2008-09 CCHA season

This is the 2008-09 Central Collegiate Hockey Association season.  This was the league's thirty-eighth season.
==Membership changes==
*none
==Standings==
 Team GP W L T SW P GF GA
 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 28 21 4 3 3 48 95 52
 Michigan Wolverines 28 20 8 0 0 40 98 51
 Miami RedHawks 28 17 7 4 2 40 89 57
 Alaska Nanooks 28 13 10 5 3 34 54 51
 Ohio State Buckeyes 28 13 11 4 3 33 87 85
 Northern Michigan Wildcats 28 11 12 5 3 30 72 73
 Western Michigan Broncos 28 9 13 6 2 26 75 86
 Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks 28 8 13 7 3 26 62 76
 Ferris State Bulldogs 28 9 14 5 2 25 58 68
 Lake Superior Lakers 28 7 15 6 1 21 73 86
 Michigan State Spartans 28 7 17 4 3 21 43 85
 Bowling Green Falcons 28 8 19 1 0 17 60 96
===change in points for 2008-09===
*Two points for a win
*one point for a tie
*bonus point awarded for a shootout win
==Conference Tournament==
===First Round (best of three)===
*Ohio State defeated Bowling Green two games to none (5-4, 7-1)
*Northern Michigan defeated Michigan State two games to none (5-3, 8-2)
*Western Michigan defeated Lake Superior two games to one (3-6, 4-3 (2ot), 3-1)
*Nebraska-Omaha defeated Ferris State two games to none (3-0, 5-2)
===Quarterfinals (best of three)===
*Notre Dame defeated Nebraska-Omaha two games to none (5-0, 1-0)
*Michigan defeated Western Michigan two games to none (5-2, 6-1)
*Northern Michigan defeated Miami two games to one (2-3, 3-2 (ot), 3-1)
*Alaska defeated Ohio State two games to one (4-0, 2-4,1-0)
===Semifinals===
*Notre Dame defeated Northern Michigan 2 to 1
*Michigan defeated Alaska 3 to 1
===Final===
*Notre Dame defeated Michigan 5 to 2
===Third Place===
*Northern MIchigan defeated Alaska 2 to 0
==NCAA tournament==
Miami
*defeated Denver 4 to 2 in the West Regional Semifinals
*defeated Minnesota-Duluth 2 to 1 in the West Regional Final
*defeated Bemidji State 4 to 1 in the National Semifinals
*lost to Boston University 4 to 3 in overtime in the National Championship Game
Michigan
*lost to Air Force 2 to 0 in the East Regional Semifinals
Notre Dame
*lost to Bemidji State 5 to 1 in the Midwest Regional Semifinals
Ohio State
*lost to Boston University 8 to 3 in the Northeas Regional Semifinals
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