# OHL 2007/08

Die OHL-Saison 2007/08 war die 28. Spielzeit der Ontario Hockey League. Die reguläre Saison begann am 19. September 2007 und endete am 16. März 2008. Die Play-offs starteten am 20. März 2008 und endeten mit dem vierten J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Gewinn der Kitchener Rangers am 12. Mai 2008, die sich im OHL-Finale gegen die Belleville Bulls durchsetzten.
Am 18. Februar 2008 starb der Mannschaftskapitän der Windsor Spitfires, Mickey Renaud, an einer hypertrophen Kardiomyopathie. Seit der OHL-Saison 2008/09 wird in seinem Andenken die Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy verliehen, die jährlich an den vorbildlichsten Kapitän aller OHL-Teams vergeben wird. Erster Gewinner der Trophäe war Chris Terry von den Plymouth Whalers.

## Teamänderungen

Die Mississauga IceDogs zogen von Mississauga, Ontario nach St. Catharines, Ontario um und nannten sich fortan Niagara IceDogs. Die Toronto St. Michael’s Majors nahmen den Platz der Mississauga IceDogs ein und nannten sich in Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors um.

## Reguläre Saison
### Abschlussplatzierungen

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime bzw. Shootout, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte Erläuterungen: = Play-off-Qualifikation, = Division-Sieger, = Conference-Sieger, = Hamilton-Spectator-Trophy-Gewinner

#### Eastern Conference

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

#### Western Conference

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

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | 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 |

### Beste Torhüter

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, TOI = Eiszeit (in Minuten), W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, OTL = Overtime/Shootout-Niederlagen, GA = Gegentore, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = gehaltene Schüsse (in %), GAA = Gegentorschnitt
| Spieler | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | OTL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 49 | 2942 | 36 | 8 | 4 | 110 | 3 | 92,9 | 2,24 |
| Steve Mason | London Knights Kitchener Rangers | 42 | 2530 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 106 | 3 | 91,6 | 2,51 |
| Thomas McCollum | Guelph Storm | 51 | 2978 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 124 | 4 | 91,4 | 2,50 |
| Kyle Gajewski | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | 60 | 3562 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 145 | 3 | 91,3 | 2,44 |
| Josh Unice | Kitchener Rangers | 42 | 2376 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 97 | 4 | 90,8 | 2,45 |

## Play-offs
### Play-off-Baum

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

### J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger

| J.-Ross-Robertson-Cup-Sieger Kitchener Rangers | Torhüter: Steve Mason, Matt Smith, Josh Unice Verteidiger: Myles Barbieri, Robert Bortuzzo, Alex Dzielski, Dan Kelly, Matt Pepe, Frank Perna, Ben Shutron, Yannick Weber Angreifer: Jason Akeson, Spencer Anderson, Justin Azevedo, T. J. Battani, Mikkel Bødker, Alexei Dostoinow, Mike Duco, Matt Halischuk, Nazem Kadri, Mike Mascioli, Brandon Mashinter, Nick Spaling, Scott Timmins, Scott Tregunna Cheftrainer: Peter DeBoer  General Manager: |

### Beste Scorer

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, G = Tore, A = Assists, Pts = Punkte, PIM = Strafminuten; Fett: Saisonbestwert
| Spieler | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Justin Azevedo | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 10 | 26 | 36 | 33 |
| Mikkel Bødker | Kitchener Rangers | 20 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 2 |
| Matt Beleskey | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 23 |
| Matt 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 Muršak | 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 |
| Stefan Legein | Niagara IceDogs | 10 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 28 |
| Adam Perry | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 2 |
| Eric Tangradi | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 |
| Nigel Williams | Belleville Bulls | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 20 |

### Beste Torhüter

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, TOI = Eiszeit (in Minuten), W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, OTL = Overtime/Shootout-Niederlagen, GA = Gegentore, SO = Shutouts, Sv% = gehaltene Schüsse (in %), GAA = Gegentorschnitt
| Spieler | Team | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Steve Mason | Kitchener Rangers | 5 | 313 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 94,6 | 1,92 |
| Bryan Pitton | Brampton Battalion | 5 | 333 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 93,8 | 1,80 |
| Thomas McCollum | Guelph Storm | 10 | 596 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 93,7 | 1,91 |
| Mike Murphy | Belleville Bulls | 19 | 1085 | 14 | 4 | 42 | 1 | 92,7 | 2,32 |
| Josh Unice | Kitchener Rangers | 16 | 948 | 11 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 91,5 | 2,41 |

## Auszeichnungen
### All-Star-Teams

First All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Brett MacLean – Justin Azevedo – Matt Halischuk |
| Verteidigung: | Zach Bogosian – Drew Doughty |
| Tor: | Mike Murphy |
| Trainer: | Bob Boughner |
Second All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Luca Caputi – Steven Stamkos – Stefan Legein |
| Verteidigung: | Bobby Sanguinetti – Yannick Weber |
| Tor: | Steve Mason |
| Trainer: | Peter DeBoer |
Third All-Star-Team :
| Angriff: | Matt Beleskey – Shawn Matthias – Wayne Simmonds |
| Verteidigung: | Alex Pietrangelo – Ryan Wilson |
| Tor: | Thomas McCollum |
| Trainer: | George Burnett |

### All-Rookie-Team

In der Saison 2007/08 wurde nur ein All-Rookie-Team ausgewählt.
All-Rookie-Team :
| Angriff: | Taylor Hall – Casey Cizikas – Mikkel Bødker |
| Verteidigung: | Ryan Ellis – Cameron Gaunce |
| Tor: | Josh Unice |

### Vergebene Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Auszeichnung | Team |
| J. Ross Robertson Cup | J. Ross Robertson Cup | Kitchener Rangers |
| Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Hamilton Spectator Trophy | Kitchener Rangers |
| Bobby Orr Trophy | Bobby Orr Trophy | Belleville Bulls |
| Wayne Gretzky Trophy | Wayne Gretzky Trophy | Kitchener Rangers |
| Emms Trophy | Emms Trophy | Brampton Battalion |
| Leyden Trophy | Leyden Trophy | Belleville Bulls |
| Holody Trophy | Holody Trophy | Kitchener Rangers |
| Bumbacco Trophy | Bumbacco Trophy | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds |
| Auszeichnung | Spieler | 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 |
| 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 |
| Wayne Gretzky 99 Award | Justin Azevedo | Kitchener Rangers |
| Bill Long Award | Gil Hughes Don Brankley | Oshawa Generals London Knights |