The 2007–08 OHL season was the 28th season of the

Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League (OHL; ) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League, alongside the Western Hockey League and the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. The league is for players ag ...

. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the schedule, that started on September 19, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. The

Mississauga IceDogs The Mississauga IceDogs were a Canadian junior ice hockey team in Mississauga, Ontario. They played in the Ontario Hockey League from 1998 to 2007. A sale relocated the team to St. Catharines, Ontario for the 2007–08 season and they are now ca ...

relocated to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in downtown

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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 Niagara IceDogs are a Canadian Hockey League, major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League based in St. Catharines, Ontario, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The franchise was originally known as the Mississauga IceDogs and found ...

. The Toronto St. Michael's Majors replaced the IceDogs in the Hershey Centre, renaming themselves, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. The

Kingston Frontenacs The Kingston Frontenacs are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Kingston, Ontario. The Frontenacs play home games at Slush Puppie Place, which opened in 2008. The team's history predates the Ontario Ho ...

moved late-season from the

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to the new K-Rock Centre, which opened on February 22, 2008. On the afternoon of February 18, 2008,

Windsor Spitfires The Windsor Spitfires are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team is based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1971, the franchise was promoted to the Ontario Major Junior Hockey League for the 1975� ...

team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19, of the rare heart condition

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. The playoffs began March 20, with the

Kitchener Rangers The Kitchener Rangers are a major junior ice hockey team based in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Midwest Division of the Western Conference of the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers have won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL ...

winning the

J. Ross Robertson Cup The J. Ross Robertson Cup is a Canadian ice hockey trophy. It is awarded annually in junior ice hockey to the champion of the Ontario Hockey League playoffs. It was donated by John Ross Robertson to the Ontario Hockey Association in 1910, an ...

as OHL champions. The Rangers were also chosen before the start of the season to host the

2008 Memorial Cup The 2008 Memorial Cup was played in May 2008 in Kitchener, Ontario at the Memorial Auditorium. It was the 90th annual Memorial Cup competition and determined the major junior ice hockey champion of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL). Kitchene ...

tournament.

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

Western conference

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

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''

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

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

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

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

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

Western conference

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

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

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

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

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

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

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

Western conference

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

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

Conference finals

Eastern conference

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

Western conference

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

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes''

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''

All-Star teams

First team

* Justin Azevedo, Centre,

* Brett MacLean, Left Wing,

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* Matthew Halischuk, Right Wing,

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, Defence,

Guelph Storm The Guelph Storm are a major junior ice hockey team based in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. They have played in the OHL since the 1991–92 season. The team plays home games at the Sleeman Centre. History The franchise started as the Toronto Marl ...

Zach Bogosian Zachary M. Bogosian (born July 15, 1990) is an American professional ice hockey Defenceman, defenseman for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). He has previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, Buffalo Sabres, ...

, Defence,

Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played at the Peterborough Memorial Centre in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league. ...

* Mike Murphy, Goaltender,

Belleville Bulls The Belleville Bulls were a junior ice hockey team, founded in 1981 and based in Belleville, Ontario. The team played in the Eastern Division of the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). The team relocated to Hamilton, Ontario, ...

* Bob Boughner, Coach,

Second team

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, Centre,

Sarnia Sting The Sarnia Sting are a junior ice hockey team based in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. They are one of the 20 teams that make up the Ontario Hockey League. They play out of the Progressive Auto Sales Arena (formerly the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment ...

* Luca Caputi, Left Wing,

* Stefan Legein, Right Wing,

* Bob Sanguinetti, Defence, Brampton Battalion * Yannick Weber, Defence,

* Steve Mason, Goaltender,

* Peter DeBoer, Coach,

Third team

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, Centre,

* Matt Beleskey, Left Wing,

* Wayne Simmonds, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds *

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, Defence,

* Ryan Wilson, Defence,

* Thomas McCollum, Goaltender,

* George Burnett, Coach,

All-Star Classic

The OHL All-Star Classic was played February 6, 2008 at the Steelback Centre in

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, 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

2008 OHL Priority Selection

On May 3, 2008, the OHL conducted the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The

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held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John McFarland from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. McFarland was awarded the

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, 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.

2008 CHL Import Draft

On June 29, 2008, the

Canadian Hockey League The Canadian Hockey League (CHL; , LCH) is an umbrella organization that represents the three Canada-based major junior ice hockey leagues. The CHL was founded in 1975 as the Canadian Major Junior Hockey League, and is composed of its three me ...

conducted the 2008 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The

held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Nikita Filatov from

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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.

2008 NHL Entry Draft

On June 20–21, 2008, the

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conducted the

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held at

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. In total, 46 players from the

were selected in the draft.

of the

was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the

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. Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.NHL & WHA Draft History
Hockey DB. Retrieved November 29, 2022

References

External links

OHL web siteHockeyDB
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Regular season

Final standings

Eastern conference

Western conference

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Playoffs

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern conference

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

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

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

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

Western conference

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

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

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

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

Conference semifinals

Eastern conference

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

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

Western conference

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

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

Conference finals

Eastern conference

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

Western conference

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

J. Ross Robertson Cup

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

J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster

Playoff scoring leaders

Playoff leading goaltenders

All-Star teams

First team

Second team

Third team

All-Star Classic

Awards

2008 OHL Priority Selection

2008 CHL Import Draft

2008 NHL Entry Draft

See also

References

External links