2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season


The 2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th season in the National Hockey League and 12th as the Hurricanes.
Key dates prior to the start of the season:
The Hurricanes finished the regular season having tied the Montreal Canadiens for the most power-play opportunities, with 374.

Divisional standings

2 points for a win, 1 for an OT or shootout loss, 0 for a loss in regulation

Conference standings

Schedule and results

Record vs. opponents

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.

Player statistics

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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†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

News

On June 14, the Hurricanes agreed to an extension of their lease at the RBC Center by five years through to 2023-24.

Trades

Free agents

Claimed from waivers

Draft picks

The 2008 NHL Entry Draft was in Ottawa, Ontario. The Hurricanes had the 14th overall pick
Round#PlayerPositionNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
114Zach BoychukCanadaLethbridge Hurricanes
245Zac DalpeCanadaPenticton Vees
4105Michal JordanPlymouth Whalers
6165Mike MurphyCanadaBelleville Bulls
7195Samuel MorneauCanadaBaie-Comeau Drakkar

Farm teams

American Hockey League

The Albany River Rats are the Hurricanes American Hockey League affiliate for the 2008–09 AHL season.

ECHL

The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.
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