2007 - 08 Las Vegas Wranglers season The 2007 - 08 Las Vegas Wranglers season is the Las Vegas Wranglers fifth season in the ECHL . The regular season began on October 19 , 2007 against the Fresno Falcons and concluded on April 5 , 2008 against the Phoenix Roadrunners . The Wranglers looked to improve upon the progress that they had made in the 2006 - 07 season in which they won their first ever division crown and were awarded the Brabham Cup , as the ECHL ' s regular season champions , before being eliminated in the National Conference Semifinals by the eventual Kelly Cup champions , the Idaho Steelheads . During the season the Wranglers wore a special 5 - year anniversary patch to recognize the team ' s 5 seasons in the ECHL . During the regular season , the Wranglers finished first in the National Conference for the second straight year and third overall in the ECHL . With a 12 - 3 record , the team eliminated the Stockton Thunder , the Alaska Aces , and the Utah Grizzlies , on their way to the 2008 Kelly Cup Finals , the franchise ' s first in its five year history . The team was defeated in the Kelly Cup Finals by the Cincinnati Cyclones in six games . Pre - season . On October 16 , 2007 , three days before the Wranglers began their fifth season , the club unveiled new uniforms . The new black and white jerseys featured a new crest with a poker chip logo on the front . The outer circle of the crest reads “ Las Vegas Wranglers ” , while the middle of the crest leaves room for the player ’ s individual jersey number . The sleeves sport the poker chip hockey puck logo , while the front features the Wranglers five - year anniversary logo . Regular season . The Wranglers began the regular season on October 19 visiting the Fresno Falcons . The team played their home - opener against the Stockton Thunder on October 21 . The Wranglers started off the season on a 15 - 2 - 0 run , including an 11 - game winning streak from November 03 to November 30 , proving to be their longest winning streak of the season . The Wranglers longest losing streak of the season was a 5 - game slump from February 22 to February 29 . The team concluded the season on April 05 with a 4 – 3 home victory over the Phoenix Roadrunners . Season results . The Wranglers clinched their second straight Pacific Division crown and National Conference regular season championship on March 26 with a 3 – 2 overtime victory on the road against the Utah Grizzlies . The win also made the Wranglers the first team in ECHL history to have three consecutive seasons with at least 100 points . During the regular season and playoffs numerous Wranglers records were broken . During the regular season , Peter Ferraro set a new record for most goals in a season at 36 , Shawn Limpright became the the Wranglers career leader in Assists ( 92 ) , Points ( 131 ) , and Penalty Minutes ( 479 ) , and although he only played in two games during the year , Mike McBain extended his franchise records in Most Years ( 5 ) and Most Games Played ( 258 ) with the Wranglers before retiring from professional ice hockey . The career playoff records that were broken included Games Played ( Marco Peluso - 34 ) , Goals ( Tyler Mosienko - 13 ) , Points ( Tyler Mosienko - 29 ) , Penalty Minutes ( Shawn Limpright - 54 ) , Goaltender Games Played ( Kevin Lalande - 20 ) , Goaltender Wings ( Kevin Lalande - 13 ) , and Shutouts ( Kevin Lalande - 3 ) , as well as Marco Peluso and Tyler Mosienko tying Derek Edwardson ' s record of most career playoff assists with 16 . The Wranglers earned the # 1 seed in the National Conference for the second straight season . The Wranglers faced off against their division rival , # 8 seed Stockton Thunder in the National Conference Quarterfinals . Stockton surprised Las Vegas by taking game one but the Wranglers won the next three , including two in overtime , and closed out the Thunder in six games . The Wranglers next opponent was the # 5 seed Alaska Aces , who ended the Wranglers season in the 2006 West Division Finals in six games in their last playoff meeting . The Wranglers dominated their bitter rivals in game one with an 8 – 0 victory and continued to dominate the series winning in five games . The Wranglers next opponent was the " cinderella " team , # 6 seed Utah Grizzlies . The Wranglers came in after dominating the Grizzlies in the regular season winning 10 of the 11 meetings between the two teams . The Wranglers continued to dominate the Grizzlies , sweeping them in four games and winning their first National Conference playoff championship and their first birth in the Kelly Cup Finals . The Wranglers would have a tough challenge for themselves in the National " AA " ice hockey finals as they took on the Brabham Cup champion , Cincinnati Cyclones . The # 1 North Division seed Cyclones had just come off of four games to one win over the South Carolina Stingrays in the American Conference Finals . The two teams traded wins , until the Cyclones finally broke the the trend and became the first team to win back - to - back games in the series , closing out the Wranglers in six games . Standings . Conference standings . x - clinched playoff spot , y - clinched division title , z - clinched best conference record , e - eliminated from playoff contention , * - division leader Player stats . Skaters . " Note : GP = Games played ; G = Goals ; A = Assists ; Pts = Points ; PIM = Penalty minutes " Goaltenders . " Note : GP = Games Played ; GS = Games Started ; MIN = Minutes played ; W = Wins ; L = Losses ; OTL = Overtime / Shootout Losses ; GA = Goals Against ; GAA = Goals Against Average ; SA = Shots Against ; SV = Saves ; SV % = Save Percentage ; SO = Shutouts " Awards . League awards . " Note : Jason Dest was added to the All - Star Game , as a replacement following Tyson Strachan ' s AHL call - up to Peoria . "