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. 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.^[1] 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. On the afternoon of February 18, 2008, Windsor Spitfires team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19, of the rare heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.^[2] 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.

2007–08 OHL season
League	Ontario Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 Playoffs Mar. 19, 2008 – May 12, 2008
Number of teams	20
TV partner(s)	Rogers TV, TVCogeco
Draft
Top draft pick	Ryan O'Reilly
Picked by	Erie Otters
Regular season
Hamilton Spectator Trophy	Kitchener Rangers (7)
Season MVP	Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers)
Top scorer	Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Justin Azevedo (Rangers)
Finals champions	Kitchener Rangers (4)
Runners-up	Belleville Bulls

2007–08 CHL season
League	Canadian Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	OHL Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 QMJHL Sept. 13, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 WHL Sept. 20, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2009
Number of teams	60
TV partner(s)	RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV
Memorial Cup
Finals champions	Spokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
Runners-up	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Note: DIV = Division; 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

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Belleville Bulls	East	68	48	14	4	2	102	280	175
2	y-Brampton Battalion	Central	68	42	22	1	3	88	259	187
3	x-Oshawa Generals	East	68	38	17	6	7	89	290	262
4	x-Niagara IceDogs	Central	68	42	25	0	1	85	272	222
5	x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Central	68	31	32	2	3	67	203	243
6	x-Ottawa 67's	East	68	29	34	2	3	63	201	237
7	x-Barrie Colts	Central	68	28	34	3	3	62	185	223
8	x-Peterborough Petes	East	68	28	36	1	3	60	199	250
9	Kingston Frontenacs	East	68	25	41	0	2	52	227	312
10	Sudbury Wolves	Central	68	17	46	2	3	39	175	292

Western conference

Rank	Team	DIV	GP	W	L	OTL	SL	PTS	GF	GA
1	z-Kitchener Rangers	Midwest	68	53	11	1	3	110	289	174
2	y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	West	68	44	18	2	4	94	247	173
3	x-Windsor Spitfires	West	68	41	15	7	5	94	279	205
4	x-London Knights	Midwest	68	38	24	4	2	82	250	230
5	x-Guelph Storm	Midwest	68	34	25	5	4	77	213	187
6	x-Sarnia Sting	West	68	37	29	2	0	76	251	229
7	x-Saginaw Spirit	West	68	33	25	8	2	76	234	231
8	x-Plymouth Whalers	West	68	34	28	2	4	74	228	223
9	Owen Sound Attack	Midwest	68	20	41	2	5	47	200	290
10	Erie Otters	Midwest	68	18	46	2	2	40	206	343

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
Tom 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

Playoffs

	Conference quarterfinals					Conference semifinals					Conference finals					OHL championship
	1	Belleville	4
	8	Peterborough	1
						1	Belleville	4
						7	Barrie	0
	2	Brampton	1
	7	Barrie	4
											1	Belleville	4
	Eastern
											3	Oshawa	1
	3	Oshawa	4
	6	Ottawa	0
						3	Oshawa	4
						4	Niagara	2
	4	Niagara	4
	5	Mississauga	0
																E1	Belleville	3
																W1	Kitchener	4
	1	Kitchener	4
	8	Plymouth	0
						1	Kitchener	4
						6	Sarnia	0
	3	Windsor	1
	6	Sarnia	4
											1	Kitchener	4
	Western
											2	Sault Ste. Marie	1
	2	Sault Ste. Marie	4
	7	Saginaw	0
						2	Sault Ste. Marie	4
						5	Guelph	1
	4	London	1
	5	Guelph	4

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Peterborough Petes

March 19	Belleville Bulls		4 – 1		Peterborough Petes	Yardmen Arena
5:58 - pp - Andrew Self (1) 8:31 - Stephen Johnston (1) 13:52 - Nigel Williams (1)		First period			No scoring
No scoring		Second period			Branislav Rehuš (1) - pp - 16:37
19:59 - en - P.K. Subban (1)		Third period			No scoring
Mike Murphy (25 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Trevor Cann (29 saves / 32 shots)

March 20	Peterborough Petes		5 – 4	OT	Belleville Bulls	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Brett Theberge (1) - 4:47 Zack Kassian (1) - pp - 6:40		First period			16:46 - Cory Tanaka (1)
Kenzie Sheppard (1) - 2:35		Second period			17:39 - pp - Matt Beleskey (1)
Justin Soryal (1) - 5:50		Third period			11:19 - P.K. Subban (2) 17:39 - Jan Muršak (1)
Brett Theberge (2) - pp - 11:03		First overtime period			No scoring
Trevor Cann (51 saves / 55 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (33 saves / 38 shots)

March 22	Belleville Bulls		4 – 3		Peterborough Petes	Yardmen Arena
Keaton Turkiewicz (1) - 10:43 Bryan Cameron (1) - 11:28		First period			13:26 - sh - Artūrs Kulda (1)
Adam Perry (1) - 4:50		Second period			8:09 - sh - Yves Bastien (1)
Matt Beleskey (2) - pp - 9:12		Third period			6:15 - pp - Kenzie Sheppard (2)
Mike Murphy (29 saves / 32 shots)		Goalie stats			Trevor Cann (45 saves / 49 shots)

March 24	Peterborough Petes		2 – 3	OT	Belleville Bulls	Peterborough Memorial Centre
No scoring		First period			Jan Muršak (2) - pp - 7:58
1:29 - Zach Harnden (1)		Second period			Nigel Williams (2) - sh - 15:18
19:28 - Justin Soryal (2)		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			P.K. Subban (3) - 6:24
Trevor Cann (45 saves / 48 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (32 saves / 34 shots)

March 25	Peterborough Petes		1 – 7		Belleville Bulls	Peterborough Memorial Centre
Yves Bastien (2) - 3:40		First period			6:16 - Matthew Tipoff (1) 14:55 - Stephen Johnston (2)
No scoring		Second period			6:39 - pp - Jan Muršak (3)
No scoring		Third period			11:39 - Andrew Self (2) 12:09 - Stephen Johnston (3) 18:04 - pp - Nigel Williams (3) 18:23 - Bryan Cameron (2)
Trevor Cann (24 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Mike Murphy (31 saves / 32 shots)

Belleville wins series 4 – 1

(2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Barrie Colts

March 20	Brampton Battalion		1 – 3		Barrie Colts	Powerade Centre
No scoring		First period			No scoring
0:40 - pp - Cody Hodgson (1)		Second period			Stefan Della Rovere (1) - pp - 6:52
No scoring		Third period			Tomáš Marcinko (1) - 14:22 Tomáš Marcinko (2) - en - 19:29
Bryan Pitton (25 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Michael Hutchinson (31 saves / 32 shots)

March 22	Barrie Colts		3 – 2	OT	Brampton Battalion	Barrie Molson Centre
Shawn Frank (1) - 10:13		First period			No scoring
Daniel Michalsky (1) - 18:58		Second period			16:36 - Cody Hodgson (2)
Daniel Michalsky (2) - 13:35		Third period			16:44 - Thomas Stajan (1)
Michael Hutchinson (49 saves / 51 shots)		Goalie stats			Bryan Pitton (36 saves / 39 shots)

March 23

Brampton Battalion

5 – 1

Barrie Colts

Powerade Centre

March 25

Barrie Colts

2 – 1

OT

Brampton Battalion

Barrie Molson Centre

March 27

Brampton Battalion

0 – 2

Barrie Colts

Powerade Centre

Barrie wins series 4 – 1

(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's

March 21	Oshawa Generals		3 – 2		Ottawa 67's	General Motors Centre
1:24 - Michael Del Zotto (1)		First period			No scoring
12:19 - Dale Mitchell (1)		Second period			No scoring
4:53 - Brett MacLean (1)		Third period			Jamie McGinn (1) - pp - 0:40 Mathieu Méthot (1) - 10:19
Michal Neuvirth (33 saves / 35 shots)		Goalie stats			Adam Courchaine (22 saves / 25 shots)

March 23

Oshawa Generals

5 – 2

Ottawa 67's

General Motors Centre

March 25

Ottawa 67's

1 – 2

Oshawa Generals

Ottawa Civic Centre

March 27

Ottawa 67's

1 – 4

Oshawa Generals

Ottawa Civic Centre

Oshawa wins series 4 – 0

(4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

March 20	Niagara IceDogs		4 – 0		Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Gatorade Garden City Complex
No scoring		First period			No scoring
1:59 - Barry Sanderson (1) 8:36 - pp - Stefan Legein (1) 12:08 - sh - Michael Swift (1)		Second period			No scoring
11:26 - pp - Michael Swift (2)		Third period			No scoring
Sebastian Dahm (29 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Chris Carrozzi (31 saves / 35 shots)

March 21

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

1 – 3

Niagara IceDogs

Hershey Centre

March 23

Niagara IceDogs

5 – 0

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

Gatorade Garden City Complex

March 25

Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

3 – 6

Niagara IceDogs

Hershey Centre

Niagara wins series 4 – 0

* Note: Game 3 was played at Jack Gatecliff Arena.

Western conference

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Plymouth Whalers

March 21	Kitchener Rangers		9 – 2		Plymouth Whalers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
3:05 - Matthew Halischuk (1) 6:43 - Ben Shutron (1) 8:01 - pp - Yannick Weber (1) 17:18 - pp - Yannick Weber (2)		First period			Chris Terry (1) - pp - 12:20
8:48 - pp - Matthew Halischuk (2) 16:41 - pp - Nick Spaling (1) 18:38 - pp - Nick Spaling (2) 19:37 - Nazem Kadri (1)		Second period			No scoring
6:16 - Nick Spaling (3)		Third period			Patrick Lee (1) - 14:39
Steve Mason (25 saves / 27 shots)		Goalie stats			Jeremy Smith (38 saves / 47 shots)

March 22	Plymouth Whalers		4 – 6		Kitchener Rangers	Compuware Arena
Chris Terry (2) - 8:14		First period			14:36 - pp - Yannick Weber (3) 15:47 - Nazem Kadri (2)
A.J. Jenks (1) - pp - 15:16		Second period			9:14 - ps - Matthew Halischuk (3)
Christian Steingraber (1) - 8:23 Patrick Lee (2) - pp - 9:04		Third period			3:37 - Yannick Weber (4) 4:01 - Nazem Kadri (3)
Jeremy Smith (22 saves / 28 shots) Matt Hackett (10 saves / 10 shots)		Goalie stats			Steve Mason (36 saves / 40 shots)

March 24	Kitchener Rangers		7 – 3		Plymouth Whalers	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Mike Duco (2) - 11:18 Mikkel Bødker (1) - pp - 15:18		First period			No scoring
Nazem Kadri (4) - 5:42 Matthew Halischuk (4) - pp - 8:15		Second period			0:22 - Joe McCann (1) 9:04 - pp - Chris Terry (3)
Matthew Halischuk (5) - pp - 5:42 Justin Azevedo (1) - 18:38 Mike Mascioli (1) - pp - 19:00		Third period			9:42 - pp - Chris Terry (4)
Josh Unice (20 saves / 23 shots)		Goalie stats			Jeremy Smith (25 saves / 32 shots)

March 26	Plymouth Whalers		4 – 7		Kitchener Rangers	Compuware Arena
12:55 - Jordon O'Neill (1)		First period			Mikkel Bødker (2) - pp - 1:57 Scott Timmins (1) - 3:00
13:17 - pp - Patrick Lee (3)		Second period			Matthew Halischuk (6) - sh - ps - 8:19 Nick Spaling (4) - 15:40
0:12 - Tyler Brown (1) 8:45 - pp - Andrew Fournier (1)		Third period			Ben Shutron (2) - 0:58 Mike Duco (3) - 15:09 Scott Tregunna (1) - 15:47
Jeremy Smith (48 saves / 55 shots)		Goalie stats			Josh Unice (32 saves / 36 shots)

Kitchener wins series 4 – 0

(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Saginaw Spirit

March 21	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds		5 – 4		Saginaw Spirit	Steelback Centre
1:38 - Jacob Lalonde (1) 11:50 - Matt Caria (1) 18:05 - Matt Caria (2)		First period			Garrett Sinfield (1) - pp - 3:51 Kyle Tront (1) - 17:18
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
1:38 - pp - Josh Godfrey (1) 14:11 - Matthew Lyall (1)		Third period			Ryan McDonough (1) - pp - 9:36 Ryan McDonough (2) - 19:24
Kyle Gajewski (22 saves / 26 shots)		Goalie stats			Ryan Daniels (34 saves / 39 shots)

March 24	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds		2 – 1		Saginaw Spirit	Steelback Centre
4:30 - Dustin Jeffrey (1) 14:37 - pp - Josh Godfrey (2)		First period			Chris Chappell (1) - 19:58
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Kyle Gajewski (19 saves / 20 shots)		Goalie stats			Ryan Daniels (32 saves / 34 shots)

March 26	Saginaw Spirit		2 – 6		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Dow Event Center
No scoring		First period			Matt Caria (3) - pp - 1:41 James Livingston (1) - 11:45 Josh Godfrey (3) - 17:50
18:35 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (1)		Second period			Wayne Simmonds (1) - 2:16 James Livingston (2) - 12:46
12:52 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (2)		Third period			Anthony Peluso (1) - pp - 14:29
Ryan Daniels (12 saves / 16 shots) Edward Pasquale (13 saves / 15 shots)		Goalie stats			Kyle Gajewski (29 saves / 31 shots)

March 27	Saginaw Spirit		2 – 4		Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Dow Event Center
10:09 - Chris Chappell (2)		First period			Anthony Peluso (2) - 14:03 Brandon Biggers (1) - 15:45
11:49 - Nick Crawford (1)		Second period			Wayne Simmonds (2) - 18:56
No scoring		Third period			Dustin Jeffrey (2) - en - 19:55
Edward Pasquale (28 saves / 31 shots)		Goalie stats			Kyle Gajewski (32 saves / 34 shots)

Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0

(3) Windsor Spitfires vs. (6) Sarnia Sting

March 20	Windsor Spitfires		0 – 3		Sarnia Sting	Windsor Arena
No scoring		First period			Steven Stamkos (1) - 5:32 Jared Gomes (1) - 11:15 Steven Stamkos (2) - 14:23
No scoring		Second period			No scoring
No scoring		Third period			No scoring
Jakub Kovář (26 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Perugini (31 saves / 31 shots)

March 21	Sarnia Sting		5 – 2		Windsor Spitfires	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
Jamie Arniel (1) - pp - 12:26		First period			No scoring
Jared Gomes (2) - 5:39 Steven Stamkos (3) - 14:59 Steven Stamkos (4) - pp - 18:34		Second period			No scoring
Justin DiBenedetto (1) - pp - 5:07		Third period			6:40 - Jordan Nolan (1) 10:58 - pp - Ryan Ellis (1)
Andrew Perugini (37 saves / 39 shots)		Goalie stats			Jakub Kovář (28 saves / 32 shots) Andrew Engelage (11 saves / 12 shots)

March 23	Windsor Spitfires		4 – 2		Sarnia Sting	Windsor Arena
No scoring		First period			3:10 - pp - Matt Martin (1)
Adam Henrique (1) - 4:58 Jordan Nolan (2) - 15:52		Second period			11:23 - sh - Steven Stamkos (5)
Greg Nemisz (1) - pp - 10:57 Taylor Hall (1) - pp - 12:00		Third period			No scoring
Jakub Kovář (19 saves / 21 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Perugini (62 saves / 66 shots)

March 25	Sarnia Sting		5 – 4		Windsor Spitfires	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
1:31 - Steven Stamkos (6) 9:23 - pp - Steven Stamkos (7)		First period			Jordan Nolan (3) - 5:17
1:31 - pp - Steven Stamkos (8) 7:53 - pp - Steven Stamkos (9) 16:42 - Matt Martin (2)		Second period			Adam Henrique (2) - 14:12
No scoring		Third period			Josh Bailey (1) - pp - 3:16 Greg Nemisz (2) - 18:54
Andrew Perugini (34 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Jakub Kovář (16 saves / 20 shots) Andrew Engelage (13 saves / 14 shots)

March 27	Windsor Spitfires		3 – 4	OT	Sarnia Sting	Windsor Arena
11:24 - pp - Ryan Ellis (2)		First period			Justin DiBenedetto (2) - 6:23
1:24 - Taylor Hall (2)		Second period			Jared Gomes (3) - 2:37 Matt Martin (3) - 19:18
3:14 - pp - Elgin Reid (1)		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		First overtime period			Devin DiDiomete (1) - 17:21
Andrew Engelage (43 saves / 47 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Perugini (51 saves / 54 shots)

Sarnia wins series 4 – 1

(4) London Knights vs. (5) Guelph Storm

March 21	London Knights		2 – 3	OT	Guelph Storm	John Labatt Centre
No scoring		First period			No scoring
1:12 - Jadran Beljo (1)		Second period			Stephen Miller (1) - 9:09
19:33 - Akim Aliu (1)		Third period			Brandon Buck (1) - pp - 13:02
No scoring		First overtime period			Drew Doughty (1) - 0:34
Jhase Sniderman (26 saves / 29 shots)		Goalie stats			Tom McCollum (36 saves / 38 shots)

March 22

Guelph Storm

4 – 1

London Knights

Sleeman Centre

March 25

London Knights

3 – 5

Guelph Storm

John Labatt Centre

March 27

Guelph Storm

1 – 2

London Knights

Sleeman Centre

March 28

London Knights

0 – 5

Guelph Storm

John Labatt Centre

Guelph wins series 4 – 1

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (7) Barrie Colts

April 2

Belleville Bulls

7 – 2

Barrie Colts

Yardmen Arena

April 3

Barrie Colts

5 – 1

Belleville Bulls

Barrie Molson Centre

April 5

Belleville Bulls

1 – 2

Barrie Colts

Yardmen Arena

April 8

Barrie Colts

2 – 3

Belleville Bulls

Barrie Molson Centre

Belleville wins series 4 – 0

(3) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs

April 3

Oshawa Generals

6 – 1

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

April 5

Niagara IceDogs

5 – 3

Oshawa Generals

Jack Gatecliff Arena

April 6

Oshawa Generals

4 – 1

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

April 8

Niagara IceDogs

4 – 6

Oshawa Generals

Jack Gatecliff Arena

April 11

Oshawa Generals

3 – 8

Niagara IceDogs

General Motors Centre

April 13

Niagara IceDogs

2 – 5

Oshawa Generals

Jack Gatecliff Arena

Oshawa wins series 4 – 2

Western conference

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Sarnia Sting

April 4	Kitchener Rangers		3 – 0		Sarnia Sting	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
12:58 - Mike Mascioli (2)		First period			No scoring
14:37 - T.J. Battani (1)		Second period			No scoring
6:17 - pp - Mike Duco (4)		Third period			No scoring
Steve Mason (38 saves / 38 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Perugini (41 saves / 44 shots)

April 5	Sarnia Sting		2 – 3	3OT	Kitchener Rangers	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
No scoring		First period			3:49 - Mikkel Bødker (3)
No scoring		Second period			0:51 - pp - Mikkel Bødker (4)
Steven Stamkos (10) - pp - 10:05 Steven Stamkos (11) - 13:11		Third period			No scoring
No scoring		Third overtime period			11:30 - Mike Duco (5)
Andrew Perugini (64 saves / 67 shots)		Goalie stats			Steve Mason (62 saves / 64 shots)

April 8	Kitchener Rangers		6 – 2		Sarnia Sting	Kitchener Memorial Auditorium
Justin Azevedo (2) - 0:32 Matthew Halischuk (7) - 2:14 Matthew Halischuk (8) - pp - 17:38		First period			3:24 - Jamie Arniel (2) 6:01 - Steve Reese (1)
Mikkel Bødker (5) - 2:30 Matt Pepe (1) - 14:14		Second period			No scoring
Nick Spaling (5) - pp - 9:55		Third period			No scoring
Steve Mason (14 saves / 16 shots) Josh Unice (9 saves / 9 shots)		Goalie stats			Andrew Perugini (33 saves / 39 shots)

April 9	Sarnia Sting		2 – 6		Kitchener Rangers	Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre
15:05 - pp - Vladimir Nikiforov (1)		First period			Mike Duco (6) - pp - 3:47
No scoring		Second period			Mike Duco (7) - 11:39 Mike Duco (8) - pp - 15:52 Matthew Halischuk (9) - 18:13
15:15 - pp - Justin DiBenedetto (3)		Third period			Justin Azevedo (3) - pp - 11:32 Justin Azevedo (4) - en - 17:17
Andrew Perugini (35 saves / 40 shots)		Goalie stats			Josh Unice (25 saves / 27 shots)

Kitchener wins series 4 – 0

(2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Guelph Storm

April 3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

1 – 4

Guelph Storm

Steelback Centre

April 4

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

3 – 1

Guelph Storm

Steelback Centre

April 7

Guelph Storm

1 – 2

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sleeman Centre

April 8

Guelph Storm

2 – 3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Sleeman Centre

April 10

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

4 – 1

Guelph Storm

Steelback Centre

Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1

Conference finals

Eastern conference

(1) Belleville Bulls vs. (3) Oshawa Generals

April 16

Belleville Bulls

3 – 2

Oshawa Generals

Yardmen Arena

April 18

Oshawa Generals

3 – 4

Belleville Bulls

General Motors Centre

April 19

Belleville Bulls

5 – 2

Oshawa Generals

Yardmen Arena

April 21

Oshawa Generals

2 – 1

Belleville Bulls

General Motors Centre

April 23

Belleville Bulls

11 – 0

Oshawa Generals

Yardmen Arena

Belleville wins series 4 – 1

Western conference

(1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

April 16

Kitchener Rangers

3 – 1

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

April 17

Kitchener Rangers

1 – 3

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

April 20

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

3 – 6

Kitchener Rangers

Steelback Centre

April 21

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

3 – 7

Kitchener Rangers

Steelback Centre

April 23

Kitchener Rangers

5 – 0

Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Kitchener wins series 4 – 1

J. Ross Robertson Cup

(W1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (E1) Belleville Bulls

April 30

Kitchener Rangers

5 – 2

Belleville Bulls

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

May 2

Belleville Bulls

2 – 5

Kitchener Rangers

Yardmen Arena

May 4

Kitchener Rangers

5 – 3

Belleville Bulls

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

May 6

Belleville Bulls

5 – 4

OT

Kitchener Rangers

Yardmen Arena

May 8

Kitchener Rangers

1 – 2

Belleville Bulls

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

May 10

Belleville Bulls

6 – 3

Kitchener Rangers

Yardmen Arena

May 12

Kitchener Rangers

4 – 1

Belleville Bulls

Kitchener Memorial Auditorium

Kitchener wins series 4 – 3

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

2007-08 Kitchener Rangers[3]
Goaltenders 30 – Josh Unice  31 – Matt Smith  35 – Steve Mason		Defencemen 3 – Frank Perna  4 – Alex Dzielski  5 – Yannick Weber  7 – Ben Shutron  8 – Dan Kelly  9 – Myles Barbieri  20 – Matt Pepe  - C 21 – Robert Bortuzzo		Wingers 11 – Nick Spaling  12 – Scott Tregunna  14 – Mike Duco  16 – Josh Schram  17 – Mike Mascioli  18 – Matt Halischuk  23 – Brandon Mashinter  24 – Spencer Anderson  25 – Jason Akeson  26 – T.J. Battani  29 – Alexei Dostoinov  89 – Mikkel Bødker		Centres 10 – Michael Catenacci  13 – Scott Timmins  15 – Justin Azevedo  19 – Nazem Kadri  Coach: Peter DeBoer General Manager: Peter DeBoer

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 Bødker	Kitchener Rangers	20	9	26	35	2
Matt Beleskey	Belleville Bulls	21	12	21	33	23
Matthew 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 Muršak	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 teams

First team

• Justin Azevedo, Centre, Kitchener Rangers
• Brett MacLean, Left Wing, Oshawa Generals
• Matthew Halischuk, Right Wing, Kitchener Rangers
• Drew Doughty, Defence, Guelph Storm
• Zach Bogosian, Defence, Peterborough Petes
• Mike Murphy, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls
• Bob Boughner, Coach, Windsor Spitfires

Second team

• Steven Stamkos, Centre, Sarnia Sting
• Luca Caputi, Left Wing, Niagara IceDogs
• Stefan Legein, Right Wing, Niagara IceDogs
• Bob Sanguinetti, Defence, Brampton Battalion
• Yannick Weber, Defence, Kitchener Rangers
• Steve Mason, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers
• Peter DeBoer, Coach, Kitchener Rangers

Third team

• Shawn Matthias, Centre, Belleville Bulls
• Matt Beleskey, Left Wing, Belleville Bulls
• Wayne Simmonds, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
• Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Niagara IceDogs
• Ryan Wilson, Defence, Sarnia Sting
• Thomas McCollum, Goaltender, Guelph Storm
• George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls

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.^[4] The skills competition was held the previous night on February 5, with the Eastern Conference winning 19–18.^[5]

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:	Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
OHL Executive of the Year:	Denise Burke, Niagara IceDogs
Bill Long Award:	Don Brankley, London Knights & Gil Hughes, Oshawa Generals
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 Friesen, Niagara IceDogs
Tim Adams Memorial Trophy:	John McFarland, Toronto Jr. Canadiens
Wayne Gretzky 99 Award:	Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers

2008 OHL Priority Selection

On May 3, 2008, the OHL conducted the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John McFarland from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. McFarland was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, awarded to the top pick in the draft.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round of the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection.^[6]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	John McFarland (RW)	Canada	Sudbury Wolves	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
2	Greg McKegg (C)	Canada	Erie Otters	St. Thomas, Ontario	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
3	Steven Shipley (C)	Canada	Owen Sound Attack	Ilderton, Ontario	Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs
4	Erik Gudbranson (D)	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs	Orleans, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. 67's
5	Ryan Spooner (C)	Canada	Peterborough Petes	Kanata, Ontario	Ottawa Jr. Senators
6	Ryan O'Connor (D)	Canada	Barrie Colts	Hamilton, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
7	Tyler Toffoli (RW)	Canada	Ottawa 67's	Scarborough, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
8	Devante Smith-Pelly (RW)	Canada	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Scarborough, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
9	Tyler Seguin (C)	Canada	Plymouth Whalers	Brampton, Ontario	Toronto Nationals
10	Brandon Saad (LW)	United States	Saginaw Spirit	Gibsonia, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Hornets
11	Gregg Sutch (RW)	Canada	Sarnia Sting	Newmarket, Ontario	York-Simcoe Express
12	Cody McNaughton (RW)	Canada	Guelph Storm	Etobicoke, Ontario	Toronto Jr. Canadiens
13	Christian Thomas (LW)	Canada	London Knights	Toronto, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
14	Freddie Hamilton (RW)	Canada	Niagara IceDogs	St. Catharines, Ontario	Toronto Marlboros
15	Sam Carrick (C)	Canada	Brampton Battalion	Goodwood, Ontario	Toronto Red Wings
16	Kevin Bailie (G)	Canada	Oshawa Generals	Belleville, Ontario	Quinte Red Devils
17	Cam Fowler (D)	United States	Windsor Spitfires	Farmington Hills, Michigan	USA U17
18	Brock Beukeboom (D)	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Port Perry, Ontario	Central Ontario Wolves
19	Stephen Silas (D)	Canada	Belleville Bulls	Georgetown, Ontario	Halton Hills Hurricanes
20	Jeff Skinner (LW)	Canada	Kitchener Rangers	Markham, Ontario	Toronto Nationals

2008 CHL Import Draft

On June 29, 2008, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2008 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Nikita Filatov from Russia with their selection.

Below are the players who were selected in the first round by Ontario Hockey League teams in the 2008 CHL Import Draft.^[7]

#	Player	Nationality	OHL team	Hometown	Minor team
1	Nikita Filatov (LW)	Russia	Sudbury Wolves	Moscow, Russia	Moscow HC CSKA-2
4	Edgar Rybakov (C)	Lithuania	Erie Otters	Vilnius, Lithuania	Moscow HC CSKA-2
7	Andrei Loktionov (C)	Russia	Windsor Spitfires	Voskresensk, Russia	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2
10	Richard Panik (RW)	Slovakia	Windsor Spitfires	Martin, Slovakia	Trinec HC Zelenzarny Jr.
13	Adam Sedlak (D)	Czech Republic	Peterborough Petes	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Vitkovice Ostrave Jr.
16	William Wallén (RW)	Sweden	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	Stockholm, Sweden	Djurgarden IF Jr.
19	Tomas Rachunek (RW)	Czech Republic	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds	Zlín, Czech Republic	Vsetin Jr.
22	Sergei Sheleg (D)	Belarus	Sudbury Wolves	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk Junost 2
25	Philipp Grubauer (G)	Germany	Belleville Bulls	Rosenheim, Germany	Starbulls Rosenheim Jr.
28	Jakub Svoboda (LW)	Czech Republic	Saginaw Spirit	Přerov, Czech Republic	Brno Kometa Jr.
31	Miroslav Preisinger (C)	Slovakia	Sarnia Sting	Bratislava, Slovakia	Bratislava Slovan Jr.
34	Robert Kousal (LW)	Czech Republic	Oshawa Generals	Pardubice, Czech Republic	Pardubice Jr.
37	Sergei Korostin (RW)	Russia	London Knights	Prokopievsk, Russia	Texas Tornado
40	Evgeny Grachev (LW)	Russia	Brampton Battalion	Yaroslavl, Russia	Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2
43	Maximilian Englbrecht (G)	Germany	Niagara IceDogs	Landshut, Germany	Landshut EV Jr.
46	Evgeny Molotilov (D)	Russia	Guelph Storm	Moscow, Russia	Moscow Dynamo-2
49	Richard Jarusek (RW)	Czech Republic	Saginaw Spirit	Brno, Czech Republic	Brno Kometa Jr.
52	Kirill Polozov (RW)	Russia	Barrie Colts	Ufa, Russia	Ufa Salavat Yulayev-2
55	Jan Latal (D)	Czech Republic	Plymouth Whalers	Středokluky, Czech Republic	Kladno Jr.
57	Simon Groenvaldt (D)	Denmark	Kitchener Rangers	Rodovre, Denmark	Rodovre Mighty Bulls

2008 NHL Entry Draft

On June 20–21, 2008, the National Hockey League conducted the 2008 NHL Entry Draft held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. In total, 46 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Steven Stamkos of the Sarnia Sting was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.^[8]

Round	#	Player	Nationality	NHL team	Hometown	OHL team
1	1	Steven Stamkos (C)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	Unionville, Ontario	Sarnia Sting
1	2	Drew Doughty (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	London, Ontario	Guelph Storm
1	3	Zach Bogosian (D)	United States	Atlanta Thrashers	Massena, New York	Peterborough Petes
1	4	Alex Pietrangelo (D)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	King City, Ontario	Niagara IceDogs
1	8	Mikkel Boedker (RW)	Denmark	Phoenix Coyotes	Brondby, Denmark	Kitchener Rangers
1	9	Josh Bailey (C)	Canada	New York Islanders	Bowmanville, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
1	10	Cody Hodgson (C)	Canada	Vancouver Canucks	Markham, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
1	20	Michael Del Zotto (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	Stouffville, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
1	23	Tyler Cuma (D)	Canada	Minnesota Wild	Bowmanville, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
1	25	Greg Nemisz (RW)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Courtice, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
1	30	Tom McCollum (G)	United States	Detroit Red Wings	Sanborn, New York	Guelph Storm
2	33	Philip McRae (C)	United States	St. Louis Blues	Chesterfield, Missouri	London Knights
2	39	Eric O'Dell (C)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Ottawa, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
2	49	Jared Staal (RW)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Thunder Bay, Ontario	Sudbury Wolves
2	50	Cameron Gaunce (D)	Canada	Colorado Avalanche	Markham, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
2	59	Tyler Beskorowany (G)	Canada	Dallas Stars	Hanmer, Ontario	Owen Sound Attack
3	68	Shawn Lalonde (D)	Canada	Chicago Blackhawks	Orleans, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
3	70	James Livingston (RW)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Newmarket, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3	71	Josh Brittain (LW)	Canada	Anaheim Ducks	Milton, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
3	74	Andrew Campbell (D)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	Caledonia, Ontario	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
3	77	Michael Hutchinson (G)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Barrie, Ontario	Barrie Colts
3	80	Adam Comrie (D)	United States	Florida Panthers	Ashburn, Virginia	Saginaw Spirit
3	82	Adam Henrique (C)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Burford, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
4	97	Jamie Arniel (C)	Canada	Boston Bruins	Kingston, Ontario	Sarnia Sting
4	100	A.J. Jenks (LW)	United States	Florida Panthers	Wolverine Lake, Michigan	Plymouth Whalers
4	105	Michal Jordan (D)	Czech Republic	Carolina Hurricanes	Zlín, Czech Republic	Plymouth Whalers
4	114	T.J. Brodie (D)	Canada	Calgary Flames	Dresden, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
4	116	Jason Missiaen (G)	Canada	Montreal Canadiens	Chatham, Ontario	Peterborough Petes
4	120	Nathan Moon (C)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Belleville, Ontario	Kingston Frontenacs
5	142	Kory Nagy (LW)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Walsingham, Ontario	Oshawa Generals
5	146	Julien Demers (D)	Canada	San Jose Sharks	Ottawa, Ontario	Ottawa 67's
5	147	Kyle DeCoste (RW)	Canada	Tampa Bay Lightning	London, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
5	148	Matt Martin (LW)	Canada	New York Islanders	Windsor, Ontario	Sarnia Sting
6	153	Justin Azevedo (C)	Canada	Los Angeles Kings	West Lorne, Ontario	Kitchener Rangers
6	154	Chris Carrozzi (G)	Canada	Atlanta Thrashers	Nepean, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6	155	Anthony Nigro (C)	Canada	St. Louis Blues	Woodbridge, Ontario	Guelph Storm
6	164	Nick Crawford (D)	Canada	Buffalo Sabres	Caledon, Ontario	Saginaw Spirit
6	165	Mike Murphy (G)	Canada	Carolina Hurricanes	Inverary, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
6	171	Mitch Gaulton (D)	Canada	New York Rangers	Grimsby, Ontario	Erie Otters
6	175	Justin DiBenedetto (LW)	Canada	New York Islanders	Vaughan, Ontario	Sarnia Sting
6	178	Zac Rinaldo (LW)	Canada	Philadelphia Flyers	Hamilton, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
6	180	Patrick Killeen (G)	Canada	Pittsburgh Penguins	Carp, Ontario	Brampton Battalion
6	181	Stephen Johnston (C)	Canada	Detroit Red Wings	Guelph, Ontario	Belleville Bulls
7	189	Tim Billingsley (D)	Canada	Phoenix Coyotes	Ottawa, Ontario	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
7	202	Harry Young (D)	Canada	New Jersey Devils	Windsor, Ontario	Windsor Spitfires
7	204	Stefan Della Rovere (LW)	Canada	Washington Capitals	Maple, Ontario	Barrie Colts

See also

• List of OHA Junior A standings
• List of OHL seasons
• 2008 NHL Entry Draft
• 2008 Memorial Cup
• 2007–08 QMJHL season
• 2007–08 WHL season
• 2007 in ice hockey
• 2008 in ice hockey