2008–09 WHL season
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The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1][2][3][4][5] The regular season began on September 18, 2008,[1][2] and ended on March 15, 2009. The WHL Playoffs commenced on March 20, 2009,[3][4][5] and the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took place from November 26–27, 2008.[3][4][5] The Kelowna Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions.
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2008–09 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Preseason August 29, 2008 – September 13, 2008 Regular season September 18, 2008 – March 17, 2009 Playoffs March 20, 2009 – May 9, 2009 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | Shaw TV |
Finals champions | Kelowna Rockets (3) |
WHL seasons | |
← 2007–08 2009–10 → |
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2008–09 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
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) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
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WHL Commissioner, Ron Robison, dedicated the 2008–09 season to Ed Chynoweth.[3][4][5]