2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season

The 2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season is the franchise's 36th season, 29th season in the National Hockey League and 11th as the Hurricanes. 
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
*The 2008 NHL Draft started on June 20, 2008.
==Offseason==
* June 5: After 20 seasons in the NHL and 13 as one of the most popular faces of the Hurricanes' franchise, Glen Wesley announced his retirement.http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Carolina/2008/06/05/5787031-ap.html
* September 11: The club announced that they have signed Eric Staal to a 7-year contract extension worth $57.75-million (US).
==Regular season==
* November 7: Laviolette made American NHL history by becoming the winningest US-born NHL coach with his 240th victory. Carolina defeated Ottawa, 2-1. 
* December 2: Peter Laviolette was fired as the head coach and Paul Maurice was rehired in his place. Ron Francis became the team's associate head coach.
===Divisional standings===
2 points for a win, 1 for an OT or shootout loss, 0 for a loss in regulation
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	 	
September 24 	Washington 	4 - 1 	Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	11,431 	0-1-0 	0 	 	
September 25 	Hurricanes 	2 - 5 	Washington 	 	Manzato 	13,266 	0-2-0 	0 	 	
September 27 	Hurricanes 	2 - 4 	Philadelphia 	 	Ward 	17,700 	0-3-0 	0 	 	
September 28 	Philadelphia 	0 - 1 	Hurricanes 	 	Leighton 	11,431 	1-3-0 	2 	 	
October 2 	Hurricanes 	4 - 2 	Nashville 	 	Ward 	12,903 	2-3-0 	4 	 	
October 5 	Nashville 	0 - 2 	Hurricanes 	 	Ward 	11,313 	3-3-0 	4 	 	
===Record vs. Opponents===
Team 	Points	Record
New Jersey* 	106 	3–1–0
NY Islanders	61 	4–0–0
NY Rangers 	95 	2–1–1
Philadelphia	99 	1–1–2
Pittsburgh 	99 	2–2–0
Boston* 	116 	0–4–0
Buffalo 	91 	2–2–0
Montreal 	93 	3–0–1
Ottawa 	83 	2–2–0
Toronto 	81 	3–1–0
Atlanta 	76 	3–3–0
Florida 	93 	3–3–0
Tampa Bay 	66 	6–0–0
Washington* 	108 	3–2–1
Chicago 	104 	0–0–1
Columbus 	92 	0–1–0
Detroit* 	112 	1–0–0
Nashville 	88 	1–0–0
St. Louis 	92 	2–0–0
Calgary 	98 	1–0–0
Colorado 	69 	1–0–0
Edmonton 	85 	0–1–0
Minnesota 	89 	0–1–0
Vancouver* 	100 	0–1–0
Anaheim 	91 	1–1–0
Dallas 	83 	1–0–0
Los Angeles 	79 	0–0–1
Phoenix 	79 	2–0–0
San Jose* 	117 	1–0–0
Notes: * denotes division winner; teams in bold are in the Southeast Division; teams in italics qualified for the playoffs; points refer to the points achieved by the team whom the Hurricanes played against
 = Member of the Atlantic Division = Member of the Northeast Division = Member of the Southeast Division = Member of the Central Division = Member of the Northeast Division = Member of the Pacific Division
==Playoffs==
The Carolina Hurricanes ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed, and got swept by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Eastern Conference Finals.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	
1 	April 15 	Carolina 	1-4 	New Jersey 	 	Ward 	17,625 	0-1 	 	
2 	April 17 	Carolina 	2-1 	New Jersey 	OT 	Ward 	17,625 	1-1 	 	
3 	April 19 	New Jersey 	3-2 	Carolina 	OT 	Ward 	17,791 	1-2 	 	
4 	April 21 	New Jersey 	3-4 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	17,465 	2-2 	 	
5 	April 23 	Carolina 	0-1 	New Jersey 	 	Ward 	17,625 	2-3 	 	
6 	April 26 	New Jersey 	0-4 	Carolina 	 	Ward 	18,680 	3-3 	 	
7 	April 28 	Carolina 	4-3 	New Jersey 	 	Ward 	17,625 	4-3 	 	
==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
 	82	24	53	77 	+2 	32
 	82	40	35	75 	+15	50
 	79	26	28	54 	0 	79
 	80	16	35	51 	-23	36
 	81	16	32	48 	-8 	28
 	69	22	21	43 	+11	20
 	81	14	24	38 	-1 	18
 	72	16	19	35 	+13	16
 	71	7 	26	33 	+11	58
 	81	19	12	31 	+6 	35
 	70	5 	25	30 	-9 	37
 	41	5 	10	15 	-4 	39
 	17	2 	13	15 	+3 	10
 	74	6 	8 	14 	+7 	31
 	70	0 	12	12 	+3 	68
 	70	5 	7 	12 	+2 	26
 	25	1 	10	11 	-2 	12
 	64	2 	8 	10 	-1 	42
 	32	3 	7 	10 	-9 	9
 	30	1 	7 	8 	-4 	8
 	50	1 	5 	6 	-1 	16
 	15	0 	4 	4 	-1 	8
 	11	2 	0 	2 	-1 	10
 	18	0 	2 	2 	-3 	2
 	23	1 	1 	2 	-2 	0
 	8 	0 	2 	2 	-3 	2
 	27	1 	0 	1 	0 	40
 	28	0 	1 	1 	-1 	37
 	13	1 	0 	1 	-2 	0
 	2 	0 	1 	1 	+1 	0
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	5
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	18	10	5	15 	-3 	4
 	18	3 	8	11 	-9 	4
 	18	4 	7	11 	0 	16
 	18	7 	4	11 	-3 	2
 	17	5 	3	8 	+2 	6
 	18	0 	8	8 	0 	16
 	18	1 	6	7 	-3 	19
 	18	2 	5	7 	-7 	4
 	18	3 	3	6 	0 	14
 	16	1 	5	6 	-5 	16
 	18	0 	5	5 	-5 	22
 	18	1 	4	5 	-2 	32
 	18	1 	3	4 	-5 	8
 	15	2 	2	4 	+2 	18
 	16	1 	3	4 	-3 	8
 	18	1 	2	3 	-1 	13
 	7 	0 	1	1 	+2 	2
 	13	0 	1	1 	-5 	10
 	2 	0 	1	1 	+1 	0
 	18	0 	0	0 	+1 	4
 	1 	0 	0	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0	0 	0 	9
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; SA= Shots Against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	68	3928	39	23	5 	160	2.44	1901	1741	.916	6
 	19	1028	6 	7 	2 	50 	2.92	507 	457 	.901	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W	L 	GA	GAA 	SA 	SV 	Sv% 	SO
 	18	1101	8	10	49	2.67	576	527	.915	2
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Hurricanes. Stats reflect season totals.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Awards and records==
===Records===
===Milestones===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Sutter 	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	October 10, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Zach Boychuk 	1st NHL Game 	October 17, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Sutter 	1st NHL Goal 	October 23, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwight Helminen 	1st NHL Game 	October 28, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anton Babchuk 	100th NHL Game 	October 30, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dwight Helminen 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	November 2, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Dwyer 	1st NHL Game 	November 2, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brett Carson 	1st NHL Game 	December 8, 2008 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Rodney 	1st NHL Game 	December 11, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Bryan Rodney 	1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	February 3, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jakub Petruzalek	1st NHL Game1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point	February 5, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==News==
On June 14, the Hurricanes agreed to an extension of their lease at the RBC Center by five years through to 2023-24.CANOE - SLAM! Sports - Hockey - News: Hockey transactions
===Trades===
Date 	Details 	Details
February 7, 2008	To Tampa Bay Lightning Wade BrookbankJosef Melichar2009 fourth round draft pick	To Carolina Hurricanes Jussi Jokinen
===Free agents===
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Player 	Former team 	Contract Terms
Josef Melichar	Linkoping HC (SEL)	1 year/$1 million
===Claimed from waivers===
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Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
==Draft picks==
The 2008 NHL Entry Draft is in Ottawa • Ontario. The Hurricanes had the 14th overall pick
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	14 	Zach Boychuk 	(C) 	 	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
2 	45 	Zac Dalpe 	(C/RW) 	 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
4 	105	Michal Jordan 	(D) 	 	Plymouth Whalers (OHL)
6 	165	Mike Murphy 	(G) 	 	Belleville Bulls (OHL)
7 	195	Samuel Morneau	(LW) 	 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
==Farm teams==
===American Hockey League===
The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2008–09 AHL season.
===East Coast Hockey League===
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes East Coast Hockey League affiliate.
==Roster==
==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==References==
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