2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings season

==Season summary==
The 2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 5th season in the ECHL. The season started with the Salmon Kings raising their West Division Championship banner above the arena floor, and continued towards the All Star break with the team establishing a 15 game winning streak between December 8, 2008 and January 10, 2009, which was second all time in ECHL history. With a 26-9-1-2 record at the end of the streak, and well in first place in their division, another banner seemed well within reach. However, the team went 12-19-0-4 afterwards and dropped to third place, which ensured a Kelly Cup playoff first round match-up against the Idaho Steelheads. In the playoffs, the Salmon Kings swept their first ever series by eliminating the Steelheads in round one in four straight games. Unfortunately in the second round, the Salmon Kings were eliminated from the playoffs by the their arch rivals, the Alaska Aces in five games. Their lone win was a 4-0 shutout on home ice, their second shutout of the playoffs. Despite their second straight second round elimination, the '08–'09 season saw a number of team records. Dylan Yeo became the first Salmon King player to win a league award, as he was awarded the Defenseman of the Year. Also, team captain Wes Goldie set a new team record with 48 goals, while also becoming the first Salmon King to collect 200 points with the team. Finally, the team broke their previous attendance record with 4,923 fans, up from 4,871 the previous year and 4,248 in '06–'07.
==Standings==
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	PTS	GF 	GA
Alaska Aces (STL) 	72	45	24	1 	2 	93 	232	181
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 	72	44	24	2 	2 	92 	224	186
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN)	72	38	27	2 	5 	83 	232	200
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 	72	28	28	6 	10 	72 	220	246
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJS) 	72	30	37	2 	3 	65 	200	246
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
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October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)	October: 3–5–0–0 (Home: 2–3–0–0 ; Road: 1–2–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	
1 	October 17 	Victoria 	1–7 	Phoenix 	 	Boutin 	4,434 	0–1–0–0 	0 	
2 	October 18 	Victoria 	1–2 	Phoenix 	 	Ford 	3,356 	0–2–0–0 	0 	
3 	October 19 	Victoria 	4–2 	Phoenix 	 	Ford 	2,762 	1–2–0–0 	2 	
4 	October 24 	Stockton 	5–2 	Victoria 	 	Ford 	6,602 	1–3–0–0 	2 	
5 	October 25 	Stockton 	2–5 	Victoria 	 	Boutin 	4,192 	2–3–0–0 	4 	
6 	October 26 	Stockton 	3–1 	Victoria 	 	Ford 	3,733 	2–4–0–0 	4 	
7 	October 29 	Utah 	3–4 	Victoria 	 	Boutin 	4,021 	3–4–0–0 	6 	
8 	October 31 	Utah 	3–2 	Victoria 	 	Ford 	3,151 	3–5–0–0 	6 	
===Playoffs===
2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs 	2009 Kelly Cup playoffs
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West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	West Division semi-final vs. (2) Idaho Steelheads: Victoria won series 4–0	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	 	
1 	April 11 	Victoria 	3–1 	Idaho 	 	Ford 	2,789 	1–0 	 	
2 	April 12 	Victoria 	2–0 	Idaho 	 	Ford 	1,978 	2–0 	 	
3 	April 15 	Idaho 	2–9 	Victoria 	 	Ford 	4,086 	3–0 	 	
4 	April 17 	Idaho 	1–2 	Victoria 	OT 	Ford 	4,973 	4–0 	 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	72	48	18	66 	-7 	62
 	70	17	42	59 	+16	36
 	69	12	40	52 	-12	89
 	62	10	36	46 	+4 	91
 	52	10	33	43 	+15	30
† 	60	11	28	39 	+18	30
 	52	9 	29	38 	0 	97
 	72	18	18	36 	+10	141
 	56	16	19	35 	+1 	128
 	67	12	20	32 	-3 	46
 	60	19	8 	27 	-3 	68
 	39	10	12	22 	+9 	15
 	56	6 	16	22 	+20	36
 	70	2 	19	21 	+17	44
 	55	0 	20	20 	+13	12
 	27	9 	6 	15 	+1 	4
 	31	10	4 	14 	+2 	49
‡ 	35	7 	6 	13 	+6 	14
 	55	1 	11	12 	-7 	26
† 	23	2 	7 	9 	-5 	14
 	26	0 	4 	4 	+1 	45
‡ 	13	0 	2 	2 	-2 	12
 	3 	0 	1 	1 	0 	6
‡ 	4 	0 	1 	1 	-5 	0
 	4 	0 	1 	1 	0 	5
‡ 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	1 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	9 	4	3	7 	+2 	32
 	9 	3	4	7 	-2 	14
 	9 	3	4	7 	-2 	2
 	9 	2	4	6 	+2 	6
 	6 	1	5	6 	+7 	4
 	9 	2	3	5 	-1 	10
 	9 	2	3	5 	+2 	4
 	9 	2	3	5 	+1 	21
 	9 	1	4	5 	-1 	6
 	8 	0	5	5 	-1 	4
 	7 	3	1	4 	+1 	19
 	9 	2	2	4 	+2 	8
 	7 	1	3	4 	-1 	8
 	9 	1	3	4 	+1 	31
 	2 	1	2	3 	0 	0
 	9 	0	2	2 	+2 	0
 	3 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	3 	0	0	0 	-2 	0
 	9 	0	0	0 	0 	8
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min 	W 	L 	OT	SOL	GA	GAA 	Sv% 	SO
‡ 	16	936 	10	4 	1 	1 	37	2.37	.921	2
 	35	2019	17	15	0 	1 	89	2.64	.915	4
 	23	1398	11	8 	1 	3 	63	2.70	.915	1
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA 	Sv% 	SO
 	7 	413	4	3	17	2.47	.920	1
 	3 	139	1	1	8 	3.45	.882	1
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.
==Transactions==
===Trades===
November 21, 2008	To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade 	To Phoenix RoadRunnersJeremy Swanson
January 27, 2009 	To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade 	To South Carolina StingraysJonathan Boutin
January 31, 2009 	To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade 	To Cincinnati CyclonesJacob Dietrich
February 10, 2009	To Victoria Salmon KingsAaron Brocklehurst	To Florida EverbladesMilan Gajic
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team
Olivier Filion 	Alaska Aces
Olivier Labelle 	Utah Grizzlies
Shaun Landolt 	Vipiteno (Italy)
Sean D. O'Connor 	Phoenix RoadRunners
Scott Howes 	Saint John Sea Dogs (QMJHL)
Adam Taylor 	Florida Everblades
Brady Leavold 	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Jordie Benn 	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
Travis Ramsey 	University of Maine (NCAA)
Marc Fulton 	Texas Wildcatters
Devon Lang 	Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL)
Jordan Foote 	Michigan Tech (NCAA)
Todd Ford 	Columbia Inferno
Jonathan Boutin 	Norfolk Admirals (AHL)
Mike Nesdill 	Bowling Green State University (NCAA)
Jeremy Schenderling	Columbia Inferno
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team
Ash Goldie 	Herlev Hornets (Denmark)
Derek Krestanovich 	
Ryan Wade 	Retired
Jordan Krestanovich	Cortina SG (Italy)
Marc-Andre Bernier 	
Kevin Estrada 	Kassel Huskies (DEL)
Kiel McLeod 	Cortina SG (Italy)
Paul Ballantyne 	
Darren Deschamps 	
Simon Lambert 	Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)
Brad Zanon 	Florida Everblades
Billy Thompson 	Tilburg Trappers (Hlnd)
==Professional affiliations==
===Vancouver Canucks===
The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
===Manitoba Moose===
The Salmon Kings' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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