2007–08 OHL season

2007–08 OHL season
LeagueOntario Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008
Playoffs
Mar. 19, 2008 – May 12, 2008
Number of teams20
TV partner(s)Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator TrophyKitchener Rangers (7)
Season MVPJustin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers)
Top scorerJustin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPJustin Azevedo (Rangers)
Finals championsKitchener Rangers (4)
  Runners-upBelleville Bulls
OHL seasons
2007–08 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008
QMJHL
Sept. 13, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008
WHL
Sept. 20, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2009
Number of teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals championsSpokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
  Runners-upKitchener Rangers (OHL)

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.

Regular season

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Final standings

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Note: 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

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Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
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

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Rank Team DIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA
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

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
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

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Note: 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
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
Tom 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

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Conference 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
Eastern
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

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Eastern conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Peterborough Petes

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March 19 Belleville Bulls 4 – 1 Peterborough Petes Yardmen Arena  
5:58 - pp - Andrew Self (1)
8:31 - Stephen Johnston (1)
13:52 - Nigel Williams (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Branislav Rehuš (1) - pp - 16:37
19:59 - en - P.K. Subban (1) Third period No scoring
Mike Murphy (25 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Trevor Cann (29 saves / 32 shots)
March 20 Peterborough Petes 5 – 4 OT Belleville Bulls Peterborough Memorial Centre  
Brett Theberge (1) - 4:47
Zack Kassian (1) - pp - 6:40 		First period 16:46 - Cory Tanaka (1)
Kenzie Sheppard (1) - 2:35 Second period 17:39 - pp - Matt Beleskey (1)
Justin Soryal (1) - 5:50 Third period 11:19 - P.K. Subban (2)
17:39 - Jan Muršak (1)
Brett Theberge (2) - pp - 11:03 First overtime period No scoring
Trevor Cann (51 saves / 55 shots) Goalie stats Mike Murphy (33 saves / 38 shots)
March 22 Belleville Bulls 4 – 3 Peterborough Petes Yardmen Arena  
Keaton Turkiewicz (1) - 10:43
Bryan Cameron (1) - 11:28 		First period 13:26 - sh - Artūrs Kulda (1)
Adam Perry (1) - 4:50 Second period 8:09 - sh - Yves Bastien (1)
Matt Beleskey (2) - pp - 9:12 Third period 6:15 - pp - Kenzie Sheppard (2)
Mike Murphy (29 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Trevor Cann (45 saves / 49 shots)
March 24 Peterborough Petes 2 – 3 OT Belleville Bulls Peterborough Memorial Centre  
No scoring First period Jan Muršak (2) - pp - 7:58
1:29 - Zach Harnden (1) Second period Nigel Williams (2) - sh - 15:18
19:28 - Justin Soryal (2) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period P.K. Subban (3) - 6:24
Trevor Cann (45 saves / 48 shots) Goalie stats Mike Murphy (32 saves / 34 shots)
March 25 Peterborough Petes 1 – 7 Belleville Bulls Peterborough Memorial Centre  
Yves Bastien (2) - 3:40 First period 6:16 - Matthew Tipoff (1)
14:55 - Stephen Johnston (2)
No scoring Second period 6:39 - pp - Jan Muršak (3)
No scoring Third period 11:39 - Andrew Self (2)
12:09 - Stephen Johnston (3)
18:04 - pp - Nigel Williams (3)
18:23 - Bryan Cameron (2)
Trevor Cann (24 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Mike Murphy (31 saves / 32 shots)
Belleville wins series 4 – 1


(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Barrie Colts

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March 20 Brampton Battalion 1 – 3 Barrie Colts Powerade Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
0:40 - pp - Cody Hodgson (1) Second period Stefan Della Rovere (1) - pp - 6:52
No scoring Third period Tomáš Marcinko (1) - 14:22
Tomáš Marcinko (2) - en - 19:29
Bryan Pitton (25 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Michael Hutchinson (31 saves / 32 shots)
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


(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's

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March 21 Oshawa Generals 3 – 2 Ottawa 67's General Motors Centre  
1:24 - Michael Del Zotto (1) First period No scoring
12:19 - Dale Mitchell (1) Second period No scoring
4:53 - Brett MacLean (1) Third period Jamie McGinn (1) - pp - 0:40
Mathieu Méthot (1) - 10:19
Michal Neuvirth (33 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Adam Courchaine (22 saves / 25 shots)
March 23 Oshawa Generals 5 – 2 Ottawa 67's General Motors Centre
March 25 Ottawa 67's 1 – 2 Oshawa Generals Ottawa Civic Centre
March 27 Ottawa 67's 1 – 4 Oshawa Generals Ottawa Civic Centre
Oshawa wins series 4 – 0


(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

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March 20 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 0 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Gatorade Garden City Complex  
No scoring First period No scoring
1:59 - Barry Sanderson (1)
8:36 - pp - Stefan Legein (1)
12:08 - sh - Michael Swift (1) 		Second period No scoring
11:26 - pp - Michael Swift (2) Third period No scoring
Sebastian Dahm (29 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Chris Carrozzi (31 saves / 35 shots)
March 21 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 1 – 3 Niagara IceDogs Hershey Centre
March 23 Niagara IceDogs 5 – 0 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Gatorade Garden City Complex
March 25 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 – 6 Niagara IceDogs Hershey Centre
Niagara wins series 4 – 0


* Note: Game 3 was played at Jack Gatecliff Arena.

Western conference

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(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Plymouth Whalers

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March 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  
Mike Duco (2) - 11:18
Mikkel Bødker (1) - pp - 15:18 		First period No scoring
Nazem Kadri (4) - 5:42
Matthew Halischuk (4) - pp - 8:15 		Second period 0:22 - Joe McCann (1)
9:04 - pp - Chris Terry (3)
Matthew Halischuk (5) - pp - 5:42
Justin Azevedo (1) - 18:38
Mike Mascioli (1) - pp - 19:00 		Third period 9:42 - pp - Chris Terry (4)
Josh Unice (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Jeremy Smith (25 saves / 32 shots)
March 26 Plymouth Whalers 4 – 7 Kitchener Rangers Compuware Arena  
12:55 - Jordon O'Neill (1) First period Mikkel Bødker (2) - pp - 1:57
Scott Timmins (1) - 3:00
13:17 - pp - Patrick Lee (3) Second period Matthew Halischuk (6) - sh - ps - 8:19
Nick Spaling (4) - 15:40
0:12 - Tyler Brown (1)
8:45 - pp - Andrew Fournier (1) 		Third period Ben Shutron (2) - 0:58
Mike Duco (3) - 15:09
Scott Tregunna (1) - 15:47
Jeremy Smith (48 saves / 55 shots) Goalie stats Josh Unice (32 saves / 36 shots)
Kitchener wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Saginaw Spirit

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March 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5 – 4 Saginaw Spirit Steelback Centre  
1:38 - Jacob Lalonde (1)
11:50 - Matt Caria (1)
18:05 - Matt Caria (2) 		First period Garrett Sinfield (1) - pp - 3:51
Kyle Tront (1) - 17:18
No scoring Second period No scoring
1:38 - pp - Josh Godfrey (1)
14:11 - Matthew Lyall (1) 		Third period Ryan McDonough (1) - pp - 9:36
Ryan McDonough (2) - 19:24
Kyle Gajewski (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Daniels (34 saves / 39 shots)
March 24 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 2 – 1 Saginaw Spirit Steelback Centre  
4:30 - Dustin Jeffrey (1)
14:37 - pp - Josh Godfrey (2) 		First period Chris Chappell (1) - 19:58
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Kyle Gajewski (19 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Ryan Daniels (32 saves / 34 shots)
March 26 Saginaw Spirit 2 – 6 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dow Event Center  
No scoring First period Matt Caria (3) - pp - 1:41
James Livingston (1) - 11:45
Josh Godfrey (3) - 17:50
18:35 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (1) Second period Wayne Simmonds (1) - 2:16
James Livingston (2) - 12:46
12:52 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (2) Third period Anthony Peluso (1) - pp - 14:29
Ryan Daniels (12 saves / 16 shots)
Edward Pasquale (13 saves / 15 shots) 		Goalie stats Kyle Gajewski (29 saves / 31 shots)
March 27 Saginaw Spirit 2 – 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Dow Event Center  
10:09 - Chris Chappell (2) First period Anthony Peluso (2) - 14:03
Brandon Biggers (1) - 15:45
11:49 - Nick Crawford (1) Second period Wayne Simmonds (2) - 18:56
No scoring Third period Dustin Jeffrey (2) - en - 19:55
Edward Pasquale (28 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Kyle Gajewski (32 saves / 34 shots)
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0


(3) Windsor Spitfires vs. (6) Sarnia Sting

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March 20 Windsor Spitfires 0 – 3 Sarnia Sting Windsor Arena  
No scoring First period Steven Stamkos (1) - 5:32
Jared Gomes (1) - 11:15
Steven Stamkos (2) - 14:23
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period No scoring
Jakub Kovář (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Perugini (31 saves / 31 shots)
March 21 Sarnia Sting 5 – 2 Windsor Spitfires Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre  
Jamie Arniel (1) - pp - 12:26 First period No scoring
Jared Gomes (2) - 5:39
Steven Stamkos (3) - 14:59
Steven Stamkos (4) - pp - 18:34 		Second period No scoring
Justin DiBenedetto (1) - pp - 5:07 Third period 6:40 - Jordan Nolan (1)
10:58 - pp - Ryan Ellis (1)
Andrew Perugini (37 saves / 39 shots) Goalie stats Jakub Kovář (28 saves / 32 shots)
Andrew Engelage (11 saves / 12 shots)
March 23 Windsor Spitfires 4 – 2 Sarnia Sting Windsor Arena  
No scoring First period 3:10 - pp - Matt Martin (1)
Adam Henrique (1) - 4:58
Jordan Nolan (2) - 15:52 		Second period 11:23 - sh - Steven Stamkos (5)
Greg Nemisz (1) - pp - 10:57
Taylor Hall (1) - pp - 12:00 		Third period No scoring
Jakub Kovář (19 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Perugini (62 saves / 66 shots)
March 25 Sarnia Sting 5 – 4 Windsor Spitfires Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre  
1:31 - Steven Stamkos (6)
9:23 - pp - Steven Stamkos (7) 		First period Jordan Nolan (3) - 5:17
1:31 - pp - Steven Stamkos (8)
7:53 - pp - Steven Stamkos (9)
16:42 - Matt Martin (2) 		Second period Adam Henrique (2) - 14:12
No scoring Third period Josh Bailey (1) - pp - 3:16
Greg Nemisz (2) - 18:54
Andrew Perugini (34 saves / 38 shots) Goalie stats Jakub Kovář (16 saves / 20 shots)
Andrew Engelage (13 saves / 14 shots)
March 27 Windsor Spitfires 3 – 4 OT Sarnia Sting Windsor Arena  
11:24 - pp - Ryan Ellis (2) First period Justin DiBenedetto (2) - 6:23
1:24 - Taylor Hall (2) Second period Jared Gomes (3) - 2:37
Matt Martin (3) - 19:18
3:14 - pp - Elgin Reid (1) Third period No scoring
No scoring First overtime period Devin DiDiomete (1) - 17:21
Andrew Engelage (43 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Andrew Perugini (51 saves / 54 shots)
Sarnia wins series 4 – 1


(4) London Knights vs. (5) Guelph Storm

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March 21 London Knights 2 – 3 OT Guelph Storm John Labatt Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
1:12 - Jadran Beljo (1) Second period Stephen Miller (1) - 9:09
19:33 - Akim Aliu (1) Third period Brandon Buck (1) - pp - 13:02
No scoring First overtime period Drew Doughty (1) - 0:34
Jhase Sniderman (26 saves / 29 shots) Goalie stats Tom McCollum (36 saves / 38 shots)
March 22 Guelph Storm 4 – 1 London Knights Sleeman Centre
March 25 London Knights 3 – 5 Guelph Storm John Labatt Centre
March 27 Guelph Storm 1 – 2 London Knights Sleeman Centre
March 28 London Knights 0 – 5 Guelph Storm John Labatt Centre
Guelph wins series 4 – 1


Conference semifinals

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Eastern conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (7) Barrie Colts

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April 2 Belleville Bulls 7 – 2 Barrie Colts Yardmen Arena
April 3 Barrie Colts 5 – 1 Belleville Bulls Barrie Molson Centre
April 5 Belleville Bulls 1 – 2 Barrie Colts Yardmen Arena
April 8 Barrie Colts 2 – 3 Belleville Bulls Barrie Molson Centre
Belleville wins series 4 – 0


(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs

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April 3 Oshawa Generals 6 – 1 Niagara IceDogs General Motors Centre
April 5 Niagara IceDogs 5 – 3 Oshawa Generals Jack Gatecliff Arena
April 6 Oshawa Generals 4 – 1 Niagara IceDogs General Motors Centre
April 8 Niagara IceDogs 4 – 6 Oshawa Generals Jack Gatecliff Arena
April 11 Oshawa Generals 3 – 8 Niagara IceDogs General Motors Centre
April 13 Niagara IceDogs 2 – 5 Oshawa Generals Jack Gatecliff Arena
Oshawa wins series 4 – 2


Western conference

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(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Sarnia Sting

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April 4 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 0 Sarnia Sting Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 5 Sarnia Sting 2 – 3 3OT Kitchener Rangers Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
April 8 Kitchener Rangers 6 – 2 Sarnia Sting Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 9 Sarnia Sting 2 – 6 Kitchener Rangers Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
Kitchener wins series 4 – 0


(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Guelph Storm

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April 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1 – 4 Guelph Storm Steelback Centre
April 4 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 1 Guelph Storm Steelback Centre
April 7 Guelph Storm 1 – 2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sleeman Centre
April 8 Guelph Storm 2 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sleeman Centre
April 10 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4 – 1 Guelph Storm Steelback Centre
Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1


Conference finals

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Eastern conference

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(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

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April 16 Belleville Bulls 3 – 2 Oshawa Generals Yardmen Arena
April 18 Oshawa Generals 3 – 4 Belleville Bulls General Motors Centre
April 19 Belleville Bulls 5 – 2 Oshawa Generals Yardmen Arena
April 21 Oshawa Generals 2 – 1 Belleville Bulls General Motors Centre
April 23 Belleville Bulls 11 – 0 Oshawa Generals Yardmen Arena
Belleville wins series 4 – 1


Western conference

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(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

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April 16 Kitchener Rangers 3 – 1 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 17 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 3 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
April 20 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 6 Kitchener Rangers Steelback Centre
April 21 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 – 7 Kitchener Rangers Steelback Centre
April 23 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 0 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 4 – 1


J. Ross Robertson Cup

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(W1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (E1) Belleville Bulls

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April 30 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 2 Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
May 2 Belleville Bulls 2 – 5 Kitchener Rangers Yardmen Arena
May 4 Kitchener Rangers 5 – 3 Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
May 6 Belleville Bulls 5 – 4 OT Kitchener Rangers Yardmen Arena
May 8 Kitchener Rangers 1 – 2 Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
May 10 Belleville Bulls 6 – 3 Kitchener Rangers Yardmen Arena
May 12 Kitchener Rangers 4 – 1 Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Kitchener wins series 4 – 3


J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

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2007-08 Kitchener Rangers[3]
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centres

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
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

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Note: 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
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

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First team

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Second team

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Third team

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All-Star Classic

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The 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

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J. Ross Robertson Cup: Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Orr Trophy: Belleville Bulls
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: Kitchener Rangers
Emms Trophy: Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy: Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy: Kitchener Rangers
Bumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers
Matt Leyden Trophy: Bob Boughner, Windsor Spitfires
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: John Hughes, Brampton Battalion
Max Kaminsky Trophy: Drew Doughty, Guelph Storm
OHL Goaltender of the Year: Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award: John McFarland, Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy: Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL Executive of the Year: Denise Burke, Niagara IceDogs
Bill Long Award: Don Brankley, London Knights & Gil Hughes, Oshawa Generals
Emms Family Award: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
F. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Josh Unice, Kitchener Rangers
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Pete Stevens, Kingston Frontenacs
William Hanley Trophy: Nick Spaling, Kitchener Rangers
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Michael Swift, Niagara IceDogs
Bobby Smith Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
Roger Neilson Memorial Award: Scott Aarssen, London Knights
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: Alex Friesen, Niagara IceDogs
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy: John McFarland, Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers

2008 OHL Priority Selection

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On 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]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
1 John McFarland (RW) Canada Canada Sudbury Wolves Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
2 Greg McKegg (C) Canada Canada Erie Otters St. Thomas, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
3 Steven Shipley (C) Canada Canada Owen Sound Attack Ilderton, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
4 Erik Gudbranson (D) Canada Canada Kingston Frontenacs Orleans, Ontario Ottawa Jr. 67's
5 Ryan Spooner (C) Canada Canada Peterborough Petes Kanata, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators
6 Ryan O'Connor (D) Canada Canada Barrie Colts Hamilton, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
7 Tyler Toffoli (RW) Canada Canada Ottawa 67's Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
8 Devante Smith-Pelly (RW) Canada Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
9 Tyler Seguin (C) Canada Canada Plymouth Whalers Brampton, Ontario Toronto Nationals
10 Brandon Saad (LW) United States United States Saginaw Spirit Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hornets
11 Gregg Sutch (RW) Canada Canada Sarnia Sting Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express
12 Cody McNaughton (RW) Canada Canada Guelph Storm Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens
13 Christian Thomas (LW) Canada Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
14 Freddie Hamilton (RW) Canada Canada Niagara IceDogs St. Catharines, Ontario Toronto Marlboros
15 Sam Carrick (C) Canada Canada Brampton Battalion Goodwood, Ontario Toronto Red Wings
16 Kevin Bailie (G) Canada Canada Oshawa Generals Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils
17 Cam Fowler (D) United States United States Windsor Spitfires Farmington Hills, Michigan USA U17
18 Brock Beukeboom (D) Canada Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Port Perry, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves
19 Stephen Silas (D) Canada Canada Belleville Bulls Georgetown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes
20 Jeff Skinner (LW) Canada Canada Kitchener Rangers Markham, Ontario Toronto Nationals

2008 CHL Import Draft

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On 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]

# Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team
1 Nikita Filatov (LW) Russia Russia Sudbury Wolves Moscow, Russia Moscow HC CSKA-2
4 Edgar Rybakov (C) Lithuania Lithuania Erie Otters Vilnius, Lithuania Moscow HC CSKA-2
7 Andrei Loktionov (C) Russia Russia Windsor Spitfires Voskresensk, Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2
10 Richard Panik (RW) Slovakia Slovakia Windsor Spitfires Martin, Slovakia Trinec HC Zelenzarny Jr.
13 Adam Sedlak (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Peterborough Petes Ostrava, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr.
16 William Wallén (RW) Sweden Sweden Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Stockholm, Sweden Djurgarden IF Jr.
19 Tomas Rachunek (RW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Zlín, Czech Republic Vsetin Jr.
22 Sergei Sheleg (D) Belarus Belarus Sudbury Wolves Minsk, Belarus Minsk Junost 2
25 Philipp Grubauer (G) Germany Germany Belleville Bulls Rosenheim, Germany Starbulls Rosenheim Jr.
28 Jakub Svoboda (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Přerov, Czech Republic Brno Kometa Jr.
31 Miroslav Preisinger (C) Slovakia Slovakia Sarnia Sting Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava Slovan Jr.
34 Robert Kousal (LW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Oshawa Generals Pardubice, Czech Republic Pardubice Jr.
37 Sergei Korostin (RW) Russia Russia London Knights Prokopievsk, Russia Texas Tornado
40 Evgeny Grachev (LW) Russia Russia Brampton Battalion Yaroslavl, Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2
43 Maximilian Englbrecht (G) Germany Germany Niagara IceDogs Landshut, Germany Landshut EV Jr.
46 Evgeny Molotilov (D) Russia Russia Guelph Storm Moscow, Russia Moscow Dynamo-2
49 Richard Jarusek (RW) Czech Republic Czech Republic Saginaw Spirit Brno, Czech Republic Brno Kometa Jr.
52 Kirill Polozov (RW) Russia Russia Barrie Colts Ufa, Russia Ufa Salavat Yulayev-2
55 Jan Latal (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers Středokluky, Czech Republic Kladno Jr.
57 Simon Groenvaldt (D) Denmark Denmark Kitchener Rangers Rodovre, Denmark Rodovre Mighty Bulls

2008 NHL Entry Draft

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On 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]

Round # Player Nationality NHL team Hometown OHL team
1 1 Steven Stamkos (C) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning Unionville, Ontario Sarnia Sting
1 2 Drew Doughty (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings London, Ontario Guelph Storm
1 3 Zach Bogosian (D) United States United States Atlanta Thrashers Massena, New York Peterborough Petes
1 4 Alex Pietrangelo (D) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues King City, Ontario Niagara IceDogs
1 8 Mikkel Boedker (RW) Denmark Denmark Phoenix Coyotes Brondby, Denmark Kitchener Rangers
1 9 Josh Bailey (C) Canada Canada New York Islanders Bowmanville, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 10 Cody Hodgson (C) Canada Canada Vancouver Canucks Markham, Ontario Brampton Battalion
1 20 Michael Del Zotto (D) Canada Canada New York Rangers Stouffville, Ontario Oshawa Generals
1 23 Tyler Cuma (D) Canada Canada Minnesota Wild Bowmanville, Ontario Ottawa 67's
1 25 Greg Nemisz (RW) Canada Canada Calgary Flames Courtice, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
1 30 Tom McCollum (G) United States United States Detroit Red Wings Sanborn, New York Guelph Storm
2 33 Philip McRae (C) United States United States St. Louis Blues Chesterfield, Missouri London Knights
2 39 Eric O'Dell (C) Canada Canada Anaheim Ducks Ottawa, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
2 49 Jared Staal (RW) Canada Canada Phoenix Coyotes Thunder Bay, Ontario Sudbury Wolves
2 50 Cameron Gaunce (D) Canada Canada Colorado Avalanche Markham, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
2 59 Tyler Beskorowany (G) Canada Canada Dallas Stars Hanmer, Ontario Owen Sound Attack
3 68 Shawn Lalonde (D) Canada Canada Chicago Blackhawks Orleans, Ontario Belleville Bulls
3 70 James Livingston (RW) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Newmarket, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 71 Josh Brittain (LW) Canada Canada Anaheim Ducks Milton, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
3 74 Andrew Campbell (D) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings Caledonia, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3 77 Michael Hutchinson (G) Canada Canada Boston Bruins Barrie, Ontario Barrie Colts
3 80 Adam Comrie (D) United States United States Florida Panthers Ashburn, Virginia Saginaw Spirit
3 82 Adam Henrique (C) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Burford, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
4 97 Jamie Arniel (C) Canada Canada Boston Bruins Kingston, Ontario Sarnia Sting
4 100 A.J. Jenks (LW) United States United States Florida Panthers Wolverine Lake, Michigan Plymouth Whalers
4 105 Michal Jordan (D) Czech Republic Czech Republic Carolina Hurricanes Zlín, Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers
4 114 T.J. Brodie (D) Canada Canada Calgary Flames Dresden, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
4 116 Jason Missiaen (G) Canada Canada Montreal Canadiens Chatham, Ontario Peterborough Petes
4 120 Nathan Moon (C) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Belleville, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs
5 142 Kory Nagy (LW) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Walsingham, Ontario Oshawa Generals
5 146 Julien Demers (D) Canada Canada San Jose Sharks Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa 67's
5 147 Kyle DeCoste (RW) Canada Canada Tampa Bay Lightning London, Ontario Brampton Battalion
5 148 Matt Martin (LW) Canada Canada New York Islanders Windsor, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 153 Justin Azevedo (C) Canada Canada Los Angeles Kings West Lorne, Ontario Kitchener Rangers
6 154 Chris Carrozzi (G) Canada Canada Atlanta Thrashers Nepean, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6 155 Anthony Nigro (C) Canada Canada St. Louis Blues Woodbridge, Ontario Guelph Storm
6 164 Nick Crawford (D) Canada Canada Buffalo Sabres Caledon, Ontario Saginaw Spirit
6 165 Mike Murphy (G) Canada Canada Carolina Hurricanes Inverary, Ontario Belleville Bulls
6 171 Mitch Gaulton (D) Canada Canada New York Rangers Grimsby, Ontario Erie Otters
6 175 Justin DiBenedetto (LW) Canada Canada New York Islanders Vaughan, Ontario Sarnia Sting
6 178 Zac Rinaldo (LW) Canada Canada Philadelphia Flyers Hamilton, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6 180 Patrick Killeen (G) Canada Canada Pittsburgh Penguins Carp, Ontario Brampton Battalion
6 181 Stephen Johnston (C) Canada Canada Detroit Red Wings Guelph, Ontario Belleville Bulls
7 189 Tim Billingsley (D) Canada Canada Phoenix Coyotes Ottawa, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
7 202 Harry Young (D) Canada Canada New Jersey Devils Windsor, Ontario Windsor Spitfires
7 204 Stefan Della Rovere (LW) Canada Canada Washington Capitals Maple, Ontario Barrie Colts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Local News [permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "The Globe and Mail 2008/02/18"
  3. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  4. ^ ":::: THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE ::::". Archived from the original on 2008-03-17. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  5. ^ ":::: THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE ::::". Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
  6. ^ "Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League".
  7. ^ "CHL".
  8. ^ NHL & WHA Draft History Hockey DB. Retrieved November 29, 2022
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