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
Number of teams
22
Commissioner
Ron Robison
TV partner(s)
Shaw TV
WHL seasons
← 2006–07
2008–09 →
The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2008, and ended on March 16, 2008. The WHL Playoffs began on March 21, 2008, and ended on May 7, 2008.
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; TOI = Total ice time; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
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 [ ]
See also2008 Memorial Cup
The 90th MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener , Ontario . It began on May 16, and concluded on May 25, 2008.
WHL awards [ ]
All-Star Teams [ ]
2008 Bantam Draft [ ]
First Round [1]
Team Photos [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]