OHL 2007/08

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The 2007-08 OHL season was the 28th season of the Ontario Hockey League . The regular season began on September 19, 2007 and ended on March 16, 2008. The play-offs started on March 20, 2008 and ended with the Kitchener Rangers' fourth J. Ross Robertson Cup win on May 12, 2008 who prevailed against the Belleville Bulls in the OHL final .

On 18 February 2008, died captain of the Windsor Spitfires , Mickey Renaud , on a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy . Since the 2008/09 OHL season , the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy has been awarded in his memory , which is given annually to the most exemplary captain of all OHL teams. The first winner of the trophy was Chris Terry of the Plymouth Whalers .

Team changes

The Mississauga IceDogs moved from Mississauga , Ontario to St. Catharines , Ontario and were henceforth called Niagara IceDogs . The Toronto St. Michael's Majors took the place of the Mississauga IceDogs and renamed themselves Mississauga St. Michael's Majors .

Regular season

Final placements

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = defeat after overtime or shootout , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations:     = play-off qualification,     = division winner,     = Conference winner,     = Hamilton Spectator Trophy winner

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Belleville Bulls 68 48 14th 6th 280 175 102
Oshawa Generals 68 38 17th 13 290 262 89
Ottawa 67's 68 29 34 5 201 237 63
Peterborough Petes 68 28 36 4th 199 250 60
Kingston Frontenacs 68 25th 41 2 227 312 52
Central Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Brampton Battalion 68 42 22nd 4th 259 187 88
Niagara IceDogs 68 42 25th 1 272 222 85
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 68 31 32 5 203 243 67
Barrie Colts 68 28 34 6th 185 223 62
Sudbury Wolves 68 17th 46 5 175 292 39

Western Conference

Midwest Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Kitchener Rangers 68 53 11 4th 289 174 110
London Knights 68 38 24 6th 250 230 82
Guelph Storm 68 34 25th 9 213 187 77
Owen Sound Attack 68 20th 41 7th 200 290 47
Erie Otters 68 18th 46 4th 206 343 40
West Division GP W. L. OTL GF GA Pts
Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 68 44 18th 6th 247 173 94
Windsor Spitfires 68 41 15th 12 279 205 94
Sarnia Sting 68 37 29 2 251 229 76
Saginaw Spirit 68 33 25th 10 234 231 76
Plymouth Whalers 68 34 28 6th 228 223 74

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

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 30th
Josh Bailey Windsor Spitfires 67 29 67 96 32

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal

player team GP TOI W. L. OTL GA SO Sv% ATM
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 49 2942 36 8th 4th 110 3 92.9 2.24
Steve Mason London Knights
Kitchener Rangers 		42 2530 32 7th 3 106 3 91.6 2.51
Thomas McCollum Guelph Storm 51 2978 25th 17th 6th 124 4th 91.4 2.50
Kyle Gajewski Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 60 3562 39 16 4th 145 3 91.3 2.44
Josh Unice Kitchener Rangers 42 2376 30th 6th 3 97 4th 90.8 2.45

Play-offs

Play-off tree

  Conference quarterfinals   Conference semifinals   Conference finals   OHL championship
                                     
1 Belleville Bulls 4th                  
8th Peterborough Petes 1  
1 Belleville Bulls 4th
  7th Barrie Colts 0  
2 Brampton Battalion 1
 
7th Barrie Colts 4th  
1 Belleville Bulls 4th
Eastern Conference
  3 Oshawa Generals 1  
3 Oshawa Generals 4th      
 
6th Ottawa 67's 0  
3 Oshawa Generals 4th
  4th Niagara IceDogs 2  
4th Niagara IceDogs 4th
 
5 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 0  
E1 Belleville Bulls 3
  W1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
1 Kitchener Rangers 4th            
 
8th Plymouth Whalers 0  
1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
  6th Sarnia Sting 0  
3 Windsor Spitfires 1
 
6th Sarnia Sting 4th  
1 Kitchener Rangers 4th
Western Conference
  2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 1  
2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4th      
 
7th Saginaw Spirit 0  
2 Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4th
  5 Guelph Storm 1  
4th London Knights 1
 
5 Guelph Storm 4th  

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner

J. Ross Robertson Cup winner


Kitchener Rangers

Goalkeepers: Steve Mason , Matt Smith , Josh Unice

Defenders: Myles Barbieri , Robert Bortuzzo , Alex Dzielski , Dan Kelly , Matt Pepe , Frank Perna , Ben Shutron , Yannick Weber

Attackers: Jason Akeson , Spencer Anderson , Justin Azevedo , TJ Battani , Mikkel Bødker , Alexei Dostoinow , Mike Duco , Matt Halischuk , Nazem Kadri , Mike Mascioli , Brandon Mashinter , Nick Spaling , Scott Timmins , Scott Tregunna

Head coach: Peter DeBoer   General Manager:

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Justin Azevedo Kitchener Rangers 20th 10 26th 36 33
Mikkel Bødker Kitchener Rangers 20th 9 26th 35 2
Matt Beleskey Belleville Bulls 21st 12 21st 33 23
Matt Halischuk Kitchener Rangers 20th 16 16 32 0
Nick Spaling Kitchener Rangers 20th 14th 16 30th 9
Nazem Kadri Kitchener Rangers 20th 9 17th 26th 26th
Jan Muršak Belleville Bulls 21st 9 15th 24 10
PK Subban Belleville Bulls 21st 8th 15th 23 28
Mike Duco Kitchener Rangers 20th 16 6th 22nd 37
Michael Swift Niagara IceDogs 10 9 9 18th 22nd
Stefan Legein Niagara IceDogs 10 7th 11 18th 28
Adam Perry Belleville Bulls 21st 7th 11 18th 2
Eric Tangradi Belleville Bulls 21st 7th 11 18th 20th
Nigel Williams Belleville Bulls 21st 7th 11 18th 20th

Best goalkeeper

Abbreviations: GP = games, TOI = ice age (in minutes), W = wins, L = defeats, OTL = overtime / shootout defeats , GA = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , Sv% = shots saved (in%), GAA = Conceded goal

player team GP TOI W. L. GA SO Sv% ATM
Steve Mason Kitchener Rangers 5 313 5 0 10 1 94.6 1.92
Bryan Pitton Brampton Battalion 5 333 1 4th 10 0 93.8 1.80
Thomas McCollum Guelph Storm 10 596 5 5 19th 1 93.7 1.91
Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 19th 1085 14th 4th 42 1 92.7 2.32
Josh Unice Kitchener Rangers 16 948 11 4th 38 1 91.5 2.41

Awards

All-star teams

First all-star team
Attack: Brett MacLean - Justin Azevedo - Matt Halischuk
Defense: Zach Bogosian - Drew Doughty
Goal: Mike Murphy
Trainer: Bob Boughner
Second all-star team
Attack: Luca Caputi - Steven Stamkos - Stefan Legein
Defense: Bobby Sanguinetti - Yannick Weber
Goal: Steve Mason
Trainer: Peter DeBoer
Third all-star team
Attack: Matt Beleskey - Shawn Matthias - Wayne Simmonds
Defense: Alex Pietrangelo - Ryan Wilson
Goal: Thomas McCollum
Trainer: George Burnett

All rookie team

Only one all-rookie team was selected in the 2007-08 season.

All rookie team
Attack: Taylor Hall - Casey Cizikas - Mikkel Bødker
Defense: Ryan Ellis - Cameron Gaunce
Goal: Josh Unice

Awarded trophies

Award team
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
Award player team
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
Emms Family Award Taylor Hall Windsor Spitfires
FW "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
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Justin Azevedo Kitchener Rangers
Bill Long Award Gil Hughes
Don Brankley 		Oshawa Generals
London Knights

See also

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