The 2007–08 OHL season was the 28th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the schedule, that started on September 19, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. The Mississauga IceDogs relocated to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in downtown St. Catharines after getting approval of the team's sale to Bill Burke by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2007. The team was renamed the Niagara IceDogs.[1] The Toronto St. Michael's Majors replaced the IceDogs in the Hershey Centre, renaming themselves, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. The Kingston Frontenacs moved late-season from the Kingston Memorial Centre to the new K-Rock Centre, which opened on February 22, 2008. On the afternoon of February 18, 2008, Windsor Spitfires team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19, of the rare heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.[2] The playoffs began March 20, with the Kitchener Rangers winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions. The Rangers were also chosen before the start of the season to host the 2008 Memorial Cup tournament.
2007–08 OHL season | |
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League | Ontario Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | Regular season Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 Playoffs Mar. 19, 2008 – May 12, 2008 |
Number of teams | 20 |
TV partner(s) | Rogers TV, TVCogeco |
Regular season | |
Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Kitchener Rangers (7) |
Season MVP | Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) |
Top scorer | Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Justin Azevedo (Rangers) |
Finals champions | Kitchener Rangers (4) |
Runners-up | Belleville Bulls |
2007–08 CHL season | |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration | OHL Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 QMJHL Sept. 13, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 WHL Sept. 20, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2009 |
Number of teams | 60 |
TV partner(s) | RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV |
Memorial Cup | |
Finals champions | Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
Teams
editMap of teams
editRegular season
editFinal standings
editNote: DIV = Division; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Eastern conference
editRank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Belleville Bulls | East | 68 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 102 | 280 | 175 |
2 | y-Brampton Battalion | Central | 68 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 88 | 259 | 187 |
3 | x-Oshawa Generals | East | 68 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 290 | 262 |
4 | x-Niagara IceDogs | Central | 68 | 42 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 272 | 222 |
5 | x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors | Central | 68 | 31 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 67 | 203 | 243 |
6 | x-Ottawa 67's | East | 68 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 201 | 237 |
7 | x-Barrie Colts | Central | 68 | 28 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 185 | 223 |
8 | x-Peterborough Petes | East | 68 | 28 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 199 | 250 |
9 | Kingston Frontenacs | East | 68 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 227 | 312 |
10 | Sudbury Wolves | Central | 68 | 17 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 175 | 292 |
Western conference
editRank | Team | DIV | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | GF | GA |
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1 | z-Kitchener Rangers | Midwest | 68 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 289 | 174 |
2 | y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | West | 68 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 94 | 247 | 173 |
3 | x-Windsor Spitfires | West | 68 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 94 | 279 | 205 |
4 | x-London Knights | Midwest | 68 | 38 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 82 | 250 | 230 |
5 | x-Guelph Storm | Midwest | 68 | 34 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 213 | 187 |
6 | x-Sarnia Sting | West | 68 | 37 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 251 | 229 |
7 | x-Saginaw Spirit | West | 68 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 76 | 234 | 231 |
8 | x-Plymouth Whalers | West | 68 | 34 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 74 | 228 | 223 |
9 | Owen Sound Attack | Midwest | 68 | 20 | 41 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 200 | 290 |
10 | Erie Otters | Midwest | 68 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 206 | 343 |
Scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Justin Azevedo | Kitchener Rangers | 67 | 43 | 81 | 124 | 69 |
Brett MacLean | Oshawa Generals | 61 | 61 | 58 | 119 | 42 |
John Tavares | Oshawa Generals | 59 | 40 | 78 | 118 | 69 |
Luca Caputi | Niagara IceDogs | 66 | 51 | 60 | 111 | 107 |
Steven Stamkos | Sarnia Sting | 61 | 58 | 47 | 105 | 88 |
Chris Terry | Plymouth Whalers | 68 | 44 | 57 | 101 | 107 |
Jack Combs | Saginaw Spirit | 67 | 42 | 58 | 100 | 93 |
Michael Swift | Niagara IceDogs | 68 | 38 | 62 | 100 | 130 |
Dustin Jeffrey | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 56 | 38 | 59 | 97 | 30 |
Josh Bailey | Windsor Spitfires | 67 | 29 | 67 | 96 | 32 |
Leading goaltenders
editNote: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | OTL | SL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 49 | 2942 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 110 | 3 | 0.929 | 2.24 |
Kyle Gajewski | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 60 | 3562 | 39 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 0.913 | 2.44 |
Josh Unice | Kitchener Rangers | 42 | 2376 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 4 | 0.908 | 2.45 |
Thomas McCollum | Guelph Storm | 51 | 2978 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 124 | 4 | 0.914 | 2.50 |
Steve Mason | London / Kitchener | 42 | 2530 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 106 | 3 | 0.916 | 2.51 |
Playoffs
editConference quarterfinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | OHL championship | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Belleville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Peterborough | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Belleville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Barrie | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brampton | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Barrie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Belleville | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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3 | Oshawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Oshawa | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Niagara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Niagara | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Mississauga | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Belleville | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Plymouth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Sarnia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Windsor | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Sarnia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Kitchener | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Saginaw | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Sault Ste. Marie | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Guelph | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | London | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Guelph | 4 |
Conference quarterfinals
editEastern conference
edit(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Peterborough Petes
editMarch 19 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 1 | Peterborough Petes | Yardmen Arena |
March 20 | Peterborough Petes | 5 – 4 | OT | Belleville Bulls | Peterborough Memorial Centre |
March 22 | Belleville Bulls | 4 – 3 | Peterborough Petes | Yardmen Arena |
March 24 | Peterborough Petes | 2 – 3 | OT | Belleville Bulls | Peterborough Memorial Centre |
March 25 | Peterborough Petes | 7 – 1 | Belleville Bulls | Peterborough Memorial Centre |
Belleville wins series 4 – 1 | |
(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Barrie Colts
editMarch 20 | Brampton Battalion | 1 – 3 | Barrie Colts | Powerade Centre |
March 22 | Barrie Colts | 3 – 2 | OT | Brampton Battalion | Barrie Molson Centre |
March 23 | Brampton Battalion | 5 – 1 | Barrie Colts | Powerade Centre |
March 25 | Barrie Colts | 2 – 1 | OT | Brampton Battalion | Barrie Molson Centre |
March 27 | Brampton Battalion | 0 – 2 | Barrie Colts | Powerade Centre |
Barrie wins series 4 – 1 | |
Western conference
edit(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Plymouth Whalers
editMarch 21 | Kitchener Rangers | 9 – 2 | Plymouth Whalers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium | ||||
3:05 - Matthew Halischuk (1) 6:43 - Ben Shutron (1) 8:01 - pp - Yannick Weber (1) 17:18 - pp - Yannick Weber (2) |
First period | Chris Terry (1) - pp - 12:20 | ||||||
8:48 - pp - Matthew Halischuk (2) 16:41 - pp - Nick Spaling (1) 18:38 - pp - Nick Spaling (2) 19:37 - Nazem Kadri (1) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
6:16 - Nick Spaling (3) | Third period | Patrick Lee (1) - 14:39 | ||||||
Steve Mason (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Jeremy Smith (38 saves / 47 shots) |
March 22 | Plymouth Whalers | 4 – 6 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena | ||||
Chris Terry (2) - 8:14 | First period | 14:36 - pp - Yannick Weber (3) 15:47 - Nazem Kadri (2) | ||||||
A.J. Jenks (1) - pp - 15:16 | Second period | 9:14 - ps - Matthew Halischuk (3) | ||||||
Christian Steingraber (1) - 8:23 Patrick Lee (2) - pp - 9:04 |
Third period | 3:37 - Yannick Weber (4) 4:01 - Nazem Kadri (3) | ||||||
Jeremy Smith (22 saves / 28 shots) Matt Hackett (10 saves / 10 shots) |
Goalie stats | Steve Mason (36 saves / 40 shots) |
March 24 | Kitchener Rangers | 7 – 3 | Plymouth Whalers | Kitchener Memorial Auditorium |
March 26 | Plymouth Whalers | 4 – 7 | Kitchener Rangers | Compuware Arena |
Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 | |
Conference semifinals
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Conference finals
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J. Ross Robertson Cup
editKitchener vs. Belleville | |||
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Date | Away | Home | |
April 30 | Belleville 2 | 5 Kitchener | |
May 2 | Kitchener 5 | 2 Belleville | |
May 4 | Belleville 3 | 5 Kitchener | |
May 6 | Kitchener 4 | 5 Belleville (OT) | |
May 8 | Belleville 2 | 1 Kitchener | |
May 10 | Kitchener 3 | 6 Belleville | |
May 12 | Belleville 1 | 4 Kitchener | |
Kitchener wins 4-3 |
J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster
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Playoff scoring leaders
editNote: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Justin Azevedo | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 33 |
Mikkel Boedker | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 2 |
Matt Beleskey | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 23 |
Matthew Halischuk | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
Nick Spaling | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 9 |
Nazem Kadri | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 26 |
Jan Mursak | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 |
P. K. Subban | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 28 |
Mike Duco | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 37 |
Michael Swift | Niagara IceDogs | 10 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 22 |
Playoff leading goaltenders
editNote: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
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Bryan Pitton | Brampton Battalion | 5 | 333 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0.938 | 1.80 |
Thomas McCollum | Guelph Storm | 10 | 596 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0.937 | 1.91 |
Steve Mason | Kitchener Rangers | 5 | 313 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0.946 | 1.92 |
Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 19 | 1085 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 0.927 | 2.32 |
Josh Unice | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 948 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 0.915 | 2.41 |
All-Star teams
editFirst team
edit- Justin Azevedo, Centre, Kitchener Rangers
- Brett MacLean, Left Wing, Oshawa Generals
- Matthew Halischuk, Right Wing, Kitchener Rangers
- Drew Doughty, Defence, Guelph Storm
- Zach Bogosian, Defence, Peterborough Petes
- Mike Murphy, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls
- Bob Boughner, Coach, Windsor Spitfires
Second team
edit- Steven Stamkos, Centre, Sarnia Sting
- Luca Caputi, Left Wing, Niagara IceDogs
- Stefan Legein, Right Wing, Niagara IceDogs
- Bob Sanguinetti, Defence, Brampton Battalion
- Yannick Weber, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
- Steve Mason, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers
- Peter DeBoer, Coach, Kitchener Rangers
Third team
edit- Shawn Matthias, Centre, Belleville Bulls
- Matt Beleskey, Left Wing, Belleville Bulls
- Wayne Simmonds, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
- Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Niagara IceDogs
- Ryan Wilson, Defence, Sarnia Sting
- Thomas McCollum, Goaltender, Guelph Storm
- George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls
All-Star Classic
editThe OHL All-Star Classic was played February 6, 2008 at the Steelback Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, won 8–7 in a shootout by the Eastern Conference.[4] The skills competition was held the previous night on February 5, with the Eastern Conference winning 19–18.[5]
Awards
edit2008 OHL Priority Selection
editOn May 3, 2008, the OHL conducted the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John McFarland from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. McFarland 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 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.[6]
2008 CHL Import Draft
editOn June 29, 2008, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2008 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Nikita Filatov from Russia with their selection.
Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2008 CHL Import Draft.[7]
2008 NHL Entry Draft
editOn June 20–21, 2008, the National Hockey League conducted the 2008 NHL Entry Draft held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. In total, 46 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Steven Stamkos of the Sarnia Sting was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Local News [permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Globe and Mail 2008/02/18"
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ ":::: THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE ::::". Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ ":::: THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE ::::". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
- ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
- ^ "CHL".
- ^ NHL & WHA Draft History Hockey DB. Retrieved November 29, 2022