# 2007–08 AHL season

The 2007–08 AHL season was the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.

## Team changes

* The dormant Utah Grizzlies relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, playing as the Lake Erie Monsters in the North Division.
* The dormant Cincinnati Mighty Ducks relocate to Rockford, Illinois, playing as the Rockford IceHogs in the West Division, using the name of a previous United Hockey League franchise.
* The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights relocate to Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities), playing as the Quad City Flames in the West Division.

## Final standings

Complete standings available here.
* y– indicates team clinched division and a playoff spot
* x– indicates team clinched a playoff spot
* e– indicates team was eliminated from playoff contention

### Eastern Conference

| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y–Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 280 | 206 |
| x–Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 50 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 110 | 266 | 198 |
| x–Portland Pirates (ANA) | 80 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 238 | 215 |
| x–Manchester Monarchs (LAK) | 80 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 240 | 228 |
| e–Springfield Falcons (EDM) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 214 | 257 |
| e–Worcester Sharks (SJS) | 80 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 216 | 258 |
| e–Lowell Devils (NJD) | 80 | 25 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 183 | 270 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y–Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 101 | 223 | 187 |
| x–Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 236 | 212 |
| x–Albany River Rats (CAR) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 213 | 198 |
| x–Hershey Bears (WSH) | 80 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 253 | 247 |
| e–Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 225 | 240 |
| e–Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 82 | 225 | 248 |
| e–Norfolk Admirals (TBL) | 80 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 213 | 267 |

### Western Conference

| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y–Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 80 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 246 | 203 |
| x–Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 247 | 201 |
| x–Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 46 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 236 | 197 |
| e–Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) | 80 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 208 | 235 |
| e–Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 80 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 210 | 245 |
| e–Lake Erie Monsters (COL) | 80 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 209 | 276 |
| e–Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA) | 80 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 197 | 291 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| y–Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 53 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 111 | 300 | 226 |
| x–Rockford IceHogs (CHI) | 80 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 247 | 231 |
| x–Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 206 | 183 |
| x–Milwaukee Admirals (NSH) | 80 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 231 | 212 |
| x–San Antonio Rampage (PHX) | 80 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 238 | 225 |
| e–Quad City Flames (CGY) | 80 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 203 | 214 |
| e–Peoria Rivermen (STL) | 80 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 247 | 242 |
| e–Iowa Stars (DAL) | 80 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 217 | 255 |

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| Jason Krog | Chicago Wolves | 80 | 39 | 73 | 112 | 30 |
| Martin St. Pierre | Rockford IceHogs | 69 | 21 | 67 | 88 | 80 |
| Teddy Purcell | Manchester Monarchs | 67 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 34 |
| Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau | Hartford Wolf Pack | 75 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 73 |
| Cal O'Reilly | Milwaukee Admirals | 80 | 16 | 63 | 79 | 22 |
| Brad Moran | Manitoba Moose | 74 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 44 |
| Jeff Tambellini | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 57 | 38 | 38 | 76 | 38 |
| Rob Schremp | Springfield Falcons | 78 | 23 | 53 | 76 | 64 |
| Pascal Pelletier | Providence Bruins | 73 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 66 |
| Grant Stevenson | Quad City Flames | 80 | 30 | 43 | 73 | 58 |

## Calder Cup playoffs

In each division, the fourth-place team will play the first-place team in the division semifinals, while the second-place team plays the third-place team.
There is one possible exception to the qualification rules in 2007–08: if the fifth-place team in the West Division finishes with more points than the fourth-place team in the North Division, it would cross over and compete in the North Division playoffs. Thus, the San Antonio Rampage replace the Hamilton Bulldogs in the North Division playoffs.
| Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | Division Semi-finals | | | Division Finals | Division Finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final | Calder Cup Final |
| A1 | Providence | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Manchester | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A4 | Manchester | 0 | | | A1 | Providence | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | | | A1 | Providence | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | | | A3 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | |
| A2 | Hartford | 1 | | | A3 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A3 | Portland | 4 | | | | | | A3 | Portland | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | A3 | Portland | 3 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | |
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | | | E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | |
| E4 | Hershey | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Hershey | 1 | | | E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | | | E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | | | | | | | |
| East Division | East Division | East Division | | | E2 | Philadelphia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | E2 | Philadelphia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Albany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E3 | Albany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Chicago | 4 |
| N1 | Toronto | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | Chicago | 4 |
| W5 | San Antonio | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | San Antonio | 3 | | | N1 | Toronto | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N1 | Toronto | 4 | | | | | | | |
| North Division | North Division | North Division | | | N2 | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N2 | Syracuse | 4 | | | N2 | Syracuse | 3 | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Manitoba | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| N3 | Manitoba | 2 | | | | | | N1 | Toronto | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | N1 | Toronto | 1 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | |
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | | | | | | W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | |
| W4 | Milwaukee | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Milwaukee | 2 | | | W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | | | W1 | Chicago | 4 | | | | | | | |
| West Division | West Division | West Division | | | W2 | Rockford | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Rockford | 4 | | | W2 | Rockford | 3 | | | | | | | |
| W3 | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## All Star Classic

The 21st AHL All-Star Classic was played at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York, on January 28, 2008. The Canadian All-Stars defeated the Planet USA All-Stars 9–8 in a shootout. Teddy Purcell scored a hat trick, scored the winning shootout goal, and was awarded the MVP award.
| | Planet USA All-Stars | Canadian All-Stars |
| Coach: | Don Lever | Scott Gordon |
| Assistant coach: | Ron Wilson | Rob Murray |
| Starters: | #9 F Bobby Ryan (Portland Pirates) #29 F Brett Sterling (Chicago Wolves) #37 F Joakim Lindström (Syracuse Crunch) #5 D Erik Reitz (Houston Aeros) #21 D Matt Lashoff (Providence Bruins) #30 G Tuukka Rask (Providence Bruins) | #29 G Michael Leighton (Albany River Rats) #62 F Teddy Purcell (Manchester Monarchs) #39 F Martin St. Pierre (Rockford Icehogs) #45 D Alexandre Picard (Philadelphia Phantoms) #28 D Lawrence Nycholat (Binghamton Senators) #17 F Denis Hamel (Binghamton Senators, captain) |
| Reserves: | #3 D Peter Harrold (Manchester Monarchs) #4 D Clay Wilson (Syracuse Crunch) #10 F Petr Vrana (Lowell Devils) #12 F Joe Motzko (Hershey Bears) #13 D Alex Goligoski (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins) #15 F Greg Moore (Hartford Wolf Pack) #17 F T. J. Hensick (Lake Erie Monsters) #19 F Toby Petersen (Iowa Stars) #24 D Brian Salcido (Portland Pirates) #28 F Gabe Gauthier (Manchester Monarchs) #33 G Jimmy Howard (Grand Rapids Griffins) #35 G Pekka Rinne (Milwaukee Admirals) #44 F Rob Schremp (Springfield Falcons) #52 D Jonathan Ericsson (Grand Rapids Griffins) #11 F Keith Aucoin (Albany River Rats, captain) #8 D Brian Lee (Binghamton Senators) | #1 G Drew MacIntyre (Manitoba Moose) #2 D Adam Pardy (Quad City Flames) #4 D Brett Skinner (Providence Bruins) #7 F Jeff Tambellini (Bridgeport Sound Tigers) #8 D Joel Kwiatkowski (Chicago Wolves) #10 F Jason Krog (Chicago Wolves) #12 F Andrew Ebbett (Portland Pirates) #14 F Joey Tenute (San Antonio Rampage) #19 F Justin Keller (Norfolk Admirals) #25 D Micki DuPont (Peoria Rivermen) #26 F Mark Mancari (Rochester Americans) #27 F Mike Iggulden (Worcester Sharks) #31 G Nolan Schaefer (Houston Aeros) #38 D Derrick Walser (Toronto Marlies) #84 F Corey Locke (Hamilton Bulldogs) |

## Trophy and award winners
### Team awards

| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Chicago Wolves |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Chicago Wolves |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Providence Bruins |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference: | Providence Bruins |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular Season champions, Western Conference: | Chicago Wolves |
| Emile Francis Trophy Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division: | Providence Bruins |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Toronto Marlies |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: | Chicago Wolves |

### Individual awards

| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| Willie Marshall Award Top goal scorer: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Teddy Purcell - Manchester Monarchs |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Andrew Hutchinson - Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Michael Leighton - Albany River Rats |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Nolan Schaefer & Barry Brust - Houston Aeros |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Scott Gordon - Providence Bruins |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Jordan Sigalet - Providence Bruins |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | Denis Hamel - Binghamton Senators |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |