2007–08 Victoria Salmon Kings season

2007-08 Victoria Salmon Kings
West Division Champions
Division 1st West
Conference 2nd National
League 7th ECHL
2007-08 record 42-23-4-3
Home record 24-7-3-2
Road record 18-16-1-1
Goals for 256
Goals against 239
Team information
General Manager Dan Belisle
Coach Mark Morrison
Assistant Coach Quinten Van Horlick
Steve Lingren
Captain Kiel McLeod (Oct-Feb)
Jordan Krestanovich
Alternate captains Jordan Krestanovich (Oct-Feb)
Gary Gladue
Paul Ballantyne
Arena Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
Average attendance 4,871
Team leaders
Goals Wes Goldie (42)
Assists Jordan Krestanovich (52)
Points Ash Goldie (83)
Penalties in minutes Robin Gomez (142)
Plus/minus Kevin Estrada (+9)
Wins Julien Ellis (24)
Goals against average Julien Ellis (3.18)
< 2006-07 2008-09 >

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 complement 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) 7242234391256239
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 7240225590224183
Alaska Aces (STL) 7241264187245229
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 7232302874239259
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJ) 7224395457208265

Conference standings

National Conference GP W L OTL SOL PTS GF GA
Las Vegas Wranglers (CGY) (y) 72471357106244179
Victoria Salmon Kings (VAN) (y) 7242234391256239
Fresno Falcons (Independent) 7242224492242216
Idaho Steelheads (DAL) 7240225590224183
Alaska Aces (STL) 7241264187245229
Utah Grizzlies (NYI) 7232302874239259
Bakersfield Condors (Independent) 7226372761230280
Stockton Thunder (EDM) 7227403259200250
Phoenix RoadRunners (SJ) 7224395457208265

Schedule and results

Regular season

2007–08 Game log

Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2008 Kelly Cup playoffs

Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Goldie, AshAsh Goldie 70 40 43 83 -2 24
Krestanovich, JordanJordan Krestanovich 70 13 52 65 -19 20
Goldie, WesWes Goldie 72 42 19 61 -8 66
Bernier, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bernier 59 21 27 48 +4 32
Estrada, KevinKevin Estrada 59 18 30 48 +9 45
Wade, RyanRyan Wade 70 11 33 44 -16 90
Gladue, GaryGary Gladue 71 5 37 42 -11 48
Gajic, MilanMilan Gajic 35 15 25 40 -8 14
McLeod, KielKiel McLeod 48 15 20 35 -24 117
St. Jacques, ChrisChris St. Jacques 51 11 23 34 4 34
Coulombe, PatrickPatrick Coulombe 58 8 22 30 -1 40
Yeo, DylanDylan Yeo 55 10 18 28 +4 76
Llyod, DarylDaryl Llyod 52 10 16 26 -5 128
Kelly, MattMatt Kelly 54 7 16 23 -3 59
Ballantyne, PaulPaul Ballantyne 52 6 16 22 -5 42
Krestanovich, DerekDerek Krestanovich 57 8 8 16 +1 57
Barrett, NathanNathan Barrett 13 3 10 13 -6 4
Dietrich, JacobJacob Dietrich 9 2 3 5 -1 0
Rahimi, DanielDaniel Rahimi 19 0 5 5 -2 14
Deschamps, DarrenDarren Deschamps 42 0 4 4 -8 39
Lambert, SimonSimon Lambert 6 0 3 3 +4 2
Levold, BradyBrady Levold 3 2 0 2 +2 2
Gomez, RobinRobin Gomez 38 1 1 2 -10 142
Blanchard, TrevorTrevor Blanchard 7 1 0 1 -1 16
Zanon, BradBrad Zanon 14 0 1 1 0 19
Nathe, BryanBryan Nathe 15 0 1 1 -2 4
Morris, TyTy Morris 1 0 0 0 0 2
Lalonde, AlexAlex Lalonde 1 0 0 0 +1 0
Labelle, JonathanJonathan Labelle 2 0 0 0 -3 2
Nelson, EricEric Nelson 3 0 0 0 -1 6
Sagert, KalvinKalvin Sagert 4 0 0 0 0 0
Shaw, ChrisChris Shaw 15 0 0 0 -1 13

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM
Goldie, WesWes Goldie 11 5 6 11 +3 4
Goldie, AshAsh Goldie 11 4 6 10 -2 8
Wade, RyanRyan Wade 11 5 4 9 +5 16
Yeo, DylanDylan Yeo 11 4 3 7 -3 18
Bernier, Marc-AndreMarc-Andre Bernier 11 6 0 6 -2 6
St. Jacques, ChrisChris St. Jacques 11 2 3 5 -3 22
Coulombe, PatrickPatrick Coulombe 11 0 5 5 -3 4
McLeod, KielKiel McLeod 3 2 2 4 0 10
Dietrich, JacobJacob Dietrich 8 2 2 4 -2 2
Estrada, KevinKevin Estrada 10 1 3 4 -6 21
Lloyd, DarylDaryl Lloyd 11 1 2 3 0 12
Ballantyne, PaulPaul Ballantyne 10 2 0 2 +2 8
Zanon, BradBrad Zanon 10 0 2 2 +4 4
Leavold, BradyBrady Leavold 2 0 1 1 +1 2
Deschamps, DarrenDarren Deschamps 5 0 1 1 +2 0
Krestanovich, JordanJordan Krestanovich 5 0 1 1 0 2
Krestanovich, DerekDerek Krestanovich 7 0 1 1 -1 2
Gladue, GaryGary Gladue 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
Player GP TOI W L OT SOL GA GAA Sv% SO
Ellis, JulienJulien Ellis 42 2412 24 11 2 3 128 3.18 .908 2
Thompson, BillyBilly Thompson 34 1897 18 12 2 0 106 3.24 .907 2
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA Sv% SO
Thompson, BillyBilly Thompson 9 534 4 5 31 3.48 .881 0
Ellis, JulienJulien Ellis 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 Kings
Free Trade
To Augusta Lynx
Warren McCutcheon
December 6, 2007 To Victoria Salmon Kings
Free Trade
To Phoenix RoadRunners
Bryan 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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