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2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| year | 2008 |
| Team | Carolina Hurricanes |
| Conference | Eastern |
| ConferenceRank | 6th |
| Division | Southeast |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 45–30–7 |
| HomeRecord | 26–14–1 |
| RoadRecord | 19–16–6 |
| GoalsFor | 239 |
| GoalsAgainst | 226 |
| GeneralManager | Jim Rutherford |
| Coach | Paul Maurice |
| Captain | Rod Brind'Amour |
| AltCaptain | Eric Staal |
| Ray Whitney | |
| Arena | RBC Center |
| Attendance | Average: 15,573 (83.4%) |
| Total: 679,488 | |
| GoalsLeader | Eric Staal (40) |
| AssistsLeader | Ray Whitney (53) |
| PointsLeader | Ray Whitney (77) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Eric Staal (15) |
| PIMLeader | Tuomo Ruutu (79) |
| WinsLeader | Cam Ward (39) |
| GAALeader | Cam Ward (2.44) |
Ray Whitney Total: 679,488
The 2008–09 Carolina Hurricanes season was the franchise's 37th season, 30th season in the National Hockey League and 11th as the Hurricanes.
This was the last season the Hurricanes made the playoffs until 2019.
Off-season
- 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.
- September 11: The club announced that they have signed Eric Staal to a seven-year contract extension worth US$57.75 million.
Regular season
- November 7: Peter Laviolette made NHL history by becoming the winningest American-born NHL coach with his 240th victory, as Carolina defeated the Ottawa Senators, 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.
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
| Preseason: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–1–0; Road: 1–2–0) |
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| **Date** |
| September 24 |
| September 25 |
| September 27 |
| September 28 |
| October 2 |
| October 5 |
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| October: 5–2–2 (Home: 1–1–0; Road: 4–1–2) |
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| November: 7–9–0 (Home: 5–6–0; Road: 2–3–0) |
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| December: 6–4–3 (Home: 4–2–1; Road: 2–2–2) |
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| January: 7–6–0 (Home: 4–1–0; Road: 3–5–0) |
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| February: 7–6–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–3–0) |
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| March: 10–1–2 (Home: 6–0–0; Road: 4–1–2) |
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| **#** |
| 65 |
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| April: 3–2–0 (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 0–1–0) |
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| **#** |
| 78 |
| 79 |
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| 82 |
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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
Main article: 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs
The Carolina Hurricanes ended the 2008–09 regular season as the Eastern Conference's sixth seed. In the first round, they defeated the New Jersey Devils following a game 7 victory following two goals with 1:20 minutes in the game from Jussi Jokinen and Eric Staal in what is known as the “Shock at the Rock”. In the second round, they defeated the Boston Bruins in 7 games, denying Boston's 3–1 series comeback attempt following an overtime goal from Scott Walker. In doing so, they reached the eastern conference final for the first time since 2006. {{cite web |website=hockey-reference.com
| Eastern Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (3) New Jersey Devils |
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| Eastern Conference Semi-finals: vs. (1) Boston Bruins |
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| Eastern Conference Finals: vs. (4) Pittsburgh Penguins |
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Player statistics
Skaters
| 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 |
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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 |
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Goaltenders
| Player | GP | Min | 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 |
|}
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1101 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 2.67 | 576 | 527 | .915 | 2 |
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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
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Sutter | 1st NHL Game | |
| 1st NHL Assist | ||
| 1st 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 Goal | |
| 1st 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 Assist | |
| 1st NHL Point | February 3, 2009 | |
| Jakub Petruzalek | 1st NHL Game | |
| 1st NHL Assist | ||
| 1st 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.
Trades
Free agents
| **Player** | **New team** |
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Claimed from waivers
| Player | Former team | Date claimed off waivers |
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Draft picks
The 2008 NHL entry draft was in Ottawa, Ontario. The Hurricanes had the 14th overall pick
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Zach Boychuk | (C) | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 2 | 45 | Zac Dalpe | (C/RW) | Canada | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 4 | 105 | Michal Jordan | (D) | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | |
| 6 | 165 | Mike Murphy | (G) | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 7 | 195 | Samuel Morneau | (LW) | Canada | 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.
ECHL
The Florida Everblades are the Hurricanes ECHL affiliate.
References
References
- "Carolina Hurricanes - News: Hurricanes Sign Eric Staal to a Seven-Year Extension - 09/11/2008".
- "Laviolette makes history in Hurricanes win over Senators". [[The Sports Network.
- "Carolina Hurricanes - News: Hurricanes Name Paul Maurice Head Coach - 12/03/2008".
- "2008-09 NHL Summary".
- "This Day in Canes History: April 28".
- "NHL.com - Recap: Hurricanes @ Penguins - 05/18/2009".
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