# 2007–08 SIJHL season

The 2007–08 SIJHL season is the 7th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL will play 50-game schedules.
Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup 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 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.

## Changes

* Fort Frances Jr. Sabres join league.
* Marathon Renegades fold mid-season (February).

## 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
| Team | Centre | W–L–T-OTL | GF | GA | Points |
| Dryden Ice Dogs | Dryden | 36-11-1-2 | 240 | 149 | 75 |
| Fort William North Stars | Thunder Bay | 35-11-1-3 | 218 | 134 | 74 |
| Thunder Bay Bearcats | Thunder Bay | 33-16-1-0 | 213 | 147 | 67 |
| Schreiber Diesels | Schreiber | 25-22-3-0 | 184 | 181 | 53 |
| Fort Frances Jr. Sabres | Fort Frances | 22-21-4-3 | 173 | 183 | 51 |
| Thunder Bay Bulldogs | Thunder Bay | 9-38-3-0 | 111 | 212 | 21 |
| Marathon Renegades | Marathon | 7-26-3-1 | 128 | 248 | 18 |
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.

## 2007-08 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs

| Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Quarter-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Semi-final | Salonen Cup | Salonen Cup | Salonen Cup |
| | | | 1 | Dryden | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Schreiber | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Schreiber | 3 | 4 | Schreiber | 3 | | | |
| 5 | Fort Frances | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Fort Frances | 0 | | | | 1 | Dryden | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Fort William | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Fort William | 4 | | | |
| | | | 3 | TB Bearcats | 1 | | | |
| 3 | TB Bearcats | 3 | 3 | TB Bearcats | 1 | | | |
| 6 | TB Bulldogs | 0 | | | | | | |
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.

## Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Dryden finished in third place.
Round Robin
    Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 5 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
    Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 7 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
    Dryden Ice Dogs 4 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 0
Semi-final
    Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 2 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1

## Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |

## 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 | OTL | SOL | GA | SO | Sv% | GAA |

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player - Quinn Amiel (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
* Most Improved Player -
* Rookie of the Year - Mitch Cain (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
* Top Defenceman - Brad Pawlowski (Thunder Bay Bearcats)
* Top Defensive Forward -
* Most Gentlemanly Player -
* Top Goaltender - Drew Strandberg (Thunder Bay Bearcats)
* Coach of the Year - Wayne Strachan (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
* Top Scorer Award -
* Top Executive - Carolyn Kellaway, Nancy Gradiman (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)