# 2007–08 CHL season

The 2007–08 CHL season was the 16th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

## Teams

2007-08 Central Hockey League :
| Conference | Team | City | Arena |
| Northern | Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | Bossier City, Louisiana | CenturyTel Center |
| Northern | Colorado Eagles | Loveland, Colorado | Budweiser Events Center |
| Northern | Mississippi RiverKings | Southaven, Mississippi | DeSoto Civic Center |
| Northern | Oklahoma City Blazers | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Ford Center |
| Northern | Rocky Mountain Rage | Broomfield, Colorado | Broomfield Event Center |
| Northern | Texas Brahmas | North Richland Hills, Texas | NYTEX Sports Centre |
| Northern | Tulsa Oilers | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Tulsa Coliseum |
| Northern | Wichita Thunder | Wichita, Kansas | Britt Brown Arena |
| Northern | Youngstown SteelHounds | Youngstown, Ohio | Covelli Center |
| Southern | Amarillo Gorillas | Amarillo, Texas | Amarillo Civic Center |
| Southern | Arizona Sundogs | Prescott Valley, Arizona | Tim's Toyota Center |
| Southern | Austin Ice Bats | Austin, Texas | Chaparral Ice |
| Southern | Corpus Christi Rayz | Corpus Christi, Texas | American Bank Center |
| Southern | Laredo Bucks | Laredo, Texas | Laredo Entertainment Center |
| Southern | New Mexico Scorpions | Rio Rancho, New Mexico | Santa Ana Star Center |
| Southern | Odessa Jackalopes | Odessa, Texas | Ector County Coliseum |
| Southern | Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | Hidalgo, Texas | Dodge Arena |

## Regular season
### Conference standings

| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| y-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 214 | 122 | 94 |
| x-Youngstown SteelHounds | 64 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 222 | 192 | 83 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 222 | 192 | 83 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 214 | 177 | 82 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 254 | 223 | 81 |
| e-Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 241 | 220 | 78 |
| e-Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 188 | 193 | 62 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 194 | 243 | 54 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 156 | 247 | 42 |
| Southern Conference | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| y-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 233 | 161 | 87 |
| x-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 294 | 242 | 84 |
| x-New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 236 | 231 | 74 |
| x-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 211 | 210 | 71 |
| x-Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 183 | 195 | 60 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 218 | 265 | 54 |
| e-Corpus Christi Rayz | 64 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 183 | 195 | 52 |
| e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 16 | 41 | 7 | 171 | 278 | 39 |
Note: y - clinched conference title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

## Playoffs
### Playoff Bracket

| First Round 1 | First Round 1 | First Round 1 | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals |
| | | | N1 | Bossier-Shreveport | 0 | | | | | | |
| N4 | Texas | 2 | N4 | Texas | 4 | | | | | | |
| N5 | Mississippi | 1 | Northern | Northern | Northern | N2 | Colorado | 4 | | | |
| | | | Northern | Northern | Northern | N4 | Texas | 3 | | | |
| | | | N2 | Colorado | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | N3 | Youngstown | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | N2 | Colorado | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | S2 | Arizona | 4 |
| | | | S2 | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | |
| S4 | Odessa | 2 | S3 | New Mexico | 2 | | | | | | |
| S5 | Austin | 1 | Southern | Southern | Southern | S1 | Laredo | 3 | | | |
| | | | Southern | Southern | Southern | S2 | Arizona | 4 | | | |
| | | | S1 | Laredo | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | S4 | Odessa | 0 | | | | | | |

## Awards

    Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners
* Ray Miron President’s Cup (Playoff Champions) - Arizona Sundogs
* Governors’ Cup (regular-season champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
* Most Valuable Player - Jeff Bes, Laredo
* Most Outstanding Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
* Most Outstanding Defenseman - Vladimir Hartinger, New Mexico
* Rookie of the Year - David Nimmo, Amarillo
* Coach of the Year - Scott Muscutt, Bossier-Shreveport
* Man of the Year - Stacey Bauman, Oklahoma City
* Rick Kozuback Award - Chris Stewart, Colorado
* Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Alex Leavitt, Arizona
* Playoff Most Valuable Player - Rob McVicar, Arizona
* All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (North) - Brent Cullaton, Rocky Mountain
* All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South) - Alex Leavitt, Arizona
* Athletic Trainer of the Year – Wade Sundbye, Oklahoma City
* Equipment Manager of the Year– Patrick Stevens, Rocky Mountain

### All-CHL Team

* Forward: Jeff Bes, Laredo
* Forward: Alex Leavitt, Arizona
* Forward: Brent Cullaton, Rocky Mountain
* Defenseman: Vladimir Hartinger, New Mexico
* Defenseman: Aaron Schneekloth, Colorado
* Goaltender : John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport

### All-Rookie Team

* Forward - Tyler Skworchinski, Texas
* Forward - Mark Kolanos, Arizona
* Forward - David Nimmo, Amarillo
* Defenseman - Shaun Arvai, Amarillo
* Defenseman - David Schlemko, Arizona
* Goaltender - Alexandre Vincent, Odessa