–Springfield Falcons (EDM) | 80 | 24 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 60 | 188 | 258 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Hershey Bears (WSH) | 80 | 49 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 106 | 296 | 240 |
| x–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 49 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 106 | 241 | 212 |
| x–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 49 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 274 | 212 |
| x–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 93 | 234 | 232 |
| e–Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 41 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 91 | 232 | 238 |
| e–Norfolk Admirals (TBL) | 80 | 33 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 75 | 236 | 269 |
| e–Albany River Rats (CAR) | 80 | 33 | 40 | 3 | 4 | 73 | 219 | 258 |
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 50 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 107 | 239 | 188 |
| x–Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) | 80 | 49 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 263 | 201 |
| x–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 80 | 43 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 98 | 255 | 226 |
| x–Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 80 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 7 | 90 | 240 | 229 |
| e–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 88 | 214 | 226 |
| e–Lake Erie Monsters (COL) | 80 | 34 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 76 | 199 | 218 |
| e–Rochester Americans (FLA) | 80 | 29 | 43 | 0 | 8 | 66 | 184 | 259 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 80 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 107 | 229 | 195 |
| x–Peoria Rivermen (STL) | 80 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 92 | 215 | 211 |
| x–Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 38 | 31 | 2 | 9 | 87 | 218 | 230 |
| x–Rockford IceHogs (CHI) | 80 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 229 | 220 |
| e–Quad City Flames (CGY) | 80 | 36 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 85 | 212 | 216 |
| e–Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 38 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 226 | 222 |
| e–Iowa Chops (ANA) | 80 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 80 | 209 | 260 |
| e–San Antonio Rampage (PHX) | 80 | 36 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 78 | 205 | 243 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Giroux | Hershey Bears | 69 | 60 | 37 | 97 | 84 |
| Keith Aucoin | Hershey Bears | 70 | 25 | 71 | 96 | 73 |
| Jason Krog | Manitoba Moose | 74 | 30 | 56 | 86 | 30 |
| Janne Pesonen | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 70 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 33 |
| Artem Anisimov | Hartford Wolfpack | 80 | 37 | 44 | 81 | 50 |
| Darren Haydar | Grand Rapids Griffins | 79 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 26 |
| Tim Stapleton | Toronto Marlies | 70 | 28 | 51 | 79 | 26 |
| Corey Locke | Houston Aeros | 77 | 25 | 54 | 79 | 60 |
| Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau | Hartford Wolfpack | 74 | 29 | 49 | 78 | 142 |
| Kyle Greentree | Quad City Flames | 79 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 63 |
In each division, the fourth-place team will play the first-place team in the division semifinals, while the second-place team plays the third-place team.
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Hartford | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Worcester | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Worcester | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Providence | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Philadelphia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | WBS | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Bridgeport | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | WBS | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Hershey | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Toronto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Grand Rapids | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Hamilton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Grand Rapids | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Manitoba | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Rockford | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Milwaukee | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Peoria | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
The 22nd AHL All-Star Classic was played inWorcester, Massachusetts, on January 26, 2009, with the PlanetUSA All-Stars defeating the Canadian All-Stars 14–11 after scoring nine goals in the third period to come back from an 8–5 deficit. Corey Locke scored four goals for the Canadian All-Stars, whileJeff Taffe had a hat-trick for the PlanetUSA All-Stars.[4]
The host club was theWorcester Sharks. The 2009 event in Worcester marked the fourth time since 1995 that the AHL All-Star Classic took place in New England. The AHL All-Star Game was last held in Massachusetts in 1959 at the Eastern States Coliseum in West Springfield.[5]
* indicates player was called up to his NHL team. ** indicates player was named to All-Star team, but missed game due to injury. † indicates player was named as a replacement due to callups or injury.
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Hershey Bears |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Hershey Bears |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Manitoba Moose |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Manitoba Moose |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular season champions, Eastern Conference: | Hershey Bears |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular season champions, Western Conference: | Manitoba Moose |
| Emile Francis Trophy Regular season champions, Atlantic Division: | Hartford Wolf Pack |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular season champions, East Division: | Hershey Bears |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular season champions, North Division: | Manitoba Moose |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular season champions, West Division: | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Preceded by | AHL seasons | Succeeded by |
