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. Jennifer Botterill won the Angela James Bowl after winning the league scoring title with 61 points.http://www.29sports.com/29/london/player.html
==Final standings==
 Central Division
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Brampton Thunder 	30	22	7 	1	111	59 	45
2 	Mississauga Chiefs 	30	21	8 	1	115	61 	43
3 	Vaughan Flames 	30	12	16	2	69 	101	26
4 	Burlington Barracudas	30	11	18	1	76 	98 	23
 Eastern Division
No.	Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
1 	Montreal Stars 	30	23	6 	1	112	55 	47
2 	Ottawa Capital Canucks	30	8 	19	3	58 	99 	19
3 	Quebec Phenix 	30	8 	21	1	54 	120	17
Collins gem Hockey Facts and Stats 2009-10, p.551, Andrew Podnieks, Harper Collins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 978-1-55468-621-6http://www.hockeymedia.ca/Womens_2009_pdf.pdf
==Playoffs==
===First round===
*Burlington 2, Ottawa 1
*Mississauga 6, Vaughan 2
**Mississauga 6, Vaughan 2
===Second round===
*Mississauga 4, Montreal 3
**Mississauga 1, Montreal 4
**Mississauga 1, Montreal 0 (tiebreaker shootout)
*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.http://www.bramptonthunder.com/news.php?k=181
==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, Montréal
* Championship Game MVP: Lori Dupuis, Brampton
===CWHL Top Players===
* Top Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton
* Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington
* Top Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montréal
===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, Montréal (unanimous selection)
* Defender: Nathalie Déry, Montréal
* Defender: Lyne Landry, Ottawa
* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montréal (unanimous selection)
* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montréal
* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montréal
===CWHL All-Rookie Team===
* Goaltender: Christine Dufour, Québec
* Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton
* Defender: Bobbi-Jo Slusar, Brampton
* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montréal
* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montréal
* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montréal
===Monthly Top Scorers===
* September: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (3+8=11 points, 3 games)
* October: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montréal (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)
==See also==
*2008–09 CWHL season
*2009–10 CWHL season
*2010–11 CWHL season
==References==
Category:Canadian Women's Hockey League
Category:2007 in ice hockey
Category:2008 in ice hockey