2008–09 KHL season

Infobox sports season
title = 2008–09 KHL Season
league = Kontinental Hockey League
sport = Ice hockey
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duration = September 2, 2008 – February 26, 2009
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The 2008–09 season is the inaugural season of the Kontinental Hockey League. It started on September 2, 2008, and will finish on February 26, 2009. [http://www.fhr.ru/news_english/eng_Calendar_of_KHL_for_a_season] In this season, 24 teams compete.

League Standings

Standings as before October 7, 2008. [ [http://khl.ru/statistics/?lang=en KHL Official Statistics for season 2008/2009] ]

Points are awarded as follows:
*3 Points for a win in regulation ("W")
*2 Points for a win in overtime ("OTW") or penalty shootout ("PSW")
*1 Point for a loss in a penalty shootout ("PSL") or overtime ("OTL")
*0 Points for a loss in regulation ("L")

Bobrov Division

Chernyshev Division

League leaders

"as before 9 October 2008

Goaltenders: minimum 5 games played

References