2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings season

The 2008–09 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 5th season in the ECHL. The season started with the Salmon Kings raising their West Division Championship banner above the arena floor, and continued towards the All Star break with the team establishing a 15-game winning streak between December 8, 2008 and January 10, 2009, which was second all time in ECHL history. With a 26-9-1-2 record at the end of the streak, and well in first place in their division, another banner seemed well within reach. However, the team went 12-19-0-4 afterwards and dropped to third place, which ensured a Kelly Cup playoff first round match-up against the Idaho Steelheads. In the playoffs, the Salmon Kings swept their first ever series by eliminating the Steelheads in round one in four straight games. Unfortunately in the second round, the Salmon Kings were eliminated from the playoffs by their arch rivals, the Alaska Aces in five games. Their lone win was a 4-0 shutout on home ice, their second shutout of the playoffs. Despite their second straight second round elimination, the '08–'09 season saw a number of team records. Dylan Yeo became the first Salmon King player to win a league award, as he was awarded the Defenseman of the Year. Also, team captain Wes Goldie set a new team record with 48 goals, while also becoming the first Salmon King to collect 200 points with the team. Finally, the team broke their previous attendance record with 4,923 fans, up from 4,871 the previous year and 4,248 in '06–'07.

2008-09 Victoria Salmon Kings
League8th ECHL
Division3rd West
Conference3rd National
2008-09 record38-27-2-5
Home record21-12-2-1
Road record17-15-0-4
Goals for232
Goals against200
Team information
General managerMark Morrison
CoachMark Morrison
Assistant coachRyan Wade
Steve Lingren
CaptainWes Goldie
Alternate captainsTim Wedderburn
Matt Kelly
ArenaSave-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Average attendance4,923
Team leaders
GoalsWes Goldie (48)
AssistsChris St. Jacques (42)
PointsWes Goldie (66)
Penalty minutesDaryl Lloyd (141)
Plus/minusPatrick Coulombe (+20)
WinsTodd Ford (17)
Goals against averageJonathan Boutin (2.37)
← 2007-08
2009-10 →

Standings

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West Division GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Alaska Aces (STL) 72 45 24 1 2 93 232 181
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 72 44 24 2 2 92 224 186
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) 72 38 27 2 5 83 232 200
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 72 28 28 6 10 72 220 246
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJS) 72 30 37 2 3 65 200 246

Schedule and results

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Regular season

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2008–09 Game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2009 Kelly Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT SOL GA GAA Sv% SO
Jonathan Boutin 16 936 10 4 1 1 37 2.37 .921 2
Todd Ford 35 2019 17 15 0 1 89 2.64 .915 4
Julien Ellis 23 1398 11 8 1 3 63 2.70 .915 1
Playoffs
Player GP Min W L GA GAA Sv% SO
Todd Ford 7 413 4 3 17 2.47 .920 1
Julien Ellis 3 139 1 1 8 3.45 .882 1

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only.
Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.

Transactions

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Trades

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November 21, 2008 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Phoenix RoadRunners
Jeremy Swanson
January 27, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To South Carolina Stingrays
Jonathan Boutin
January 31, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Cincinnati Cyclones
Jacob Dietrich
February 10, 2009 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Aaron Brocklehurst
To Florida Everblades
Milan Gajic

Free agents lost

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Player New team
Ash Goldie Herlev Hornets (Denmark)
Derek Krestanovich
Ryan Wade Retired
Jordan Krestanovich Cortina SG (Italy)
Marc-Andre Bernier
Kevin Estrada Kassel Huskies (DEL)
Kiel McLeod Cortina SG (Italy)
Paul Ballantyne
Darren Deschamps
Simon Lambert Oklahoma City Blazers (CHL)
Brad Zanon Florida Everblades
Billy Thompson Tilburg Trappers (Hlnd)

Professional affiliations

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The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

The Salmon Kings' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

References

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