2008–09 WHL season

The 2008 ADT Canada Russia Challenge series, featuring Team WHL versus the Russian Selects, took place mid-season from November 26 to 27, 2008.

The Calgary Hitmen won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy with the best regular season record.

[1] The 2008–09 WHL Season will allow us to showcase some of the finest young hockey talent in the world today.

We fully expect each WHL Division will feature highly competitive races as our clubs battle for a playoff position.WHL Commissioner Ron Robison dedicated the 2008–09 season to long-time league president Ed Chynoweth, who died on April 22, 2008.

These two nations have such a storied hockey history that fans from across the country tune in expecting to see a hard fought series.