title: 2008 NZIHL season
text: # 2008 NZIHL season
  
  ## 2008 NZIHL Standings
  
  ### Grand Final
  
  Botany Swarm 3 - 2 Canterbury Red Devils (sudden death extra time)
  
  ### Round robin
  
  | Position | Team | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GD |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Canterbury Red Devils | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 93 | 48 | 45 |
  | 2 | Botany Swarm | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 65 | 35 | 30 |
  | 3 | Southern Stampede | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 58 | 56 | 2 |
  | 4 | West Auckland Admirals | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 48 | 64 | -16 |
  | 5 | Dunedin Thunder | 12 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 91 | -61 |
  
  W = Main Round Win = 3 points L = Main Round Loss T = Main Round Tie = 2 points BP = Bonus Point = 1 point
  
  ## 2008 NZIHL Awards
  
  MVP of Botany Swarm - Zak Nothling
  
  MVP of Canterbury Red Devils - Janos Kaszala
  
  MVP of Dunedin Thunder - Paavo Huhtinen
  
  MVP of Southern Stampede - Brett Speirs
  
  MVP of West Auckland Admirals - Alex Gävfert
  
  Best Defenceman - Hayden Argyle (Southern Stampede)
  
  Top Goaltender - Zak Nothling (Botany Swarm)
  
  Top Points Scorer - Janos Kaszala (Canterbury Red Devils)
  
  League MVP - Valery Konev (Canterbury Red Devils)
  
  Top Rookie - Daniel Nichols (Canterbury Red Devils)
  
  Finals MVP - Zak Nothling (Botany Swarm)
  
  