2008–09 AHL season: Difference between revisions

The '''2008–09 AHL season''' is the [[List of AHL seasons|73rd]] [[season (sports)|season]] of the [[American Hockey League]]. Twenty-nine29 teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7878 |title=The making of the AHL schedule |date=July 17, 2008 |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2008-07-22 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080804112408/http://www.theahl.com/news/league/index.html?article_id=7878 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-08-04}}</ref>

On April 28, 2009, it was announced that two teams would be relocated for the 2009–10 season: the [[Quad City Flames]] would move to [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford, BC]], and the [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] would relocate to [[Glens Falls, New York|Glens Falls, NY]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theahl.com/headlines/index.html?article_id=9993 |title=Austin, Abbotsford, Glens Falls joining AHL in 2009–10 |date=April 28, 20098 |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2009-04-28}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

|align=left| [[Hartford Wolf Pack]] ([[New York Rangers|NYR]]) || 80 || 46 || 27 || 3 || 4 || '''99''' || 243 || 216

|align=left| [[Providence Bruins]] ([[Boston Bruins|BOS]]) || 80 || 43 || 29 || 2 || 6 || '''94''' || 238 || 232

|align=left| [[Portland Pirates]] ([[Buffalo Sabres|BUF]]) || 80 || 39 || 31 || 3 || 7 || '''88''' || 249 || 239

|align=left| [[Worcester Sharks]] ([[San Jose Sharks|SJ]]) || 80 || 42 || 35 || 1 || 2 || '''87''' || 223 || 223

|align=left| [[Manchester Monarchs]] ([[Los Angeles Kings|LA]]) || 80 || 37 || 35 || 0 || 8 || '''82''' || 211 || 218

|align=left| [[Lowell Devils]] ([[New Jersey Devils|NJ]]) || 80 || 35 || 36 || 2 || 7 || '''79''' || 213 || 243

|align=left| [[Springfield Falcons]] ([[Edmonton Oilers|EDM]]) || 80 || 24 || 44 || 8 || 4 || '''60''' || 188 || 258

|align=left| [[Hershey Bears]] ([[Washington Capitals|WSH]]) || 80 || 49 || 23 || 2 || 6 || '''106''' || 296 || 240

|align=left| [[Bridgeport Sound Tigers]] ([[New York Islanders|NYI]]) || 80 || 49 || 23 || 3 || 5 || '''106''' || 241 || 212

|align=left| [[Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins]] ([[Pittsburgh Penguins|PIT]]) || 80 || 49 || 25 || 3 || 3 || '''104''' || 274 || 212

|align=left| [[Philadelphia Phantoms]] ([[Philadelphia Flyers|PHI]]) || 80 || 43 || 30 || 2 || 5 || '''93''' || 234 || 232

|align=left| [[Binghamton Senators]] ([[Ottawa Senators|OTT]]) || 80 || 41 || 30 || 5 || 4 || '''91''' || 232 || 238

|align=left| [[Norfolk Admirals]] ([[Tampa Bay Lightning|TB]]) || 80 || 33 || 38 || 4 || 5 || '''75''' || 236 || 269

|align=left| [[Albany River Rats]] ([[Carolina Hurricanes|CAR]]) || 80 || 33 || 40 || 3 || 4 || '''73''' || 219 || 258

|align=left| [[Manitoba Moose]] ([[Vancouver Canucks|VAN]]) || 80 || 50 || 23 || 1 || 6 || '''107''' || 239 || 188

|align=left| [[Hamilton Bulldogs]] ([[Montreal Canadiens|MTL]]) || 80 || 49 || 27 || 4 || 0 || '''102''' || 263 || 201

|align=left| [[Grand Rapids Griffins]] ([[Detroit Red Wings|DET]]) || 80 || 43 || 25 || 6 || 6 || '''98''' || 255 || 226

|align=left| [[Toronto Marlies]] ([[Toronto Maple Leafs|TOR]]) || 80 || 39 || 29 || 5 || 7 || '''90''' || 240 || 229

|align=left| [[Syracuse Crunch]] ([[Columbus Blue Jackets|CBJ]]) || 80 || 40 || 32 || 5 || 3 || '''88''' || 214 || 226

|align=left| [[Lake Erie Monsters]] ([[Colorado Avalanche|COL]]) || 80 || 34 || 38 || 3 || 5 || '''76''' || 199 || 218

|align=left| [[Rochester Americans]] ([[Florida Panthers|FLA]]) || 80 || 29 || 43 || 0 || 8 || '''66''' || 184 || 259

|align=left| [[Milwaukee Admirals]] ([[Nashville Predators|NSH]]) || 80 || 49 || 22 || 3 || 6 || '''107''' || 229 || 195

|align=left| [[Peoria Rivermen]] ([[St. Louis Blues (ice hockey)|STL]]) || 80 || 43 || 31 || 2 || 4 || '''92''' || 215 || 211

|align=left| [[Houston Aeros]] ([[Minnesota Wild|MIN]]) || 80 || 38 || 31 || 2 || 9 || '''87''' || 218 || 230

|align=left| [[Rockford IceHogs]] ([[Chicago Blackhawks|CHI]]) || 80 || 40 || 34 || 0 || 6 || '''86''' || 229 || 220

|align=left| [[Quad City Flames]] ([[Calgary Flames|CGY]]) || 80 || 36 || 31 || 6 || 7 || '''85''' || 212 || 216

|align=left| [[Chicago Wolves]] ([[Atlanta Thrashers|ATL]]) || 80 || 38 || 37 || 3 || 2 || '''81''' || 226 || 222

|align=left| [[Iowa Chops]] ([[Anaheim Ducks|ANA]]) || 80 || 33 || 33 || 4 || 10 || '''80''' || 209 || 260

|align=left| [[San Antonio Rampage]] ([[Phoenix Coyotes|PHX]]) || 80 || 36 || 38 || 2 || 4 || '''78''' || 205 || 243

The 22nd AHL All-Star Classic was played in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]] on January 26, 2009, with the PlanetUSA All-Stars defeating the Canadian All-Stars 14-11 after scoring 9 goals in the 3rd Period to come back from an 8-5 deficit. Corey Locke scored 4 goals for the Canadian All-Stars, while [[Jeff Taffe]] had a hat trick for the PlanetUSA All-Stars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://theahl.com/news/allstar/index.html?article_id=9365 |title=PlanetUSA prevails on record-setting night |publisher=theahl.com |accessdate=2009-01-29}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><br>

! Assistant coach(es): || Jason Christie, [[Wendell Young]] ([[Chicago Wolves]]) || Mark French ([[Hershey Bears]])

| [[Richard F. Canning Trophy]]<br>''Eastern Conference playoff champions'': || [[Hershey Bears]]

before = [[2007–08 AHL season]] |

after = [[2009–10 AHL season]] |

title = [[List of AHL seasons|AHL seasons]] |

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