2007–08 OPJHL season

2007–08 OPJHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League Hockey Regular season 2007-09-07 – 2008-02-13 Playoffs 2008-02-14 – 2008-04-13 Oakville Blades 35 OPJHL 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 OPJHL season is the 15th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League (OPJHL). The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions will compete in a 49-game schedule. Come February, the top six teams of each division competed for the Frank L. Buckland Trophy, the OJHL championship. The winner of the Buckland Cup, the Oakville Blades, competed in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup, and won. Once successful against the winners of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion Blades then moved on to play in the Canadian Junior A Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup where they finished last. Changes Couchiching Terriers are back for 2007-08 Streetsville Derbys have moved to Rexdale Oswego Admirals are now Toronto Dixie Beehives Trenton Sting are now Quinte West Pack Toronto Thunderbirds are now Villanova Knights Bancroft Hawks are folding for 2007-08 season Bramalea Blues are folding for 2007-08 season Final standings as of February 13, 2008 Note: 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 East Division Team Centre 2007-08 Record GF–GA Points zx-Wellington Dukes Wellington 34-11-0-4 202-113 72 zx-Kingston Voyageurs Kingston 33-13-0-3 188-146 69 x-Port Hope Predators Port Hope 30-13-0-6 198-156 66 x-Peterborough Stars Peterborough 29-13-0-7 161-133 65 x-Bowmanville Eagles Bowmanville 21-18-0-10 135-145 52 x-Lindsay Muskies Lindsay 20-23-0-6 144-165 46 y-Trenton Hercs Trenton 17-30-0-2 135-205 36 y-Cobourg Cougars Cobourg 12-36-0-1 142-238 25 North Division Team Centre 2007-08 Record GF–GA Points zx-Huntsville Otters Huntsville 42-7-0-0 218-92 84 zx-Newmarket Hurricanes Newmarket 41-6-0-2 236-112 84 x-Aurora Tigers Aurora 33-12-0-4 250-138 70 x-Stouffville Spirit Stouffville 31-13-0-5 245-166 67 x-Couchiching Terriers Rama 29-15-0-5 214-159 63 x-Orangeville Crushers Orangeville 17-29-0-3 138-197 37 y-Seguin Bruins Humphrey 11-36-0-2 154-292 24 y-Collingwood Blues Collingwood 10-36-0-3 107-220 23 y-Villanova Knights Toronto 6-42-0-1 124-311 13 South Division Team Centre 2007-08 Record GF–GA Points zx-St. Michael's Buzzers Toronto 43-4-0-2 291-124 88 zx-Vaughan Vipers Vaughan 41-4-0-4 256-127 86 x-Markham Waxers Markham 36-11-0-2 259-168 74 x-Toronto Jr. Canadiens Toronto 29-18-0-2 223-175 60 x-North York Rangers Toronto 20-27-0-2 169-186 42 x-Toronto Dixie Beehives Toronto 17-27-0-5 175-248 39 y-Durham Fury Oshawa 13-31-0-5 171-267 31 y-Ajax Attack Ajax 12-34-0-3 142-268 27 y-Pickering Panthers Pickering 10-38-0-1 135-260 21 West Division Team Centre 2007-08 Record GF–GA Points zx-Oakville Blades Oakville 39-6-0-4 222-139 82 zx-Georgetown Raiders Georgetown 30-14-0-5 202-164 65 x-Hamilton Red Wings Hamilton 31-16-0-2 255-183 64 x-Brampton Capitals Brampton 30-16-0-3 213-176 63 x-Burlington Cougars Burlington 24-20-0-5 230-188 53 x-Milton Icehawks Milton 22-20-0-7 185-194 51 y-Mississauga Chargers Mississauga 22-23-0-4 213-245 48 y-Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo 15-30-0-4 151-223 34 y-Streetsville Derbys Toronto 8-40-0-1 122-281 17 Please note: (x-) denotes playoff berth, (y-) denotes elimination, (zx-) denotes first round bye. Teams listed on the official league website . Standings listed by Pointstreak on official league website . 2007-08 Frank L. Buckland Trophy Playoffs the Central Canada Championship Dudley Hewitt Cup the national championship 2008 Royal Bank Cup y Division Quarter-finals Division Semi-finals Division Finals Conference Final Buckland Cup Series East South West North E4 Peterborough E5 Bowmanville 0 3 E3 Port Hope E6 Lindsay 3 1 S4 Toronto S5 North York 3 2 S3 Markham S6 Dixie 3 0 E1 Wellington E5 Bowmanville 4 0 E2 Kingston E3 Port Hope 4 1 S1 St. Michael's S4 Toronto 4 2 S2 Vaughan S3 Markham 0 4 E1 Wellington E2 Kingston 4 0 S1 St. Michael's S3 Markham 2 4 E1 Wellington S3 Markham 1 4 W3 Hamilton W6 Milton 2 3 W4 Brampton W5 Burlington 3 0 N4 Stouffville N5 Couchiching 3 0 N3 Aurora N6 Orangeville 3 0 W1 Oakville W6 Milton 4 1 W2 Georgetown W4 Brampton 4 1 N1 Huntsville N4 Stouffville 3 4 N2 Newmarket N3 Aurora 1 4 W1 Oakville W2 Georgetown 4 1 N4 Stouffville N3 Aurora 1 4 W1 Oakville N3 Aurora 4 2 S3 Markham Waxers 1 W1 Oakville Blades 4 Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card. Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website . Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Oakville finished first, Newmarket finished second. Round Robin Oakville Blades 5 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1 Newmarket Hurricanes 5 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves 1 Oakville Blades 5 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves 3 Newmarket Hurricanes 7 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1 Oakville Blades 5 - Newmarket Hurricanes 2 Semi-final Newmarket Hurricanes 2 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1 OT Final Oakville Blades 6 - Newmarket Hurricanes 3 2008 Royal Bank Cup Championship Hosted by Cornwall Colts in Cornwall, Ontario. Oakville finished fifth. Round Robin Cornwall Colts 5 - Oakville Blades 4 Weeks Crushers 4 - Oakville Blades 3 OT Oakville Blades 7 - Humboldt Broncos 6 Camrose Kodiaks 6 - Oakville Blades 1 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Bruce Crawford Mississauga Chargers 46 41 57 98 87 Paul Rodrigues Vaughan Vipers 49 37 61 98 82 Fred Cassiani St. Michael's Buzzers 49 32 57 89 36 David Vallorani Milton Icehawks 49 32 55 87 42 Spencer Abbott Hamilton Red Wings 48 42 41 83 42 Adam Shirley Vaughan Vipers 49 35 47 82 127 Marc Hagel Hamilton Red Wings 49 24 58 82 67 Richard Ryan St. Michael's Buzzers 48 28 53 81 16 Rick Acorn Couchiching Terriers 47 31 49 80 66 Adam Bevilacqua Mississauga Chargers 49 28 51 79 46 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 SOL GA SO Sv% GAA Jeff Dawson Huntsville Otters 39 2247:27 31 6 0 0 79 5 .928 2.11 Paul Karpowich Wellington Dukes 22 1201:35 15 3 2 0 43 3 .922 2.15 Zac Fryia Peterborough Stars 25 1353:18 14 4 0 4 49 1 .921 2.17 Jake Ficsher Wellington Dukes 29 1699:21 19 7 1 1 62 2 .920 2.19 Scott Greenham Oakville Blades 35 2071:39 27 3 1 2 80 3 .923 2.32 Players selected in 2008 NHL entry draft Rd 2 #36 Corey Trivino - New York Islanders (Stouffville Spirit) Rd 2 #52 Brandon Burlon - New Jersey Devils (St. Michael's Buzzers) Rd 6 #179 Braden Birch - Chicago Blackhawks (Oakville Blades) Rd 7 #185 Paul Karpowich - St. Louis Blues (Wellington Dukes) Rd 7 #210 Nicholas D'Agostino - Pittsburgh Penguins (St. Michael's Buzzers) See also 2008 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of OJHL seasons Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League 2007 in ice hockey 2008 in ice hockey References External links Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League 2006–07 OPJHL season 2008–09 OJHL season OJHL seasons Category:Ontario Junior Hockey League seasons OPJHL