2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season

==Season summary==
The 2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season is the Salmon Kings' 4th season in the ECHL. The season saw the Salmon Kings establish themselves in the ECHL with a 91 point season, and winning 42 of 72 games. Before the start of the season, the Salmon Kings signed players Ash Goldie, Kevin Estrada, Gary Gladue, and goaltender Billy Thompson to compliment their returning star players Wes Goldie, Milan Gajic, Kiel McLeod, and Ryan Wade. With their new additions and returning players the Salmon Kings became an elite team in the 2007-08 season, going 15-5-0-0 through their first 20 games and continued to earn wins going into the ECHL All-Star Game. At the 2008 All-Star Game festivities in Stockton, Ash Goldie showed his impressive skills during the two day event. At the skills competition, Goldie became the first player in the ECHL to go 5 for 5 in the target shooting event. The following night at the All-Star Game, Goldie scored an All-Star record 6 points, recording 3 goals and 3 assists to earn All-Star M.V.P. honours. After the All-Star game, the Salmon Kings struggled after going through numerous injuries and call ups, but managed to narrowly win the National West division title, and took the number two seed into the Kelly Cup playoffs. In the playoffs, the Salmon Kings won their first-ever playoff round by eliminating the Bakersfield Condors in six games. Unfortunately in the second round, the Salmon Kings were eliminated from the playoffs by the Utah Grizzlies in five games. In their West Division title season, the Salmon Kings were led offensively by the Goldie brothers. Ash Goldie finished fourth in league scoring with 83 points, second in goals with 40, and first in power play goals with 20, while his brother, Wes led the league with 42 goals and 6 shorthanded goals.
==Standings==
===Division standings===
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	Pts	GF 	GA
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN)	72	42	23	4 	3 	91 	256	239
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 	72	40	22	5 	5 	90 	224	183
Alaska Aces (STL) 	72	41	26	4 	1 	87 	245	229
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 	72	32	30	2 	8 	74 	239	259
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJ) 	72	24	39	5 	4 	57 	208	265
===Conference standings===
National Conference 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SOL	PTS	GF 	GA
Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) (y) 	72	47	13	5 	7 	106	244	179
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) (y) 	72	42	23	4 	3 	91 	256	239
Fresno Falcons (Independent) 	72	42	22	4 	4 	92 	242	216
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 	72	40	22	5 	5 	90 	224	183
Alaska Aces (STL) 	72	41	26	4 	1 	87 	245	229
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 	72	32	30	2 	8 	74 	239	259
Bakersfield Condors (Independent)	72	26	37	2 	7 	61 	230	280
Stockton Thunder (EDM) 	72	27	40	3 	2 	59 	200	250
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJ) 	72	24	39	5 	4 	57 	208	265
==Schedule and results==
===Regular season===
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October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)	October: 3–2–0–0 (Home: 2–1–0–0 ; Road: 1–1–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	
1 	October 19 	Victoria 	2–1 	Idaho 	OT 	Ellis 	5,208 	1–0–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 20 	Victoria 	2–4 	Idaho 	 	Thompson 	4,030 	1–1–0–0 	2 	
3 	October 26 	Las Vegas 	4–3 	Victoria 	 	Thompson 	4,992 	1–2–0–0 	2 	
4 	October 27 	Las Vegas 	3–4 	Victoria 	 	Thompson 	3,675 	2–2–0–0 	4 	
5 	October 31 	Bakersfield 	2–3 	Victoria 	 	Ellis 	3,601 	3–2–0–0 	6 	
===Playoffs===
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National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	National Conference quarter-final vs. (7) Bakersfield Condors: Victoria won series 4–2	
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	 	
1 	April 10 	Bakersfield 	2–1 	Victoria 	OT 	Thompson 	5,008 	0–1 	 	
2 	April 12 	Bakersfield 	3–4 	Victoria 	 	Thompson 	6,448 	1–1 	 	
3 	April 15 	Victoria 	3–2 	Bakersfield 	OT 	Thompson 	5,197 	2–1 	 	
4 	April 16 	Victoria 	4–1 	Bakersfield 	 	Thompson 	4,815 	3–1 	 	
5 	April 19 	Victoria 	4–5 	Bakersfield 	 	Thompson 	5,090 	3–2 	 	
6 	April 22 	Bakersfield 	5–6 	Victoria 	OT 	Thompson 	6,701 	4–2 	 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	70	40	43	83 	-2 	24
 	70	13	52	65 	-19	20
 	72	42	19	61 	-8 	66
 	59	21	27	48 	+4 	32
 	59	18	30	48 	+9 	45
 	70	11	33	44 	-16	90
 	71	5 	37	42 	-11	48
 	35	15	25	40 	-8 	14
 	48	15	20	35 	-24	117
† 	51	11	23	34 	4 	34
 	58	8 	22	30 	-1 	40
 	55	10	18	28 	+4 	76
 	52	10	16	26 	-5 	128
 	54	7 	16	23 	-3 	59
 	52	6 	16	22 	-5 	42
 	57	8 	8 	16 	+1 	57
‡ 	13	3 	10	13 	-6 	4
 	9 	2 	3 	5 	-1 	0
 	19	0 	5 	5 	-2 	14
 	42	0 	4 	4 	-8 	39
 	6 	0 	3 	3 	+4 	2
 	3 	2 	0 	2 	+2 	2
 	38	1 	1 	2 	-10	142
 	7 	1 	0 	1 	-1 	16
 	14	0 	1 	1 	0 	19
†‡ 	15	0 	1 	1 	-2 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	+1 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	2
† 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	6
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	15	0 	0 	0 	-1 	13
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
 	11	5	6	11 	+3 	4
 	11	4	6	10 	-2 	8
 	11	5	4	9 	+5 	16
 	11	4	3	7 	-3 	18
 	11	6	0	6 	-2 	6
 	11	2	3	5 	-3 	22
 	11	0	5	5 	-3 	4
 	3 	2	2	4 	0 	10
 	8 	2	2	4 	-2 	2
 	10	1	3	4 	-6 	21
 	11	1	2	3 	0 	12
 	10	2	0	2 	+2 	8
 	10	0	2	2 	+4 	4
 	2 	0	1	1 	+1 	2
 	5 	0	1	1 	+2 	0
 	5 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	7 	0	1	1 	-1 	2
 	8 	0	1	1 	-1 	2
===Goaltenders===
Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Time On Ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Against; GAA= Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	SOL	GA 	GAA 	Sv% 	SO
 	42	2412	24	11	2 	3 	128	3.18	.908	2
 	34	1897	18	12	2 	0 	106	3.24	.907	2
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	Sv% 	SO
 	9 	534	4	5	31	3.48	.881	0
 	3 	136	1	1	9 	3.97	.857	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Victoria. Stats reflect time with the Salmon Kings only. ‡Denotes player no longer with the team. Stats reflect time with Salmon Kings only.
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 15, 2007 	To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade	To Augusta LynxWarren McCutcheon
December 6, 2007	To Victoria Salmon KingsFree Trade	To Phoenix RoadRunnersBryan Nathe
===Free agents acquired===
Player 	Former team
Ash Goldie 	Long Beach Ice Dogs
Kevin Estrada 	Florida Everblades
Gary Gladue 	Long Beach Ice Dogs
Ty Morris 	Peiting EC (GerObL)
Alex Lalonde 	Calgary Dinos (CWUAA)
Chris Shaw 	Huntsville Havoc (SPHL)
Billy Thompson 	Bridgeport Sound Tigers (AHL)
Kalvin Sagert 	Prince George Cougars (WHL)
Jonathan Labelle	Brock Badgers (CIS)
Darren Deschamps	Lethbridge Pronghorns (CWUAA)
Dylan Yeo 	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
Daniel Rahimi 	IF Björklöven (SEL-1)
Brad Zanon 	UBC Thunderbirds (CWUAA)
Trevor Blanchard	Concordia Stingers (CIS)
Nathan Barrett 	Visp (Swiss-B)
Jacob Dietrich 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
===Free agents lost===
Player 	New team
Francois-Pierre Guenette	Alaska Aces
Mike Stutzel 	Edinburgh Capitals (EIHL)
Steve Lingren 	Retired
Seamus Young 	Wheeling Nailers
Gustav Engman 	Nybro Vikings (SEL-1)
Phil Cole 	Stockton Thunder
Bryan Bridges 	Colorado Eagles (CHL)
===Released Players Pickup===
Player 	From
Eric Nelson 	Utah Grizzlies
Bryan Nathe 	Johnstown Chiefs
Chris St. Jacques	Stockton Thunder
===Players Released===
Player 	Date
Ty Morris* 	October 30, 2007
Eric Nelson 	November 27, 2007
Alex Lalonde 	December 6, 2007
Ryan Lowe 	December 18, 2007
Nathan Barrett 	February 23, 2008
Chris Shaw 	February 29, 2008
Trevor Blanchard	March 24, 2008
Robin Gomez 	March 28, 2008
Jonathan Labelle	April 6, 2008
Kalvin Sagert 	April 27, 2008
*-Suspended by Team
==Professional affiliations==
===Vancouver Canucks===
The Salmon Kings' NHL affiliate based in Vancouver, British Columbia.
===Manitoba Moose===
The Salmon Kings' AHL affiliate based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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