2008-09 AHL season

The 2008–09 AHL season is the 73rd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams each played 80 games in the regular season, which ran from October 8 until April 12.
==Team and NHL affiliation changes==
The Iowa Stars are renamed and are now called the Iowa Chops, and the Anaheim Ducks have replaced the Dallas Stars as the team's NHL affiliate.
The Dallas Stars have no AHL affiliate this year, with the Texas Stars (based in Austin) to become their affiliate for the 2009–10 season.
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, BC, and the Philadelphia Phantoms would relocate to Glens Falls, NY.
===Affiliation changes===
AHL team 	new affiliate	old affiliate
Iowa Chops 	ANA 	DAL
Portland Pirates 	BUF 	ANA
Rochester Americans	FLA 	BUF/FLA
==Standings==
Blue indicates team has clinched division.
Green indicates team has clinched a playoff spot.
===Eastern Conference===
Atlantic Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) 	80	46	27	3 	4 	99 	243	216
Providence Bruins (BOS) 	80	43	29	2 	6 	94 	238	232
Portland Pirates (BUF) 	80	39	31	3 	7 	88 	249	239
Worcester Sharks (SJ) 	80	42	35	1 	2 	87 	223	223
Manchester Monarchs (LA) 	80	37	35	0 	8 	82 	211	218
Lowell Devils (NJ) 	80	35	36	2 	7 	79 	213	243
Springfield Falcons (EDM)	80	24	44	8 	4 	60 	188	258
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
Hershey Bears (WSH) 	80	49	23	2 	6 	106	296	240
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) 	80	49	23	3 	5 	106	241	212
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT)	80	49	25	3 	3 	104	274	212
Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) 	80	43	30	2 	5 	93 	234	232
Binghamton Senators (OTT) 	80	41	30	5 	4 	91 	232	238
Norfolk Admirals (TB) 	80	33	38	4 	5 	75 	236	269
Albany River Rats (CAR) 	80	33	40	3 	4 	73 	219	258
===Western Conference===
North Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
Manitoba Moose (VAN) 	80	50	23	1 	6 	107	239	188
Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) 	80	49	27	4 	0 	102	263	201
Grand Rapids Griffins (DET)	80	43	25	6 	6 	98 	255	226
Toronto Marlies (TOR) 	80	39	29	5 	7 	90 	240	229
Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) 	80	40	32	5 	3 	88 	214	226
Lake Erie Monsters (COL) 	80	34	38	3 	5 	76 	199	218
Rochester Americans (FLA) 	80	29	43	0 	8 	66 	184	259
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) 	80	49	22	3 	6 	107	229	195
Peoria Rivermen (STL) 	80	43	31	2 	4 	92 	215	211
Houston Aeros (MIN) 	80	38	31	2 	9 	87 	218	230
Rockford IceHogs (CHI) 	80	40	34	0 	6 	86 	229	220
Quad City Flames (CGY) 	80	36	31	6 	7 	85 	212	216
Chicago Wolves (ATL) 	80	38	37	3 	2 	81 	226	222
Iowa Chops (ANA) 	80	33	33	4 	10 	80 	209	260
San Antonio Rampage (PHX)	80	36	38	2 	4 	78 	205	243
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Alexandre Giroux 	Hershey Bears 	69	60	37	97 	84
Keith Aucoin 	Hershey Bears 	70	25	71	96 	73
Jason Krog 	Manitoba Moose 	74	30	56	86 	30
Janne Pesonen 	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins	70	32	50	82 	33
Artem Anisimov 	Hartford Wolfpack 	80	37	44	81 	50
Darren Haydar 	Grand Rapids Griffins 	79	31	49	80 	26
Tim Stapleton 	Toronto Marlies 	70	28	51	79 	26
Corey Locke 	Houston Aeros 	77	25	54	79 	60
Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau	Hartford Wolfpack 	74	29	49	78 	142
Kyle Greentree 	Quad City Flames 	79	39	37	76 	63
==Calder Cup Playoffs==
See 2009 Calder Cup Playoffs
==All Star Classic==
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.
The host club was the Worcester Sharks. The 2009 event in Worcester marked the fourth time since 1995 that the AHL All-Star Classic took place in New England. The AHL All-Star Game was last held in Massachusetts in 1959 at the Eastern States Coliseum in West Springfield.
 	Planet USA All-Stars 	Canadian All-Stars
Coach: 	Don Granato (Chicago Wolves) 	Bob Woods (Hershey Bears)
Assistant coach(es):	Jason Christie, Wendell Young (Chicago Wolves)	Mark French (Hershey Bears)
Starters: 	
 #15 F Martins Karsums (Providence Bruins)
 #16 F Ryan Vesce (Worcester Sharks)
 #17 F Chris Bourque (Hershey Bears)
 #5 D Jakub Kindl (Grand Rapids Griffins)
 #7 D Yannick Weber (Hamilton Bulldogs)
 #35 G Cory Schneider (Manitoba Moose)	
 #9 F Mike Santorelli (Milwaukee Admirals)
 #12 F Alexandre Giroux (Hershey Bears)
 #14 F Chris Minard (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
 #3 D Johnny Boychuk (Providence Bruins)
 #77 D Derek Joslin (Worcester Sharks)
 #29 G Mike Brodeur (Rochester Americans)
Reserves: 	
 #4 D Rory Fitzpatrick (Rochester Americans, captain)
 #6 D Ben Lovejoy (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
 #8 F Jared Ross (Philadelphia Phantoms†)
 #11 F Keith Aucoin (Hershey Bears)
 #12 F Ryan Potulny (Springfield Falcons)
 #14 F Michael Ryan (Albany River Rats)
 #18 F Brian Salcido (Iowa Chops†)
 #20 F Petri Kontiola (Rockford Icehogs)
 #21 F Joe Motzko (Chicago Wolves)
 #22 F Jeff Taffe (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins)
 #26 D Jaime Sifers (Toronto Marlies)
 #31 G Jeff Frazee (Lowell Devils)
 #40 D Mattias Karlsson (Binghamton Senators)
 #42 F Artem Anisimov (Hartford Wolf Pack†)
 #44 D Jonas Junland (Peoria Rivermen)
 #86 G Daniel Larsson (Grand Rapids Griffins)
 #10 F Tim Kennedy (Portland Pirates**)
 #18 F Drew Miller (Iowa Chops*)
 #19 F Nathan Gerbe (Portland Pirates**)
 #21 D Bobby Sanguinetti (Hartford Wolf Pack**)
 #90 F Nikita Filatov (Syracuse Crunch*)	
 #2 D Andrew MacDonald (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
 #6 D Cody Franson (Milwaukee Admirals)
 #7 D Brett Palin (Quad City Flames)
 #16 F Cal O'Reilly (Milwaukee Admirals)
 #20 D Bryan Helmer (Hershey Bears, captain)
 #24 F Derek MacKenzie (Syracuse Crunch†)
 #25 F Mark Mancari (Portland Pirates)
 #25 D Danny Syvret (Philadelphia Phantoms)
 #26 F Brandon Segal (Norfolk Admirals†)
 #30 G Tyler Weiman (Lake Erie Monsters†)
 #33 G Barry Brust (Houston Aeros)
 #37 F Mike Iggulden (Bridgeport Sound Tigers)
 #48 D Kyle Cumiskey (Lake Erie Monsters}
 #62 F Teddy Purcell (Manchester Monarchs)
 #75 D Danny Syvret (Philadelphia Phantoms†)
 #84 F Corey Locke (Houston Aeros)
 #97 F Brett MacLean (San Antonio Rampage)
 #1 G Brian Elliott (Binghamton Senators*)
 #10 F Jason Krog (Manitoba Moose**)
 #19 F Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Phantoms*)
 #24 F Steve Downie (Norfolk Admirals*)
 #39 F Martin St. Pierre (Providence Bruins*)
* indicates player was called up to his NHL team. ** indicates player was named to All-Star team, but missed game due to injury. † indicates player was named as a replacement due to callups or injury.
==Trophy and award winners==
===Team awards===
Calder CupPlayoff champions: 	Hershey Bears
Richard F. Canning TrophyEastern Conference playoff champions: 	Hershey Bears
Robert W. Clarke TrophyWestern Conference playoff champions: 	Manitoba Moose
Macgregor Kilpatrick TrophyRegular season champions, League: 	Manitoba Moose
Frank Mathers TrophyRegular season champions, Eastern Conference: 	Hershey Bears
Norman R. "Bud" Poile TrophyRegular season champions, Western Conference:	Manitoba Moose
Emile Francis TrophyRegular season champions, Atlantic Division: 	Hartford Wolf Pack
F. G. "Teddy" Oke TrophyRegular season champions, East Division: 	Hershey Bears
Sam Pollock TrophyRegular season champions, North Division: 	Manitoba Moose
John D. Chick TrophyRegular season champions, West Division: 	Milwaukee Admirals
==Team Photos==
08-09HamBul.jpg|Hamilton Bulldogs
08-09RocAme.jpg|Rochester Americans
08-09SprFal.jpg|Springfield Falcons
08-09NorAdm.jpg|Norfolk Admirals
08-09ManMon.jpg|Manchester Monarchs
08-09HerBea.jpg|Hershey Bears
08-09PorPir.gif|Portland Pirates
==See also==
*List of AHL seasons
==References==
*AHL official site
*AHL Hall of Fame
*HockeyDB
*Historic standings and statistics - at Internet Hockey Database
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