2007–08 WHL season
| 2007–08 WHL season |
| League |
Western Hockey League |
| Duration |
Preseason
2007-08-29 – 2007-09-15
Regular season
2007-09-20 – 2008-03-16
Playoffs
2008-03-21 – 2008-05-07 |
| Champions |
Spokane Chiefs (2) |
| Number of teams |
22 |
| Commissioner |
Ron Robison |
| Television |
Shaw TV |
| WHL seasons |
|
← 2006–07 |
2008–09 → |
The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL).[1] The regular season began on September 20, 2007,[2] and ended on March 16, 2008.[3] The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008,[4] and ended on May 7, 2008.[5]
A new expansion team, the Edmonton Oil Kings, joined the league bringing the WHL to 22 teams that played a 72 game season. The Spokane Chiefs won the Ed Chynoweth Cup, defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes in four games. Spokane would go on to capture the Memorial Cup.
League notes
- The Oil Kings joined the Central Division of the Eastern Conference, bringing the Eastern Conference to twelve teams, while the Western Conference remained at ten. The new team in Alberta's capital is the fourth WHL team to represent the city of Edmonton, preceded by the original Oil Kings franchises that played in the 1960s and 1970s, and later the Edmonton Ice, who played two seasons from 1996–98 before relocating to the Kootenays.
- The playoff format was revised so that the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the playoffs, as opposed to the top four in each division. Division winners are guaranteed a top two seed in each conference.
Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; x = Clinched playoff berth; y = 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; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
2008 WHL Playoffs
Overview
Conference quarter-finals
Eastern Conference
| Moose Jaw vs. Calgary |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Moose Jaw 1 | 5 Calgary |
| March 23 | Moose Jaw 4 | 2 Calgary |
| March 25 | Calgary 8 | 3 Moose Jaw |
| March 26 | Calgary 3 | 1 Moose Jaw |
| March 28 | Moose Jaw 4 | 2 Calgary |
| March 30 | Calgary 4 | 2 Moose Jaw |
| Calgary wins 4–2 |
|
| Swift Current vs. Regina |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Swift Current 1 | 2 Regina |
| March 22 | Swift Current 5 | 3 Regina |
| March 25 | (OT) Regina 4 | 3 Swift Current |
| March 26 | Regina 4 | 5 Swift Current (2OT) |
| March 28 | Swift Current 6 | 3 Regina |
| March 29 | Regina 2 | 5 Swift Current |
| Swift Current wins 4–2 |
|
| Brandon vs. Lethbridge |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Brandon 1 | 2 Lethbridge |
| March 22 | Brandon 3 | 4 Lethbridge |
| March 25 | Lethbridge 4 | 3 Brandon |
| March 26 | Lethbridge 1 | 5 Brandon |
| March 28 | Lethbridge 3 | 4 Brandon |
| March 30 | Brandon 0 | 4 Lethbridge |
| Lethbridge wins 4–2 |
|
| Kootenay vs. Medicine Hat |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Kootenay 5 | 2 Medicine Hat |
| March 22 | (OT) Kootenay 4 | 3 Medicine Hat |
| March 25 | Medicine Hat 1 | 2 Kootenay |
| March 26 | Medicine Hat 5 | 3 Kootenay |
| March 28 | Kootenay 3 | 1 Medicine Hat |
| Kootenay wins 4–1 |
|
Western Conference
| Kamloops vs. Tri-City |
|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Kamloops 1 | 6 Tri-City |
| March 22 | Kamloops 1 | 4 Tri-City |
| March 25 | Tri-City 4 | 3 Kamloops |
| March 26 | Tri-City 6 | 2 Kamloops |
| Tri-City wins 4–0 |
|
| Chilliwack vs. Vancouver |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Chilliwack 1 | 2 Vancouver |
| March 22 | Chilliwack 2 | 3 Vancouver |
| March 25 | (3OT) Vancouver 4 | 3 Chilliwack |
| March 26 | Vancouver 2 | 1 Chilliwack |
| Vancouver wins 4–0 |
|
| Everett vs. Spokane |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Everett 2 | 5 Spokane |
| March 22 | Everett 1 | 4 Spokane |
| March 26 | Spokane 4 | 1 Everett |
| March 28 | (OT) Spokane 3 | 2 Everett |
| Spokane wins 4–0 |
|
| Kelowna vs. Seattle |
| Date | Away | Home |
| March 21 | Kelowna 3 | 2 Seattle |
| March 22 | Kelowna 3 | 1 Seattle |
| March 24 | (OT) Seattle 3 | 2 Kelowna |
| March 25 | Seattle 6 | 4 Kelowna |
| March 27 | Kelowna 2 | 6 Seattle |
| March 29 | Seattle 3 | 4 Kelowna (OT) |
| April 1 | Kelowna 2 | 4 Seattle |
| Seattle wins 4–3 |
|
Conference semi-finals
| Eastern Conference |
| Swift Current vs. Calgary |
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Calgary 2 | 3 Swift Current |
| April 5 | Calgary 5 | 2 Swift Current |
| April 8 | Swift Current 5 | 6 Calgary (2OT) |
| April 9 | Swift Current 2 | 3 Calgary |
| April 11 | Swift Current 5 | 2 Calgary |
| April 12 | Calgary 8 | 4 Swift Current |
| Calgary wins 4–2 |
|
| Kootenay vs. Lethbridge |
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Kootenay 3 | 2 Lethbridge |
| April 5 | Kootenay 4 | 5 Lethbridge (OT) |
| April 8 | Lethbridge 5 | 2 Kootenay |
| April 9 | (2OT) Lethbridge 2 | 1 Kootenay |
| April 11 | Kootenay 0 | 3 Lethbridge |
| Lethbridge wins 4–1 |
|
| Western Conference |
| Vancouver vs. Spokane |
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Vancouver 4 | 1 Spokane |
| April 6 | Vancouver 1 | 4 Spokane |
| April 9 | Spokane 3 | 2 Vancouver |
| April 11 | Spokane 1 | 3 Vancouver |
| April 12 | Spokane 4 | 0 Vancouver |
| April 14 | Vancouver 1 | 3 Spokane |
| Spokane wins 4–2 |
|
| Seattle vs. Tri-City |
|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 4 | Seattle 7 | 1 Tri-City |
| April 5 | Seattle 0 | 4 Tri-City |
| April 8 | Tri-City 3 | 2 Seattle |
| April 9 | (OT) Tri-City 3 | 2 Seattle |
| April 11 | Seattle 0 | 4 Tri-City |
| Tri-City wins 4–1 |
|
Conference finals
| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Lethbridge vs. Calgary |
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 17 | Lethbridge 5 | 2 Calgary |
| April 18 | (OT) Lethbridge 4 | 3 Calgary |
| April 22 | Calgary 0 | 6 Lethbridge |
| April 23 | Calgary 2 | 4 Lethbridge |
| Lethbridge wins 4–0 |
|
| Spokane vs. Tri-City |
|---|
| Date | Away | Home |
| April 18 | (2OT) Spokane 1 | 0 Tri-City |
| April 20 | Spokane 0 | 1 Tri-City (2OT) |
| April 21 | Tri-City 0 | 2 Spokane |
| April 22 | (OT) Tri-City 3 | 2 Spokane |
| April 26 | (2OT) Spokane 4 | 3 Tri-City |
| April 28 | (OT) Tri-City 2 | 1 Spokane |
| April 29 | Spokane 4 | 1 Tri-City |
| Spokane wins 4–3 |
|
WHL Championship
| Lethbridge vs. Spokane |
| Date | Away | Home |
| May 2 | Lethbridge 1 | 4 Spokane |
| May 3 | Lethbridge 2 | 5 Spokane |
| May 6 | (OT) Spokane 2 | 1 Lethbridge |
| May 7 | Spokane 4 | 1 Lethbridge |
| Spokane wins 4-0 |
Memorial Cup
The 90th MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener, Ontario.[6] It began on May 16, and concluded on May 25, 2008.
WHL awards
2008 Bantam Draft
First Round[7]
Notes
See also
References
External links
