# 2007–08 CWHL season

The 2007–08 CWHL season was the first season in Canadian Women's Hockey League history. Jayna Hefford was named CWHL Most Valuable Player and a CWHL Central All-Star. She led the league with 26 goals scored in 27 games played. Jayna Hefford was voted the league's regular-season Most Valuable Player. Jennifer Botterill won the Angela James Bowl after winning the league scoring title with 61 points and was voted the CWHL Top Forward. Becky Kellar was voted the CWHL Top Defender, Kim St-Pierre was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender, and Marie-Philip Poulin was voted the CWHL Outstanding Rookie.

## Final standings

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.
CWHL Division :
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Brampton Thunder | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 111 | 59 |
| 2 | Mississauga Chiefs | 30 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 115 | 61 |
| 3 | Vaughan Flames | 30 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 69 | 101 |
| 4 | Burlington Barracudas | 30 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 76 | 98 |
Eastern Division :
| No. | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
| 1 | Montreal Stars | 30 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 115 | 55 |
| 2 | Ottawa Capital Canucks | 30 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 58 | 104 |
| 3 | Quebec Phenix | 30 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 122 |

## Playoffs
### First round

* Burlington 2, Ottawa 1
* Mississauga 6, Vaughan 2

### Second round

* Mississauga 4, Montreal 3
** Mississauga 4, Montreal 4
* Brampton 5, Burlington 2
** Brampton 3, Burlington 3

### CWHL championship

* The Brampton Thunder won the first Championship of the CWHL. Molly Engstrom scored the game-winning goal as the Thunder beat the Mississauga Chiefs by a score of 4–3 in overtime. Lori Dupuis won the Championship Game MVP honours.

## Player stats
### Scoring leaders

| Player | Team | Goals | Assists | Points |
| Jennifer Botterill | Mississauga | 24 | 37 | 61 |
| Jayna Hefford | Brampton | 26 | 32 | 58 |
| Sommer West | Mississauga | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| Marie-Philip Poulin | Montreal | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| Vicky Sunohara | Brampton | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| Jana Harrigan | Burlington | 18 | 17 | 35 |
| Leslie Oles | Montreal | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Caroline Laforge | Montreal | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Lisa-Marie Breton | Montreal | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| Lori Dupuis | Brampton | 17 | 12 | 29 |

## Awards and honours

* Most Valuable Player: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
* Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga
* Outstanding Rookie: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal
* Championship Game MVP: Lori Dupuis, Brampton

### CWHL Top Players

* Top Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
* Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington
* Top Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal

### CWHL All-Stars

Central All-Stars
* Goaltender: Cindy Eadie, Brampton
* Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington
* Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton
* Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
* Forward: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga
* Forward: Jana Harrigan, Burlington
Eastern All-Stars
* Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal (unanimous selection)
* Defender: Nathalie Déry, Montreal
* Defender: Lyne Landry, Ottawa
* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal (unanimous selection)
* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montreal
* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montreal

### CWHL All-Rookie Team

* Goaltender: Christine Dufour, Quebec
* Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton
* Defender: Bobbi-Jo Slusar, Brampton
* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal
* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montreal
* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montreal

### Monthly Top Scorers

* September: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (3+8=11 points, 3 games)
* October: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal (12+7=19 points, 7 games)
* November: Jana Harrigan, Burlington (5+3=8 points, 5 games)
* December: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (8+9=17 points, 7 games)
* January: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (7+10=17 points, 7 games)
* February: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga (8+10=18 points, 6 games)