2008–09 Vysshaya Liga season

The 2008–09 Vysshaya Liga season was the 17th season of the Vysshaya Liga, the second level of ice hockey in Russia. 33 teams participated in the league, and HC Yugra won the championship.

First round

Western Conference

Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. HC Dmitrov 66 48 5 4 9 271 123 158
2. Sokol Kiev 66 45 8 1 12 239 134 152
3. HC Rys Podolsk 66 34 8 5 19 220 190 123
4. MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 66 33 6 11 16 184 159 122
5. HC Ryazan 66 32 4 9 21 195 191 113
6. Kapitan Stupino 66 33 3 6 24 214 153 111
7. HC Lipetsk 66 21 8 3 34 189 223 82
8. HC Belgorod 66 21 2 13 30 173 212 80
9. PHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 66 18 8 2 38 178 223 72
10. HC VMF St. Petersburg 66 19 4 5 38 171 229 70
11. Titan Klin 66 13 6 2 45 129 209 53
12. Kristall Elektrostal 66 15 2 3 46 162 279 52

Central Conference

Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. Izhstal Izhevsk 60 30 7 5 18 157 116 109
2. Neftyanik Almetyevsk 60 30 4 11 15 192 165 109
3. Molot-Prikamie Perm 60 30 5 5 20 176 161 105
4. Yuzhny Ural Orsk 60 28 8 3 21 167 124 103
5. Toros Neftekamsk 60 30 5 2 23 200 152 102
6. Dizel Penza 60 29 4 7 20 178 160 102
7. Kristall Saratov 60 28 6 4 22 162 144 100
8. Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk 60 26 6 7 21 183 163 97
9. Neftyanik Leninogorsk 60 22 6 3 29 145 159 81
10. Gazprom-OGU Orenburg 60 16 3 7 34 141 195 61
11. CSK VVS Samara 60 3 4 4 49 94 256 21

Eastern Conference

Club GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
1. Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 54 38 4 3 9 221 118 125
2. HC Yugra 54 34 6 5 9 188 106 119
3. HC Mechel Chelyabinsk 54 25 6 9 14 166 136 96
4. Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 54 27 5 4 18 165 151 95
5. Kazzinc-Torpedo 54 23 8 4 19 166 149 89
6. Gazovik Tyumen 54 23 4 9 18 163 131 86
7. Metallurg Serov 54 16 5 4 29 102 163 62
8. Ermak Angarsk 54 14 8 3 29 116 170 61
9. Saryarka Karaganda 54 10 3 3 38 119 202 39
10. Zauralie Kurgan 54 9 2 7 36 108 188 38

Playoffs

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
 
 
W1 HC Dmitrov 3
W6 Kapitan Stupino 1
C6 Dizel Penza 2
W6 Kapitan Stupino 3
W1 HC Dmitrov 3
E3 HC Mechel Chelyabinsk 0
 
 
E3 HC Mechel Chelyabinsk 3
C3 Molot-Prikamie Perm 1
C3 Molot-Prikamie Perm 3
E8 Ermak Angarsk 2
W1 HC Dmitrov 2
E2 HC Yugra 3
 
 
W2 HC Sokol Kiev 3
W5 HC Ryazan 1
W5 HC Ryazan 3
W7 HC Lipetsk 1
W2 HC Sokol Kiev 1
E2 HC Yugra 3
 
 
E2 HC Yugra 3
C4 Yuzhny Ural Orsk 1
C4 Yuzhny Ural Orsk 3
E7 Metallurg Serov 0
E2 HC Yugra 3
W4 MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 0
 
 
C1 Izhstal Izhevsk 3
C5 Toros Neftekamsk 1
C5 Toros Neftekamsk 3
C7 Kristall Saratov 0
C1 Izhstal Izhevsk 2
C2 Neftyanik Almetyevsk 3
 
 
C2 Neftyanik Almetyevsk 3
E4 Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 2
E4 Sputnik Nizhny Tagil 3
C8 Ariada-Akpars Volzhsk 1
C2 Neftyanik Almetyevsk 0
W4 MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 3
 
 
E1 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 3
E6 Gazovik Tyumen 1
E5 Kazzinc-Torpedo Ust-Kamenogorsk 1
E6 Gazovik Tjumen 3
O1 Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg 0
W4 MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 3
 
 
W3 HC Rys Podolsk 0
W4 MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 3
W4 MHC Krylya Sovetov Moscow 3
W8 HC Belgorod 0

3rd place