# 2007–08 NOJHL season

The 2007–08 NOJHL season is the 30th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The six teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.
Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.

## Changes

* Soo Eagles take one year's leave.

## Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
Final Standings :
| Team | Centre | W-L-T-OTL | GF | GA | Points |
| Soo Thunderbirds | Sault Ste. Marie | 33-9-0-8 | 206 | 145 | 101 |
| Abitibi Eskimos | Iroquois Falls | 31-14-0-5 | 224 | 157 | 94 |
| North Bay Skyhawks | North Bay | 31-14-0-5 | 191 | 152 | 91 |
| Sudbury Jr. Wolves | Copper Cliff | 28-17-0-5 | 216 | 176 | 84 |
| Blind River Beavers | Blind River | 25-20-0-5 | 189 | 194 | 74 |
| Manitoulin Islanders | Little Current | 2-47-0-1 | 109 | 311 | 6 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2007-08 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals | McNamara Trophy Finals |
| | | | 1 | Soo | 2 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Sudbury | 4 | | | |
| 4 | Sudbury | 4 | 4 | Sudbury | 4 | | | |
| 5 | Blind River | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Blind River | 2 | | | | 4 | Sudbury | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Abitibi | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Abitibi | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | North Bay | 2 | | | |
| 3 | North Bay | 4 | 3 | North Bay | 2 | | | |
| 6 | Manitoulin | 1 | | | | | | |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Sudbury finished in fourth.
Round Robin
    Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 1
    Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 3
    Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL) 4 - Sudbury Wolves 0

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Scott Restoule | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 41 | 37 | 48 | 85 | 130 |
| Russel Morin | Abitibi Eskimos | 50 | 37 | 27 | 64 | 37 |
| Nick Minardi | Soo Thunderbirds | 50 | 31 | 29 | 60 | 75 |
| Brenden Biedermann | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 48 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 64 |
| Dustin Fummerton | North Bay Skyhawks | 48 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 40 |
| Chris Kangas | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 44 | 20 | 36 | 56 | 63 |
| Chris Pontes | Sudbury Jr. Wolves | 47 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 24 |
| Matt Amadio | Soo Thunderbirds | 50 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 25 |
| Brandon Ingraham | Manitoulin Islanders | 50 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 23 |
| Jeremie Dorval | Abitibi Eskimos | 49 | 30 | 24 | 54 | 21 |

## Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Player | Team | GP | Mins | W | L | T | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |
| Miles Williams | Abitibi Eskimos | 20 | 1045:42 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 0.927 | 2.30 |
| Ryan Dube | Soo Thunderbirds | 24 | 1388:26 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 0.916 | 2.42 |
| Jake Rosenthal | Blind River Beavers | 29 | 1623:41 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 91 | 1 | 0.911 | 3.36 |
| Travis O'Brien | Soo Thunderbirds | 29 | 1677:03 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 0.903 | 2.83 |
| Andre Laperriere | North Bay Skyhawks | 22 | 1160:33 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 0.899 | 2.48 |

## Awards

* Player of the Year - Mussel Morin (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Most Valuable Player - Jeremie Dorval (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Most Gentlemanly Player - Adam Pyymaki (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Rookie of the Year - Jarret Burton (Blind River Beavers)
* Top Defenceman - Ben Davey (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Most Improved Player - Dan Vernelli (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Top Defensive Forward - Kody Carnevale (North Bay Skyhawks)
* Top "Team Player" - Brandon Ingraham (Manitoulin Islanders)
* Director of the Year - Al Jones (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Coach of the Year - Paul Gagne (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Team Goaltending Award - Ryan Dube, Travis O'Brien (Soo Thunderbirds)
* Top Goals Against Average - Miles Williams (Abitibi Eskimos)
* Scoring Champion - Scott Restoule (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
* Playoff Most Valuable Player - Joey Delwo (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)