The 2008–09 OHL season was the 29th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the regular season schedule, which started on September 17, 2008 and concluded on March 15, 2009. The OHL inaugurated the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy following his death in the previous season. The Windsor Spitfires played their last game at Windsor Arena on December 4, defeating the Guelph Storm, 2–1. The Spitfires played their first game at the WFCU Centre on December 11 against the Belleville Bulls, losing the game 4–0. The playoffs began on March 18, 2009, and ended on May 8, 2009 with the Windsor Spitfires winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup, and a berth in the 2009 Memorial Cup which was held in Rimouski, Quebec. Windsor went on to win the Memorial Cup.

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals allowed; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

The 2009 Subway OHL All-Star Classic^[3] was played February 4, 2009 at the WFCU Centre in Windsor, won 11–6 by the Eastern Conference. Cody Hodgson of the Brampton Battalion won the player of the game award, as he scored three goals and added two assists. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 3, with the Western Conference winning. Honorary captains for the event were former Peterborough Petes player Steve Yzerman for the Eastern Conference, while former Windsor Spitfires player Adam Graves represented the Western Conference.

On May 2, 2009, the OHL conducted the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected Daniel Catenacci from the York-Simcoe Express. Catenacci was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2009 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[4]

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#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	Daniel Catenacci (LW)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Newmarket, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
2	Alan Quine (C)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Orleans, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
3	Ryan Murphy (D)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Aurora, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
4	Boone Jenner (LW)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Dorchester, Ontario	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
5	Justin Sefton (D)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Notre Dame Hounds
6	Matt Puempel (LW)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Essex, Ontario	Sun County Panthers
7	Lucas Lessio (LW)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	Maple, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
8	Ryan Strome (C)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
9	Curtis Crombeen (D)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Sarnia, Ontario	Lambton Jr. Sting
10	David Broll (LW)	Canada	Erie Otters	Mississauga, Ontario	Toronto Nationals
11	Carter Sandlak (LW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	London, Ontario	London Jr. Knights
12	Brett Ritchie (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Orangeville, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
13	Garrett Meurs (C)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Ripley, Ontario	Huron Perth Lakers
14	Anthony Camara (LW)	Canada	Saginaw Spirit	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga Senators
15	Stuart Percy (D)	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Oakville, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
16	Cody Ceci (D)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Orleans, Ontario	Peterborough Jr. Petes
17	Barclay Goodrow (RW)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Aurora, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
18	Tyson Teichmann (G)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Belleville, Ontario	Quinte Red Devils
19	Scott Harrington (D)	Canada	London Knights	Kingston, Ontario	Kingston Jr. Frontenacs
20	Austen Brassard (RW)	Canada	Windsor Spitfires	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor AAA Zone

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On June 30, 2009, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2009 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Plymouth Whalers held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Gabriel Landeskog from Sweden with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2009 CHL Import Draft.^[5]

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#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
3	Gabriel Landeskog (RW)	Sweden	Plymouth Whalers	Stockholm, Sweden	Djurgården IF Jr.
6	Tomas Tatar (LW)	Slovakia	Kitchener Rangers	Trencin, Slovakia	Zvolen HKM
9	Robin Lehner (G)	Sweden	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Gothenburg, Sweden	Västra Frölunda HC Jr.
12	Alexander Burmistrov (C)	Russia	Barrie Colts	Kazan, Russia	Kazan AK Bars-2
15	Roman Berdnikov (RW)	Russia	Owen Sound Attack	Omsk, Russia	Omsk Avangard-VDV
18	Jiri Sekac (LW)	Czech Republic	Peterborough Petes	Kladno, Czech Republic	Kladno Jr. B
21	Petteri Simila (G)	Finland	Niagara IceDogs	Oulu, Finland	Karpat Oulu Jr.
24	Tom Kuhnhackl (LW)	Germany	Windsor Spitfires	Landshut, Germany	Landshut EV Jr.
27	Alain Berger (RW)	Switzerland	Oshawa Generals	Burgsdorf, Switzerland	Bern SCB Eishockey AG
30	Petr Mrazek (G)	Czech Republic	Ottawa 67's	Vitkovice, Czech Republic	Vitkovice Ostrave Jr. B
33	Tadeas Galansky (G)	Czech Republic	Saginaw Spirit	Brno, Czech Republic	Havirov Jr. B
36	Ramis Sadikov (G)	Russia	Erie Otters	Moscow, Russia	Russia
39	Stefan Stepanov (D)	Russia	Sudbury Wolves	Moscow, Russia	Moscow Krylia Sovetov
42	Ivan Telegin (C/LW)	Russia	Saginaw Spirit	Novokuznetsk, Russia	Novokuznetsk Metallurg-2
45	Patrik Andersson (D)	Sweden	Kitchener Rangers	Norrtälje, Sweden	Brynäs IF Jr.
48	Matias Sointu (RW)	Finland	Ottawa 67's	Tampere, Finland	Ilves Tampere Jr.
51	Valery Knyazev (LW)	Czech Republic	Brampton Battalion	Prague, Czech Republic	Sparta Praha Jr. B
54	Eddy Rinke-Leitans (RW)	Latvia	Sudbury Wolves	Riga, Latvia	Iserlohn EC Jr.
56	No selection made		Sudbury Wolves
58	Anton Klementyev (D)	Russia	London Knights	Togliatti, Russia	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2

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On June 26–27, 2009, the National Hockey League conducted the 2009 NHL Entry Draft held at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. In total, 45 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. John Tavares of the London Knights was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the New York Islanders.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.^[6]

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Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	Hometown	OHL team
1	1	John Tavares (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Oakville, Ontario	London Knights
1	3	Matt Duchene (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Haliburton, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
1	7	Nazem Kadri (C)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	London, Ontario	London Knights
1	11	Ryan Ellis (D)	Canada	Nashville Predators	Freelton, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
1	12	Calvin de Haan (D)	Canada	New York Islanders	Carp, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
1	13	Zack Kassian (RW)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	LaSalle, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
1	15	Peter Holland (C)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Caledon, Ontario	Guelph Storm
2	33	Ryan O'Reilly (C)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Varna, Ontario	Erie Otters
2	35	Kyle Clifford (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Ayr, Ontario	Barrie Colts
2	37	Mat Clark (D)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Campbellville, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
2	47	Ethan Werek (C)	Canada	New York Rangers	Goodwood, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
2	57	Taylor Doherty (D)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Cambridge, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
2	58	Jesse Blacker (D)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
3	68	Jamie Devane (LW)	Canada	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
3	70	Taylor Beck (RW)	Canada	Nashville Predators	Niagara Falls, Ontario	Guelph Storm
3	72	Michael Latta (C)	Canada	Nashville Predators	St. Clements, Ontario	Guelph Storm
3	77	Matt Hackett (G)	Canada	Minnesota Wild	London, Ontario	Plymouth Whalers
4	92	Casey Cizikas (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Mississauga, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
4	93	Alex Hutchings (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Burlington, Ontario	Barrie Colts
4	97	Jordan Szwarz (RW)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Burlington, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
4	104	Marcus Foligno (LW)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Sudbury, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
4	107	Garrett Wilson (LW)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Elmvale, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
4	112	Lane MacDermid (LW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Sauble Beach, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
4	117	Edward Pasquale (G)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Toronto, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
4	120	Ben Chiarot (D)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Hamilton, Ontario	Guelph Storm
5	125	Cody Sol (D)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Woodstock, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
5	126	David Kolomatis (D)	United States	Los Angeles Kings	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Owen Sound Attack
5	131	Matt Kennedy (RW)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Shanty Bay, Ontario	Guelph Storm
5	140	Scott Stajcer (G)	Canada	New York Rangers	Cambridge, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
5	145	Brett Flemming (D)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Burlington, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
5	147	Phil Varone (C)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Vaughan, Ontario	London Knights
5	148	Michael Zador (G)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Toronto, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
5	151	Andy Bathgate (C)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brampton, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
6	156	Michael Pelech (C)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Toronto, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6	160	Corey Cowick (LW)	Canada	Ottawa Senators	Gloucester, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
6	162	Jaroslav Janus (G)	Slovakia	Tampa Bay Lightning	Prešov, Slovakia	Erie Otters
6	165	Scott Timmins (C)	Canada	Florida Panthers	Hamilton, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
6	168	David Shields (D)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Rochester, New York	Erie Otters
6	170	Daniel Maggio (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	LaSalle, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
6	172	Eric Wellwood (LW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Oldcastle, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
6	176	Tyler Randell (RW)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Brampton, Ontario	Kitchener Rangers
7	186	Jordan Nolan (LW)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Garden River, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
7	188	Barron Smith (D)	United States	Toronto Maple Leafs	Hinsdale, Illinois	Peterborough Petes
7	197	Kyle Neuber (RW)	Canada	Columbus Blue Jackets	Sarnia, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

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