2008–09 WHL season
| 2008–09 WHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Western Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration |
Preseason 2008-08-29 – 2008-09-13 Regular season 2008-09-18 – 2009-03-17 Playoffs 2009-03-20 – 2009-05-09 |
| Number of teams | 22 |
| TV partner(s) | Shaw TV |
| 2008–09 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The 2008–09 WHL season was the 43rd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 18, 2008, and ended on March 15, 2009. The WHL Playoffs commenced on March 20, 2009, and the 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took place from November 26–27, 2008. The Kelowna Rockets won the Ed Chynoweth Cup as WHL champions.
WHL Commissioner, Ron Robison, dedicated the 2008–09 season to Ed Chynoweth.
The Commissioner of the Western Hockey League, Ron Robison, dedicated the 2008–09 season to Ed Chynoweth, who died on April 22, 2008. His death occurred just over a year after the WHL Championship trophy was changed in his honour. Ed Chynoweth was the principle builder of Major Junior hockey in Canada as President of the WHL and CHL over the past four decades. Throughout the entire 2008–09 season, the helmets of all the players and officials will display an "EC" decal, representing Ed’s initials.
The Western Hockey League opened its 43rd regular season on September 18, 2008 in Cranbrook, British Columbia between defending Memorial Cup Champions, Spokane Chiefs and the Kootenay Ice. This season, the WHL is planning to have 30 of its regular season games broadcast on Shaw TV, as well as complete coverage of the 2009 WHL Playoffs. The broadcast schedule begun on September 18 with a special half-hour "preview show" followed by the 2008–09 WHL season opener.
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