2008–09 Slovenian Hockey League season
The 2008–09 Slovenian Hockey League was the 18th season in Slovenia. The competition was mostly made up of teams from Slovenia, but there were two teams from Croatia too.
| 2008–09 Slovenian Hockey League Season | |
|---|---|
| League | Slovenian Ice Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular-season winner | Medveščak |
| Champions | Jesenice |
| Runners-up | Olimpija |
The regular season was the first such season where a non-Slovenian team placed in first.
At the end of the regular season the playoffs were held. It was the first time, that playoffs featured a non-Slovenian team. In the end Jesenice won the title.
Teams
Alfa- Bled
- HK Olimpija
- HDD Olimpija (play-offs only)
- Jesenice (play-offs only)
- Maribor
- Maribor II
Medveščak- Mladi Jesenice
- Mladost
- Slavija
- Triglav Kranj
Standings after the regular season
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Meveščak |
35 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 227 | 66 | 100 |
| 2. | Maribor |
35 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 208 | 59 | 84 |
| 3. | Triglav Kranj |
35 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 172 | 71 | 68 |
| 4. | Mladi Jesenice |
35 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 208 | 89 | 63 |
| 5. | HK Olimpija |
35 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 192 | 98 | 62 |
| 6. | Bled |
35 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 155 | 134 | 54 |
| 7. | Mladost |
35 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 152 | 175 | 46 |
| 8. | Slavija |
35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 140 | 160 | 30 |
| 9. | Maribor II |
35 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 77 | 250 | 16 |
| 10. | Alfa |
35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 62 | 491 | 2 |
Play-offs
Round 1
Medveščak defeated Slavija 2–0 in a best of three series.
- Medveščak – Slavija 9–1 (2–0, 5–0, 2–1)
- Slavija – Medveščak 1–6 (0–1, 1–3, 0–2)
Maribor defeated Mladost 2–0 in a best of three series.
- Maribor – Mladost 3–1
- Mladost – Maribor 2–4 (0–1, 0–1, 2–2)
Triglav Kranj defeated Bled 2-1 in a best of three series.
- Triglav Kranj – Bled 5–3 (1–2, 4–0, 0–1)
- Bled – Triglav Kranj 6–2 (1–1, 3–1, 2–0)
- Triglav Kranj – Bled 6–0 (1–0, 4–0, 1–0)
HK Olimpija defeated Mladi Jesenice 2–0 in a best of three series.
- HK Olimpija – Mladi Jesenice 4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
- Mladi Jesenice – HK Olimpija 1–3 (0–2, 1–0, 0–1)
Quarter-finals
Maribor defeated Triglav Kranj 2–1 in a best of three series.
- Maribor – Triglav Kranj 2–3 (0–1, 0–1, 2–1)
- Triglav Kranj – Maribor 2–3 OT (0–0, 1–0, 1–2, 0–1)
- Maribor – Triglav Kranj 7–2 (1–2, 4–0, 2–0)
Medveščak defeated HK Olimpija 2–0 in a best of three series.
- Medveščak – HK Olimpija 3–2 (0–0, 0–1, 2–1, 1–0) OT
- HK Olimpija – Medveščak 3–4 (0–1, 2–1, 1–2)
Semi-finals
Jesenice and HDD Olimpija joined in the semi-finals.
Jesenice defeated Maribor 2–0 in a best of three series.
- Jesenice – Maribor 8–2 (3–1, 4–1, 1–0)
- Maribor – Jesenice 2–3 (1–1, 1–1, 0–0, 0–1) OT
Olimpija defeated Medveščak 2–1 in a best of three series.
- Olimpija – Medveščak 0–1 (0–1, 0–0, 0–0)
- Medveščak – Olimpija 3–6 (2–2, 0–3, 1–1)
- Olimpija – Medveščak 4–1 (1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
Final
Jesenice defeated Olimpija 4–0 in a best of seven series.
- Jesenice – Olimpija 5–2 (3–0, 2–1, 0–1)
- Jesenice – Olimpija 2–1 (0–0, 1–0, 0–1, 0–0, 1–0)
- Olimpija – Jesenice 0–2 (0–0, 0–1, 0–1)
- Olimpija – Jesenice 1–2 (0–1, 0–0, 1–1)