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
3rd place
- Neftyanik Almetyevsk – HC Dmitrov 4:1, 1:2, 0:1 OT