# 2008–09 Vysshaya Liga season

The 2008–09 Vysshaya Liga season was the 17th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 33 teams participated in the league, and HC Yugra won the championship.

## First round
### Western Conference

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | HC Dmitrov | 66 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 271 | 123 | 158 |
| 2. | Sokol Kiev | 66 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 239 | 134 | 152 |
| 3. | HC Rys Podolsk | 66 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 220 | 190 | 123 |
| 4. | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 66 | 33 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 184 | 159 | 122 |
| 5. | HC Ryazan | 66 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 195 | 191 | 113 |
| 6. | Kapitan Stupino | 66 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 214 | 153 | 111 |
| 7. | HC Lipetsk | 66 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 34 | 189 | 223 | 82 |
| 8. | HC Belgorod | 66 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 173 | 212 | 80 |
| 9. | PHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 66 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 38 | 178 | 223 | 72 |
| 10. | HC VMF St. Petersburg | 66 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 171 | 229 | 70 |
| 11. | Titan Klin | 66 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 129 | 209 | 53 |
| 12. | Kristall Elektrostal | 66 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 46 | 162 | 279 | 52 |

### Central Conference

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Izhstal Izhevsk | 60 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 157 | 116 | 109 |
| 2. | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 60 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 192 | 165 | 109 |
| 3. | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 60 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 176 | 161 | 105 |
| 4. | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 60 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 167 | 124 | 103 |
| 5. | Toros Neftekamsk | 60 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 200 | 152 | 102 |
| 6. | Dizel Penza | 60 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 178 | 160 | 102 |
| 7. | Kristall Saratov | 60 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 162 | 144 | 100 |
| 8. | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 60 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 183 | 163 | 97 |
| 9. | Neftyanik Leninogorsk | 60 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 145 | 159 | 81 |
| 10. | Gazprom-OGU Orenburg | 60 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 141 | 195 | 61 |
| 11. | CSK VVS Samara | 60 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 94 | 256 | 21 |

### Eastern Conference

| | Club | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1. | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 54 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 221 | 118 | 125 |
| 2. | HC Yugra | 54 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 188 | 106 | 119 |
| 3. | HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 54 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 166 | 136 | 96 |
| 4. | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 54 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 165 | 151 | 95 |
| 5. | Kazzinc-Torpedo | 54 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 166 | 149 | 89 |
| 6. | Gazovik Tyumen | 54 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 163 | 131 | 86 |
| 7. | Metallurg Serov | 54 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 102 | 163 | 62 |
| 8. | Ermak Angarsk | 54 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 116 | 170 | 61 |
| 9. | Saryarka Karaganda | 54 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 119 | 202 | 39 |
| 10. | Zauralie Kurgan | 54 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 108 | 188 | 38 |

## Playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | W1 | HC Dmitrov | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W6 | Kapitan Stupino | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C6 | Dizel Penza | 2 | W6 | Kapitan Stupino | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Kapitan Stupino | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Kapitan Stupino | 3 | | | | W1 | HC Dmitrov | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E3 | HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | E3 | HC Mechel Chelyabinsk | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C3 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 3 | C3 | Molot-Prikamie Perm | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Ermak Angarsk | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Ermak Angarsk | 2 | | | | | | | W1 | HC Dmitrov | 2 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | E2 | HC Yugra | 3 | | | |
| | | | W2 | HC Sokol Kiev | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W5 | HC Ryazan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | HC Ryazan | 3 | W5 | HC Ryazan | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | HC Lipetsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W7 | HC Lipetsk | 1 | | | | W2 | HC Sokol Kiev | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | E2 | HC Yugra | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | E2 | HC Yugra | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C4 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 3 | C4 | Yuzhny Ural Orsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Metallurg Serov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Metallurg Serov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E2 | HC Yugra | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 0 |
| | | | C1 | Izhstal Izhevsk | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | C5 | Toros Neftekamsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Toros Neftekamsk | 3 | C5 | Toros Neftekamsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C7 | Kristall Saratov | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C7 | Kristall Saratov | 0 | | | | C1 | Izhstal Izhevsk | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C2 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | C2 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E4 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 3 | E4 | Sputnik Nizhny Tagil | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| C8 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C8 | Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk | 1 | | | | | | | C2 | Neftyanik Almetyevsk | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3 | | | |
| | | | E1 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E6 | Gazovik Tyumen | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk | 1 | E6 | Gazovik Tyumen | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Gazovik Tjumen | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Gazovik Tjumen | 3 | | | | O1 | Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | W3 | HC Rys Podolsk | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3 | W4 | MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | HC Belgorod | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 3rd place

* (C2) Neftyanik Almetyevsk – (W1) HC Dmitrov 4:1, 1:2, 0:1 OT