2008–09 CWHL season

The 2008–09 CWHL season is the second season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL). The Montreal Stars repeated as regular season champions, winning 25 of 30 games, and won CWHL Championship. Caroline Ouellette was voted the league's regular-season Most Valuable Player. Jayna Hefford won the Angela James Bowl with 69 points and was also voted the CWHL Top Forward. Becky Kellar was voted the CWHL Top Defender, Kim St-Pierre was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender, and Laura Hosier was voted the CWHL Outstanding Rookie. Regular season En route to winning this season's Angela James Bowl as the scoring champion, Jayna Hefford became the first player in CWHL history to record 100 career points (having finished second in the previous, inaugural CWHL season's scoring race)http://www.ontariohockey.com/story/26/Female%20Hockey/3283/Brampton_Thunder_star_hungers_for_Olympic_competition.aspx Brampton Thunder star hungers for Olympic competition 2010-02-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090407083341/http://www.ontariohockey.com/story/26/Female%20Hockey/3283/Brampton_Thunder_star_hungers_for_Olympic_competition.aspx 2009-04-07 She recorded the milestone on January 17, 2009, in a win over the Montreal Stars. Final standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points. + CWHL Division No. Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA1 Montreal Stars 30 25 4 0 1 51 135 66 2 Brampton Thunder 30 22 7 0 1 45 136 65 3 Mississauga Chiefs 30 19 9 1 1 40 101 69 4 Burlington Barracudas 30 11 16 1 2 25 82 99 5 Vaughan Flames 30 9 19 0 2 20 82 1276 Ottawa Senators 30 4 26 0 0 8 57 167 Angela James Bowl Scoring Champions, p. 12, hockeyMedia Richard Scott, Up North Productions, 2013, 978-0-9918671-0-3 Playoffs Brampton vs. Mississauga March 14: Brampton 3, Mississauga 2 March 15: Mississauga 4, Brampton 1 Burlington vs. Montreal March 14: Montreal 6, Burlington 1 March 15: Burlington 3, Montreal 1 Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.553, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, 978-1-55468-621-6 Montreal Stars won the CWHL Championship Awards and honours http://hockeymedia.ca/wHockey_Review_2013_byhockeyMedia.pdf Archived copy 2013-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20140106032255/http://www.hockeymedia.ca/wHockey_Review_2013_byhockeyMedia.pdf 2014-01-06 dead Most Valuable Player: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Jayna Hefford, Brampton Outstanding Rookie: Laura Hosier, Brampton CWHL Top Players Top Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington Top Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal CWHL All-Stars First Team All-Stars Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal Defender: Cheryl Pounder, Mississauga Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton Forward: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal Forward: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga Second Team All-Stars Goaltender: Sami Jo Small, Mississauga Defender: Bobbi Jo Slusar, Brampton Defender: Ashley Pendleton, Brampton Forward: Jana Harrigan, Burlington Forward: Lara Perks, Mississauga Forward: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal CWHL All-Rookie Team Goaltender: Laura Hosier, Brampton Defender: Annie Guay, Montreal Defender: Shannon Moulson, Mississauga Forward: Noemie Marin, Montreal Forward: Brooke Beazer, Brampton Forward: Amanda Parkins, Burlington Monthly Top Scorers October: Sabrina Harbec, Montreal (8+11=19 points, 6 games) November: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal (8+11=19 points, 6 games) December: Caroline Ouellette, Montreal (7+10=17 points, 6 games) January: Noemie Marin, Montreal (10+9=19 points, 9 games) February: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga (10+7=17 points, 6 games) Clarkson Cup Montreal Stars won the Clarkson Cup by defeating 3–1 the Minnesota Whitecaps (WWHL)Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup, http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/ww/news/news-singleview/article/montreal-wins-first-clarkson-cup.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2068&cHash=9e147782a4 Montreal wins first Clarkson Cup 2011-01-14 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629014804/http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/ww/news/news-singleview/article/montreal-wins-first-clarkson-cup.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=2068&cHash=9e147782a4 2011-06-29 References See also Canadian Women's Hockey League Clarkson Cup Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League seasons CW