The 2008-2009 Slovenian Hockey League season was the 18th such season in Slovenia. The competition was mostly made up of teams from Slovenia

Slovenia

Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

, but there were two teams from Croatia

Croatia

Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

 too.

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, also known as the Slovenian Hockey Championship, was held. It was the first playoffs that featured a non-Slovenian team. In the end HK Jesenice

HK Acroni Jesenice

HK Acroni Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Podmežakla in Jesenice.- Before World War 2 :...

 won the title.

Teams

KHL Medveščak KHL Mladost

KHL Mladost

KHL Mladost is a Croatian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Slohokej League and the Croatian Ice Hockey Championship.The club was founded in 1946 as part of HAŠK Mladost and in 1986 became the independent under the name HKL Mladost - Zagreb....

 HD mladi Jesenice

HD mladi Jesenice

HD mladi Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team. It is the farm team of HK Acroni Jesenice. Currently the team plays in the Slohokej Liga. In the past the team was known as "HK HIT Casino Kranjska Gora." It was also nicknamed Petelini, which in Slovenian means roosters.-NHL alumni:Since its...

 HDK Stavbar Maribor

HDK Maribor

HDK Stavbar Maribor is an ice hockey club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1993. Their home games are played at Ledna dvorana Tabor.-NHL alumni:Since its foundation the HDK Maribor have graduated one player who have played in the NHL....

 HDK Maribor mladi HK Alfa

HK Alfa

HK Alfa is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was established in 2005....

 HK MK Bled

HK MK Bled

HK MK Bled is an ice hockey club from Bled, Slovenia. The club was founded in 2000....

 HK Slavija

HK Slavija Ljubljana

HK Slavija Ljubljana is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1964. The club's best result was first place in the regular season, and second place in the playoffs....

 HK Triglav

HK Triglav Kranj

HK Triglav Kranj is an ice hockey club from Kranj, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1968....

 HS Olimpija

HS Olimpija Ljubljana

HS Olimpija Ljubljana is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was founded in 2004....

 HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

HDD Olimpija Ljubljana

HDD Tilia Olimpija Ljubljana is a Slovenian professional ice hockey team that plays in the Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Tivoli in Ljubljana. Olimpija has won 13 Yugoslav Championships and 11 Slovenian championships. They won 10 consecutive times from 1995 to 2004...

 (playoffs only) HK Jesenice

HK Acroni Jesenice

HK Acroni Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Austrian Erste Bank Hockey League. They play their home games at Dvorana Podmežakla in Jesenice.- Before World War 2 :...

 (playoffs only)

Standings after regular season

Rk	Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	Pts
1.	KHL Medveščak	35	33	0	1	1	227	66	100
2.	HDK Stavbar Maribor HDK Maribor HDK Stavbar Maribor is an ice hockey club from Maribor, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1993. Their home games are played at Ledna dvorana Tabor.-NHL alumni:Since its foundation the HDK Maribor have graduated one player who have played in the NHL....	35	25	3	3	4	208	59	84
3.	HK Triglav HK Triglav Kranj HK Triglav Kranj is an ice hockey club from Kranj, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1968....	35	21	2	1	11	172	71	68
4.	HD mladi Jesenice HD mladi Jesenice HD mladi Jesenice is a Slovenian ice hockey team. It is the farm team of HK Acroni Jesenice. Currently the team plays in the Slohokej Liga. In the past the team was known as "HK HIT Casino Kranjska Gora." It was also nicknamed Petelini, which in Slovenian means roosters.-NHL alumni:Since its...	35	19	2	2	12	208	89	63
5.	HS Olimpija HS Olimpija Ljubljana HS Olimpija Ljubljana is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was founded in 2004....	35	16	5	4	10	192	98	62
6.	HK MK Bled HK MK Bled HK MK Bled is an ice hockey club from Bled, Slovenia. The club was founded in 2000....	35	16	2	2	15	155	134	54
7.	KHL Mladost KHL Mladost KHL Mladost is a Croatian ice hockey team that currently plays in the Slohokej League and the Croatian Ice Hockey Championship.The club was founded in 1946 as part of HAŠK Mladost and in 1986 became the independent under the name HKL Mladost - Zagreb....	35	14	1	2	18	152	175	46
8.	HK Slavija HK Slavija Ljubljana HK Slavija Ljubljana is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was founded in 1964. The club's best result was first place in the regular season, and second place in the playoffs....	35	8	2	2	23	140	160	30
9.	HDK Maribor mladi	35	5	0	1	29	77	250	16
10.	HK Alfa HK Alfa HK Alfa is an ice hockey club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. The club was established in 2005....	35	0	1	0	34	62	491	2

Round 1

KHL Medveščak swept HK Slavija 2-0 in a best of three series.

• KHL Medveščak - HK Slavija 9:1 (2:0, 5:0, 2:1)
• HK Slavija - KHL Medveščak 1:6 (0:1, 1:3, 0:2)

HDK Stavbar swept KHL Mladost 2-0 in a best of three series.

• HDK Stavbar - KHL Mladost 3:1
• KHL Mladost - HDK Stavbar 2:4 (0:1, 0:1, 2:2)

HK Triglav beat HK MK Bled 2-1 in a best of three series.

• HK Triglav - HK MK Bled 5:3 (1:2, 4:0, 0:1)
• HK MK Bled - HK Triglav 6:2 (1:1, 3:1, 2:0)
• HK Triglav - HK MK Bled 6:0 (1:0, 4:0, 1:0)

HS Olimpija swept Jesenice mladi 2-0 in a best of three series.

• HS Olimpija - HD mladi Jesenice 4:1 (1:1, 2:0, 1:0)
• HD mladi Jesenice - HS Olimpija 1:3 (0:2, 1:0, 0:1)

Quarterfinals

HDK Stavbar beat HK Triglav 2-1 in a best of three series.

• HDK Stavbar - HK Triglav 2:3 (0:1, 0:1, 2:1)
• HK Triglav - HDK Stavbar Maribor 2:3 OT (0:0, 1:0, 1:2, 0:1)
• HDK Stavbar Maribor - HK Triglav 7:2 (1:2, 4:0, 2:0)

KHL Medveščak swept HS Toja Olimpija 2-0 in a best of three series.

• KHL Medveščak - HS Olimpija 3:2 (0:0, 0:1, 2:1; 1:0) OT
• HS Toja Olimpija - KHL Medveščak 3:4 (0:1, 2:1, 1:2)

Semifinals

HK Jesenice and HDD Olimpija joined in, at the semifinals.

HK Jesenice swept HDK Stavbar 2-0 in a best of three series.

• HK Acroni Jesenice - HDK Stavbar 8:2 (3:1, 4:1, 1:0)
• HDK Stavbar Maribor - HK Acroni Jesenice 2:3 (1:1, 1:1, 0:0, 0:1) OT

HDD Olimpija beat KHL Medveščak 2-1 in a best of three series.

• HDD Olimpija - KHL Medveščak 0:1 (0:1, 0:0, 0:0)
• KHL Medveščak - HDD Tilia Olimpija 3:6 (2:2, 0:3, 1:1)
• HDD Tilia Olimpija - KHL Medveščak Zagreb 4:1 (1:0, 2:1, 1:0)

Finals

HK Jasenice swept HDD Olimpija, 4-0 in a best of seven series.

• HK Jesenice : HDD Olimpija 5:2 ( 3:0, 2:1, 0:1)
• HK Jesenice - HDD Olimpija 2:1 (0:0, 1:0, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) SO
• HDD Olimpija - HK Jesenice 0:2 (0:0, 0:1, 0:1)
• HDD Olimpija - HK Jesenice 1:2 (0:1, 0:0, 1:1)