2008–09 Las Vegas Wranglers season

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Season= 2008-09
Team= Las Vegas Wranglers
League= ECHL
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Conference= National
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Division= Pacific
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GeneralManager= Glen Gulutzan
Coach= Glen Gulutzan
Captain= TBD
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Arena= Orleans Arena
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PointsLeader= TBD
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The 2008-09 Las Vegas Wranglers season will be the Las Vegas Wranglers sixth season in the ECHL. The regular season will begin on October 17, 2008 against the Alaska Aces and will conclude on April 4, 2009 against the Stockton Thunder. [cite web | last = Fisher | first = Josh | title = Wranglers Announce 2008-09 Schedule | publisher = Las Vegas Wranglers | date = April 30, 2008 | url = http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/wranglers.aspx?pid=106&pressid=465| accessdatee = May 1, 2008] The Wranglers will look to improve on their success from their 2007-08 season in which they won their second straight Pacific Division and National Conference regular season championships and their first appearance in the Kelly Cup Finals.

Pre-season

The Wranglers saw many changes during the offseason after the 2007-08 season, with the departures of Kelly Czuy, Jason Jozsa, and Tyson Strachan, who were picked up by teams from the American Hockey League, Bruce Mulherin who signed in Europe, and assistant coach Brent Bilodeau left the team to become head coach of the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League [cite web | last = Fisher | first = Josh | title = Brent Bilodeau Hired By Wichita (CHL) | publisher = Las Vegas Wranglers | date = June 19, 2008 | url = http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/wranglers.aspx?pid=106&pressid=483| accessdatee = September 11, 2008] and was replaced by former Wranglers defenseman, Mike McBain. [cite web | last = Fisher | first = Josh | title = McBain Named Assistant Coach | publisher = Las Vegas Wranglers | date = September 9, 2008 | url = http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com/wranglers.aspx?pid=106&pressid=494| accessdatee = September 11, 2008] The Wranglers entered the preseason with a roster of twenty-six players that would have to be cut down to twenty before the start of the regular season. [cite web | last = Dewey | first = John | title = Wranglers to host Condors today to open preseason | publisher = Las Vegas Review-Journal | date = October 9, 2008 | url = http://www.lvrj.com/sports/30675049.html | accessdatee = October 10, 2008] The Wranglers would play three pre-season games; two against the division rival, Bakersfield Condors and one against the newly relocated Ontario Reign. The first game against Bakersfield was on October 9 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas which was won, in a shootout, by the Wranglers 5–4. There are two preseason games remaining for the Wranglers which include an October 11 meeting with the Condors on at Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield, before culminating against Ontario on October 12 at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.

Regular season

Standings

Division standings

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Player stats

Skaters

"Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes"

Regular Season

Playoffs

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References

See Also

* 2008-09 ECHL season

External links

* [http://www.lasvegaswranglers.com Las Vegas Wranglers official site]