2007–08 OHL season

The 2007–08 OHL season was the 28th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the schedule, that started on September 19, 2007 and concluded on March 16, 2008.
On the afternoon of February 18, 2008, Windsor Spitfires team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19. The cause of death is yet unknown.
The playoffs began March 20, with the Kitchener Rangers winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions. The Rangers were also chosen before the start of the season to host the 2008 Memorial Cup tournament.
==Team changes==
The Mississauga IceDogs relocated to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in downtown St. Catharines after getting approval of the team's sale to Bill Burke by the Board of Governors on June 5, 2007. The team was renamed the Niagara IceDogs. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors replaced the IceDogs in the Hershey Centre, renaming themselves, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors.
The Kingston Frontenacs moved late-season from the Kingston Memorial Centre to the new K-Rock Centre, which opened on February 22, 2008.
==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
===Eastern Conference===
East Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
z Belleville Bulls 	68	48	14	4 	2 	102	280	175	1
x Oshawa Generals 	68	38	17	6 	7 	89 	290	262	3
x Ottawa 67's 	68	29	34	2 	3 	63 	201	237	6
x Peterborough Petes	68	28	36	1 	3 	60 	199	250	8
Kingston Frontenacs 	68	25	41	0 	2 	52 	227	312	9
Central Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
y Brampton Battalion	68	42	22	1 	3 	88 	259	187	2
x Niagara IceDogs 	68	42	25	0 	1 	85 	272	222	4
x Mississauga Majors	68	31	32	2 	3 	67 	203	243	5
x Barrie Colts 	68	28	34	3 	3 	62 	185	223	7
Sudbury Wolves 	68	17	46	2 	3 	39 	175	292	10
===Western Conference===
Midwest Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
z Kitchener Rangers	68	53	11	1 	3 	110	289	174	1
x London Knights 	68	38	24	4 	2 	82 	250	230	4
x Guelph Storm 	68	34	25	5 	4 	77 	213	187	5
Owen Sound Attack 	68	20	41	2 	5 	47 	200	290	9
Erie Otters 	68	18	46	2 	2 	40 	206	343	10
West Division 	GP	W 	L 	OTL	SL	PTS	GF 	GA 	Rank
y Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	68	44	18	2 	4 	94 	247	173	2
x Windsor Spitfires 	68	41	15	7 	5 	94 	279	205	3
x Sarnia Sting 	68	37	29	2 	0 	76 	251	229	6
x Saginaw Spirit 	68	33	25	8 	2 	76 	234	231	7
x Plymouth Whalers 	68	34	28	2 	4 	74 	228	223	8
==Scoring leaders==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Justin Azevedo	Kitchener Rangers 	67	43	81	124	69
Brett MacLean 	Oshawa Generals 	61	61	58	119	42
John Tavares 	Oshawa Generals 	59	40	78	118	69
Luca Caputi 	Niagara IceDogs 	66	51	60	111	107
Steven Stamkos	Sarnia Sting 	61	58	47	105	88
Chris Terry 	Plymouth Whalers 	68	44	57	101	107
Jack Combs 	Saginaw Spirit 	67	42	58	100	93
Michael Swift 	Niagara IceDogs 	68	38	62	100	130
Dustin Jeffrey	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	56	38	59	97 	30
Josh Bailey 	Windsor Spitfires 	67	29	67	96 	32
==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	SL	GA 	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Mike Murphy 	Belleville Bulls 	49	2942	36	7 	3 	1 	110	3 	0.929	2.24
Kyle Gajewski 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	60	3562	39	16	1 	3 	145	3 	0.913	2.44
Josh Unice 	Kitchener Rangers 	42	2376	30	6 	1 	2 	97 	4 	0.908	2.45
Thomas McCollum	Guelph Storm 	51	2978	25	17	3 	3 	124	4 	0.914	2.50
Steve Mason 	London / Kitchener 	42	2530	32	7 	1 	2 	106	3 	0.916	2.51
==OHL Playoffs==
===Overview===
===Conference Quarterfinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	Belleville vs. Peterborough	Belleville vs. Peterborough	Belleville vs. Peterborough	Belleville vs. Peterborough
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 19 	Peterborough 1 	4 Belleville 	 	
March 20 	Belleville 4 	5 Peterborough (OT) 	 	
March 22 	Peterborough 3 	4 Belleville 	 	
March 24 	(OT) Belleville 3 	2 Peterborough 	 	
March 25 	Peterborough 1 	7 Belleville 	 	
Belleville wins 4–1	Belleville wins 4–1 	Belleville wins 4–1 	Belleville wins 4–1 	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	Kitchener vs. Plymouth	Kitchener vs. Plymouth	Kitchener vs. Plymouth	Kitchener vs. Plymouth
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
March 21 	Plymouth 2 	9 Kitchener 	 	
March 22 	Kitchener 6 	4 Plymouth 	 	
March 24 	Plymouth 3 	7 Kitchener 	 	
March 26 	Kitchener 7 	4 Plymouth 	 	
Kitchener wins 4–0	Kitchener wins 4–0 	Kitchener wins 4–0 	Kitchener wins 4–0 	
===Conference Semifinals===
====Eastern Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	Belleville vs. Barrie	Belleville vs. Barrie	Belleville vs. Barrie	Belleville vs. Barrie
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 2 	Barrie 2 	7 Belleville 	 	
April 3 	Belleville 5 	1 Barrie 	 	
April 5 	Barrie 1 	2 Belleville 	 	
April 8 	Belleville 3 	2 Barrie 	 	
Belleville wins 4–0	Belleville wins 4–0 	Belleville wins 4–0 	Belleville wins 4–0 	
====Western Conference====
{| class="wikitable"	Kitchener vs. Sarnia	Kitchener vs. Sarnia	Kitchener vs. Sarnia	Kitchener vs. Sarnia
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 4 	Sarnia 0 	3 Kitchener 	 	
April 5 	(3OT) Kitchener 3 	2 Sarnia 	 	
April 8 	Sarnia 2 	6 Kitchener 	 	
April 9 	Kitchener 6 	2 Sarnia 	 	
Kitchener wins 4–0	Kitchener wins 4–0 	Kitchener wins 4–0 	Kitchener wins 4–0 	
===Conference Finals===
Eastern Conference 	Western Conference 	 	 	
{| class="wikitable"	Belleville vs. Oshawa	Belleville vs. Oshawa	Belleville vs. Oshawa	Belleville vs. Oshawa
Date 	Away 	Home 	 	
April 16 	Oshawa 2 	3 Belleville 	 	
April 18 	Belleville 4 	3 Oshawa 	 	
April 19 	Oshawa 2 	5 Belleville 	 	
April 21 	Belleville 1 	2 Oshawa 	 	
April 23 	Oshawa 0 	11 Belleville 	 	
Belleville wins 4–1	Belleville wins 4–1 	Belleville wins 4–1 	Belleville wins 4–1 	
===OHL Finals===
Kitchener vs. Belleville	Kitchener vs. Belleville	Kitchener vs. Belleville	Kitchener vs. Belleville
Date 	Away 	Home 	
April 30 	Belleville 2 	5 Kitchener 	
May 2 	Kitchener 5 	2 Belleville 	
May 4 	Belleville 3 	5 Kitchener 	
May 6 	Kitchener 4 	5 Belleville (OT) 	
May 8 	Belleville 2 	1 Kitchener 	
May 10 	Kitchener 3 	6 Belleville 	
May 12 	Belleville 1 	4 Kitchener 	
Kitchener wins 4-3 	Kitchener wins 4-3 	Kitchener wins 4-3 	Kitchener wins 4-3
== Playoff Scoring leaders ==
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Player 	Team 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
Justin Azevedo	Kitchener Rangers	20	10	26	36 	33
Mikkel Boedker	Kitchener Rangers	20	9 	26	35 	2
Matt Beleskey 	Belleville Bulls 	21	12	21	33 	23
Matt Halischuk	Kitchener Rangers	20	16	16	32 	0
Nick Spaling 	Kitchener Rangers	20	14	16	30 	9
Nazem Kadri 	Kitchener Rangers	20	9 	17	26 	26
Jan Mursak 	Belleville Bulls 	21	9 	15	24 	10
P.K. Subban 	Belleville Bulls 	21	8 	15	23 	28
Mike Duco 	Kitchener Rangers	20	16	6 	22 	37
Michael Swift 	Niagara IceDogs 	10	9 	9 	18 	22
== Playoff 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	GA	SO	Sv% 	GAA
Bryan Pitton 	Brampton Battalion	5 	333 	1 	4	10	0 	0.938	1.80
Thomas McCollum	Guelph Storm 	10	596 	5 	5	19	1 	0.937	1.91
Steve Mason 	Kitchener Rangers 	5 	313 	5 	0	10	1 	0.946	1.92
Mike Murphy 	Belleville Bulls 	19	1085	14	4	42	1 	0.927	2.32
Josh Unice 	Kitchener Rangers 	16	948 	11	4	38	1 	0.915	2.41
==All-Star Classic==
The OHL All-Star Classic was played February 6, 2008 at the Steelback Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, won 8–7 in a shootout by the Eastern Conference. The skills competition was held the previous night on February 5, with the Eastern Conference winning 19–18.
==Awards==
J. Ross Robertson Cup: 	Kitchener Rangers
Hamilton Spectator Trophy: 	Kitchener Rangers
Bobby Orr Trophy: 	Belleville Bulls
Wayne Gretzky Trophy: 	Kitchener Rangers
Emms Trophy: 	Brampton Battalion
Leyden Trophy: 	Belleville Bulls
Holody Trophy: 	Kitchener Rangers
Bumbacco Trophy: 	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Red Tilson Trophy: 	Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers
Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy:	Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers
Matt Leyden Trophy: 	Bob Boughner, Windsor Spitfires
Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy: 	John Hughes, Brampton Battalion
Max Kaminsky Trophy: 	Drew Doughty, Guelph Storm
OHL Goaltender of the Year: 	Mike Murphy, Belleville Bulls
Jack Ferguson Award: 	John McFarland, Sudbury Wolves
Dave Pinkney Trophy: 	
OHL Executive of the Year: 	Denise Burke, Niagara IceDogs
Emms Family Award: 	Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
F.W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: 	Josh Unice, Kitchener Rangers
Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy: 	Pete Stevens, Kingston Frontenacs
William Hanley Trophy: 	Nick Spaling, Kitchener Rangers
Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: 	Michael Swift, Niagara IceDogs
Bobby Smith Trophy: 	Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires
Roger Neilson Memorial Award:	Scott Aarssen, London Knights
Ivan Tennant Memorial Award: 	Alex Fresien, Niagara IceDogs
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: 	Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers
==External links==
*OHL web site
*HockeyDB
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