CWHL 2007/08

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The 2007/08 season was the first season of the Canadian Women's Hockey League (CWHL), the top Canadian women's ice hockey division in the provinces of Ontario and Québec after the National Women's Hockey League was dissolved . The Brampton Canadettes-Thunder defeated the Mississauga Chiefs in the championship final , securing their first championship title in the CWHL.

Attendees

A total of seven teams from the provinces of Ontario and Québec took part in the first edition of the CWHL , which were divided into two divisions. Some of the individual teams were completely newly founded, while others were renamed teams from the previous NWHL league.

team	Location	founding	Venue
Brampton Canadettes-Thunder	Brampton , Ontario	1998	Powerade Center
Burlington Barracudas	Burlington , Ontario	2007	Appleby Arena
Mississauga Chiefs	Mississauga , Ontario	1998	IceLand Mississauga
Stars de Montréal	Montréal , Québec	2007	Center Étienne Desmarteau
Ottawa Capital Canucks	Ottawa , Ontario	1998	Sandy Hill Arena
Phénix de Québec	Quebec City , Quebec	2007	Aréna du CEGEP St-Laurent
Vaughan Flames	Vaughan , Ontario	1999	Vaughan Sports Village

Regular season

Becky Kellar and Vicky Sunohara (January 2008)

Burlington Barracudas autograph session

Jayna Hefford

Jennifer Botterill

Sami Jo Small

The regular season began on September 15, 2007 and ended on February 21, 2008. The winners of the two divisions qualified directly for the play-off semi-finals. The four other teams with the highest points took part in the first play-off round.

Central Division

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	OTN	SON	N	Gates	Points
1.	Brampton Canadettes-Thunder	30th	22nd	0	1	7th	111: 059	45
2.	Mississauga Chiefs	30th	21st	0	1	8th	115: 061	43
3.	Vaughan Flames	30th	12	2	0	16	069: 101	26th
4th	Burlington Barracudas	30th	11	0	1	18th	076: 098	23

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTN = defeats after overtime ( overtime ), SON = defeats after penalty shootouts ( shootout ), N = defeats
Explanations: Qualified directly for the play-off semi-finals , for the Qualified play-offs

Eastern Division

Pl.	team	Sp	S.	OTN	SON	N	Gates	Points
1.	Stars de Montréal	30th	23	1	0	6th	115: 055	47
2.	Ottawa Capital Canucks	30th	8th	0	3	19th	058: 104	19th
3.	Phénix de Québec	30th	8th	0	1	21st	056: 122	17th

Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTN = defeats after overtime ( overtime ), SON = defeats after penalty shootouts ( shootout ), N = defeats
Explanations: Qualified directly for the play-off semi-finals , for the Qualified play-offs

statistics

Best scorers

Source: eliteprospects.com; Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points, SM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	Sp	T	V	Pt	SM
Jennifer Botterill	Mississauga	26th	24	37	61	22nd
Jayna Hefford	Brampton	27	26th	32	58	56
Summer west	Mississauga	30th	23	25th	48	46
Marie-Philip Poulin	Montréal	16	22nd	21st	43	16
Vicky Sunohara	Brampton	28	13	25th	38	22nd
Jana Harrigan	Burlington	27	18th	17th	35	32
Leslie Oles	Montréal	20th	16	16	32	28
Caroline Laforge	Montréal	23	12	20th	32	34
Lisa-Marie Breton	Montréal	25th	11	21st	32	58
Lori Dupuis	Brampton	25th	17th	12	29	18th

Best goalkeepers

Source: hockeymedia.ca; Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), S = wins, U = draws, N = defeats, GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GTS = goals conceded ; Bold: Season best

player	team	Sp	Min	S.	N	GT	GTS	SO
Cindy Eadie	Brampton	14th	790	10	3	18th	1.37	2
Kim St-Pierre	Montréal	10	595	8th	2	15th	1.51	1
Sarah Love	Mississauga	16	962	12	4th	30th	1.87	1
Sami Jo Small	Mississauga	15th	842	9	5	28	2.00	2
Robyn Rittmaster	Ottawa	16	927	4th	11	47	2.04	1
Jennifer Lavigne	Montréal	11	652	7th	4th	23	2.12	3
Mandy Cronin	Brampton	18th	1022	12	5	39	2.29	2
Tania Pinelli	Burlington	21st	1252	9	12	58	2.78	0
Melanie Quinn	Vaughan	21st	1110	8th	11	56	3.03	2

Play-offs

The play-offs began on February 23, 2007 and were played in two-legged matches with optional penalty shootouts. The series between Ottawa and Burlington was decided in just one game, as the two teams could not agree on a second game date. The final of the CWHL championship was played in just one game.

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

C2

Mississauga Chiefs

2

C1

Mississauga Chiefs

2

E1

Montréal Stars

1

C3

Vaughan Flames

0

C2

Mississauga Chiefs

3

C1

Brampton Canadettes-Thunder

4th

C1

Brampton Canadettes-Thunder

2

E2

Ottawa Capital Canucks

0

C4

Burlington Barracudas

0

C4

Burlington Barracudas

1

Quarter finals

• February 23, 2008: Ottawa Capitals Canucks 1-2 Burlington Barracudas

• February 23, 2008: Mississauga Chiefs 6-2 Vaughan Flames
• February 24, 2008: Vaughan Flames 2-6 Mississauga Chiefs

Semifinals

• March 1, 2008 Mississauga Chiefs 4-3 Stars de Montréal
• March 2, 2008 Stars de Montréal 4-1 Mississauga Chiefs
• March 2, 2008 Stars de Montréal 0-1 Mississauga Chiefs (penalty shootout)

• 1st March 2008 Brampton Canadettes-Thunder 5-2 Burlington Barracudas
• 2nd March 2008 Burlington Barracudas 3-3 Brampton Canadettes-Thunder

final

March 22, 2008

Brampton Canadettes-Thunder J. Hefford (13:19) L. Dupuis (36:33) V. Sunohara (48:51) M. Engstrom (62:50)

4: 3 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 2, 1: 0, 1: 0)

Mississauga Chiefs J. Botterill (1:53) S. West (26:00) J. Botterill (35:57)

Powerade Center, Brampton Spectators: k. A.

Awards

Player trophies

• Most Valuable Player : Jayna Hefford , Brampton
• Angela James Bowl (top scorer): Jennifer Botterill , Mississauga
• Outstanding rookie : Marie-Philip Poulin , Montréal
• Championship Game MVP: Lori Dupuis , Brampton
• Best striker: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
• Best Defender: Becky Kellar , Burlington
• Best goalkeeper: Kim St-Pierre , Montréal

All-star teams

All-rookie team: Katie Weatherston , Leslie Oles and Marie-Philip Poulin

Central All-Stars
Attack:	Jayna Hefford - Jennifer Botterill - Jana Harrigan
Defense:	Becky Kellar - Molly Engstrom
Goal:	Cindy Eadie

Eastern All-Stars
Attack:	Marie-Philip Poulin - Leslie Oles - Katie Weatherston
Defense:	Nathalie Déry - Lyne Landry
Goal:	Kim St-Pierre

All-rookie team
Attack:	Marie-Philip Poulin - Leslie Oles - Katie Weatherston
Defense:	Molly Engstrom - Bobbi-Jo Slusar
Goal:	Christine Dufour

Web links

Commons : CWHL 2007/08  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Official website ( Memento of April 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ thebramptonnews.com, Brampton Claims Inaugural CWHL Title ( June 17, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive ), March 25, 2008
2. ↑ ^{a b c} hockeymedia.ca, 2007-08 CWHL REVIEW ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ cwhl.ca, Schedule and Results ( Memento from April 30, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ 2007-08 CWHL REVIEW, Playoff composition, p. 16
5. ↑ CWHL 2007 - 2008 Regular Season Stats. In: eliteprospects.com. Accessed February 14, 2018 (English).