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2007–08 OHL season

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League
  
Ontario Hockey League

Champion
  
Kitchener Rangers

Commissioner
  
David Branch

TV partner(s)
  
Rogers TV, TVCogeco

Number of teams
  
20

People also search for
  
2006–07 OHL season

Duration
  
Regular season 2007-09-19 – 2008-03-16 Playoffs 2008-03-19 – 2008-05-12

Televisions
  
Réseau des sports, Sportsnet, Rogers TV, Shaw TV, CogecoTV

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.

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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.

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.

Team changes

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. 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.

Final standings

Note: 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

Scoring leaders

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

Leading goaltenders

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

Playoff scoring leaders

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

Playoff leading goaltenders

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

First team

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    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. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 5, with the Eastern Conference winning 19–18.

    OHL Priority Selection

    The OHL conducted its annual draft, known as the OHL Priority Selection, starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday May 5, 2007 via internet.

  • Source: 2007 Priority Selection
  • CHL Import Draft

    The 2007 CHL Import Draft was held via the internet, starting at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 27, 2007. Teams from the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL drafted players in reverse order of their finish in the combined CHL standings. All CHL teams are awarded one draft pick in each of the two rounds, although not all CHL teams use both picks. Some teams chose not to participate in the draft.

    This list includes drafts picks made by OHL teams in the 2007 draft.

  • Source: source 2007 CHL Import Draft
  • References

    2007–08 OHL season Wikipedia


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