AHL 2007/08

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The 2007-08 season was the 72nd regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). The regular season began on October 3, 2007 and ended on April 13, 2008. During that time, the 29 teams in the league each played 80 games. The playoffs began on April 16, 2008.

The 21st AHL All-Star Classic was held on January 28, 2008 in Binghamton , New York at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena . A Canadian all-star team and the PlanetUSA team, consisting of US and international players, competed in the game. The Canadian All-Star Team won the game 9: 8 after a shootout .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

• The dormant Utah Grizzlies resumed business, relocated to Cleveland , Ohio , and incorporated into the North Division as Lake Erie Monsters .
• The dormant Cincinnati Mighty Ducks resumed their operations, relocated to Rockford , Illinois and incorporated into the West Division as the Rockford IceHogs .
• The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights have been relocated to Moline , Illinois ( Quad Cities ) and renamed Quad City Flames and play in the West Division.

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime , SOL = defeat after shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The position within the conference is in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Providence Bruins (1)	80	55	18th	3	4th	280	206	117
Hartford Wolf Pack (2)	80	50	20th	2	8th	266	198	110
Portland Pirates (5)	80	45	26th	5	4th	238	215	99
Manchester Monarchs (8)	80	39	31	5	5	240	228	88
Springfield Falcons (11)	80	35	35	5	5	214	257	80
Worcester Sharks (12)	80	32	37	5	6th	216	258	75
Lowell Devils (14)	80	25th	43	7th	5	183	270	62

East Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins (3)	80	47	26th	3	4th	223	187	101
Philadelphia Phantoms (4)	80	46	27	4th	3	236	212	99
Albany River Rats (6)	80	43	30th	3	4th	213	198	93
Hershey Bears (7)	80	42	30th	2	6th	253	247	92
Bridgeport Sound Tigers (9)	80	40	36	1	3	225	240	84
Binghamton Senators (10)	80	34	32	9	5	225	248	82
Norfolk Admirals (13)	80	29	44	2	5	213	267	65

Western Conference

North Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Toronto Marlies (2)	80	50	21st	3	6th	246	203	109
Syracuse Crunch (3)	80	46	26th	2	6th	247	201	100
Manitoba Mosses (4)	80	46	27	3	4th	236	197	99
Hamilton Bulldogs (11)	80	36	34	3	7th	208	235	82
Grand Rapids Griffins (13)	80	31	41	2	6th	210	245	70
Lake Erie Monsters (14)	80	26th	41	6th	7th	209	276	65
Rochester Americans (15)	80	24	46	6th	4th	197	291	58

West Division	GP	W.	L.	OTL	SOL	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Wolves (1)	80	53	22nd	2	3	300	226	111
Rockford IceHogs (5)	80	44	26th	4th	6th	247	231	98
Houston Eros (6)	80	45	29	2	4th	206	183	96
Milwaukee Admirals (7)	80	44	29	4th	3	231	212	95
San Antonio Rampage (8)	80	42	28	3	7th	238	225	94
Quad City Flames (9)	80	38	32	3	7th	203	214	86
Peoria Rivermen (10)	80	38	33	4th	5	247	242	85
Iowa Stars (12)	80	35	37	5	3	217	255	78

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	+/-	PIM
Jason Krog	Chicago	80	39	73	112	+16	30th
Martin St. Pierre	Rockford	69	21st	67	88	+3	80
Teddy Purcell	Manchester	67	25th	58	83	± 0	34
Pierre Parenteau	Hartford	75	34	47	81	+15	81
Cal O'Reilly	Milwaukee	80	16	63	79	+9	22nd
Brad Moran	Manitoba	74	22nd	55	77	+19	44
Jeff Tambellini	Bridgeport	57	38	38	76	−2	38
Rob Schremp	Springfield	78	23	53	76	−15	64
Pascal Pelletier	Providence	73	37	38	75	+20	66
Grant Stevenson	Quad City	80	30th	43	73	−6	58

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games; TOI = ice age (in minutes); W = victories; L = defeats; OTL = overtime / shootout defeats; GA = goals conceded; SO = shutouts ; Sv% = saved shots (in%); GAA = conceded goal; Fat: best playoff value

player	team	GP	TOI	W.	L.	OTL	GA	SO	Sv%	ATM
Nolan Schaefer	Houston	34	1980	19th	13	0	68	6th	.924	2.06
Jaroslav Halák	Hamilton	28	1630	15th	10	2	57	2	.929	2.10
Michael Leighton	Albany	58	3451	28	25th	4th	121	7th	.931	2.10
Cory Schneider	Syracuse	29	1581	15th	9	2	58	2	.926	2.20
John Curry	Wilkes-Barre	40	2343	24	12	3	87	3	.915	2.23

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams of the Atlantic Division and the East Divisions qualify for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference. In the Western Conference, the distribution of playoff places works differently, as the West Division has one team more than the North Division. The four best teams in the West Division and the three best teams in the North Division are qualified. Eighth playoff place in the Western Conference will either go to the fourth-placed team in the North Division or the fifth-placed team in the West Division. The one of the two teams with the most points is qualified.

In the first two rounds, each division plays its own winner, before the conference semi-finals play out the winners of the conferences that meet in the Calder Cup final. The team that is highest on the seeding list always meets the lowest seeded team. The competitor, who will be either third in the North Division or fifth in the West Division, will take the last place on the seeding list in the North Division. All series in each round are played out in best-of-seven mode , which means that a team needs four wins to reach the next round. The higher ranked team has the first two games at home, the next two the opposing team. If no winner has emerged from the round by then, home rights will change from game to game. The higher-ranked team has a home advantage in games 1, 2, 5 and 7, i.e. four of the maximum seven games.

For games that remain tied after the regular playing time of 60 minutes, overtime follows , which, in contrast to the regular season, is played with five field players. The thirds continue to last 20 minutes and play continues until a team scores the first goal.

Playoff tree

Semifinals division

Division Finals

Conference Finals

Calder Cup Finals

E1

Wilkes-B./Scr. Penguins

4th

E4

Hershey Bears

1

E1

Wilkes-B./Scr. Penguins

4th

E2

Philadelphia Phantoms

1

E2

Philadelphia Phantoms

4th

E3

Albany River Rats

3

E1

Wilkes-B./Scr. Penguins

4th

Eastern Conference

A3

Portland Pirates

3

A1

Providence Bruins

4th

A4

Manchester monarchs

0

A1

Providence Bruins

2

A3

Portland Pirates

4th

A2

Hartford Wolf Pack

1

A3

Portland Pirates

4th

E1

Wilkes-B./Scr. Penguins

2

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

W4

Milwaukee Admirals

2

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

W2

Rockford IceHogs

3

W2

Rockford IceHogs

4th

W3

Houston Eros

1

W1

Chicago Wolves

4th

Western Conference

N1

Toronto Marlies

1

N1

Toronto Marlies

4th

W5

San Antonio Rampage

3

N1

Toronto Marlies

4th

N2

Syracuse crunch

3

N2

Syracuse crunch

4th

N3

Manitoba mosses

2

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner Chicago Wolves

Goalkeepers: Robert Gherson , Ondřej Pavelec Defenders: Brian Fahey , Artūrs Kulda , Joel Kwiatkowski , Grant Lewis , Nathan Oystrick , Karel Pilař , Brian Sipotz , Boris Valábik Attackers: Matt Anderson , Joey Crabb , Guillaume Desbiens , André Deveaux , Kevin Doell , Mike Hamilton , Darren Haydar , Jason Krog , Jordan LaVallée-Smotherman , Bryan Little , Steve Martins , Joe Motzko , Jesse Schultz , Brett Sterling , Colin Stuart Head Coach: John Anderson   General Manager: Kevin Cheveldayoff

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs	Chicago Wolves
Richard F. Canning Trophy winner of the Eastern Conference Finals	Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
Robert W. Clarke Trophy winner of the Western Conference Finals	Chicago Wolves
Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Best Regular Season Team	Providence Bruins
Frank S. Mathers Trophy Best Team of the Eastern Conference	Providence Bruins
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Best Team of the Western Conference	Chicago Wolves
Emile Francis Trophy Best Team in the Atlantic Division	Providence Bruins
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the East Division	Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins
Sam Pollock Trophy Best Team in the North Division	Toronto Marlies
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the West Division	Chicago Wolves

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season	Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves
Willie Marshall Award Best Goalscorer	Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Teddy Purcell	Manchester monarchs
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Andrew Hutchinson	Hartford Wolf Pack
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goalkeeper	Michael Leighton	Albany River Rats
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded	Barry Brust Nolan Schaefer	Houston Eros
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer	Scott Gordon	Providence Bruins
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication	Jordan Sigalet	Providence Bruins
Yanick Dupré Memorial Award For the player who distinguishes himself through special commitment in society	Denis Hamel	Binghamton Senators
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs	Jason Krog	Chicago Wolves

Web links

• Official website of the AHL