2008–09 CHL season
The 2008–09 CHL season was the 17th season of the Central Hockey League.
League business
The Rapid City Rush were added and two teams were created, the Austin Ice Bats and Youngstown SteelHounds.Regular season
Conference standings
| Northern Conference | |||||||
| y-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 94 | 275 | 195 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 91 | 242 | 166 |
| x-Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 85 | 202 | 158 |
| x-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 196 | 169 |
| x-Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 70 | 220 | 219 |
| e-Rapid City Rush | 64 | 22 | 33 | 9 | 53 | 183 | 231 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 18 | 38 | 8 | 44 | 179 | 270 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 20 | 41 | 3 | 43 | 168 | 230 |
| Southern Conference | |||||||
| y-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 90 | 223 | 170 |
| x-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 260 | 205 |
| x-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 77 | 214 | 187 |
| x-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 35 | 24 | 5 | 73 | 221 | 198 |
| x-Corpus Christi IceRays | 64 | 28 | 30 | 6 | 62 | 183 | 206 |
| e-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 59 | 220 | 259 |
| e-New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 27 | 33 | 4 | 58 | 220 | 242 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 19 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 193 | 294 |
''Note: y - clinched conference title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention