2007–08 OHL season

2007–08 OHL season #007AC2 #FFFFFF Ontario Hockey League Hockey Regular season Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 Playoffs Mar. 19, 2008 – May 12, 2008 Playoffs Wayne Gretzky 99 Award Justin Azevedo (Rangers) Kitchener Rangers (4) Belleville Bulls 20 Draft Ryan O'Reilly Erie Otters Regular season Hamilton Spectator Trophy Kitchener Rangers (7) Red Tilson Trophy Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) Rogers TV, TVCogeco OHL 2006–07 2008–09 2007–08 CHL season #4B489D #FFFFFF Canadian Hockey League Hockey David Branch Player of the Year Award Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) (OHL) CHL Top Scorer Award Justin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) (OHL) OHL Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 QMJHL Sept. 13, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 WHL Sept. 20, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008 60 RDS Rogers Sportsnet Rogers TV Shaw TV Memorial Cup Spokane Chiefs (WHL) 2 Kitchener Rangers (OHL) The 2007–08 OHL season was the 28th season of the Ontario Hockey League. Twenty teams played 68 games each during the schedule, that started on September 19, 2007, and concluded on March 16, 2008. The Mississauga IceDogs relocated to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in downtown St. Catharines 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.Local News September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes The Toronto St. Michael's Majors replaced the IceDogs in the Hershey Centre, renaming themselves, the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. The Kingston Frontenacs moved late-season from the Kingston Memorial Centre to the new K-Rock Centre, which opened on February 22, 2008. On the afternoon of February 18, 2008, Windsor Spitfires team captain Mickey Renaud died after collapsing at his home, at age 19, of the rare heart condition hypertrophic cardiomyopathy."The Globe and Mail 2008/02/18" The playoffs began March 20, with the Kitchener Rangers winning the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions. The Rangers were also chosen before the start of the season to host the 2008 Memorial Cup 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 Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Belleville Bulls East 68 48 14 4 2 102 280 175 2 y-Brampton Battalion Central 68 42 22 1 3 88 259 187 3 x-Oshawa Generals East 68 38 17 6 7 89 290 262 4 x-Niagara IceDogs Central 68 42 25 0 1 85 272 222 5 x-Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Central 68 31 32 2 3 67 203 243 6 x-Ottawa 67's East 68 29 34 2 3 63 201 237 7 x-Barrie Colts Central 68 28 34 3 3 62 185 223 8 x-Peterborough Petes East 68 28 36 1 3 60 199 250 9 Kingston Frontenacs East 68 25 41 0 2 52 227 312 10 Sudbury Wolves Central 68 17 46 2 3 39 175 292 Western conference Rank TeamDIV GP W L OTL SL PTS GF GA 1 z-Kitchener Rangers Midwest 68 53 11 1 3 110 289 174 2 y-Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds West 68 44 18 2 4 94 247 173 3 x-Windsor Spitfires West 68 41 15 7 5 94 279 205 4 x-London Knights Midwest 68 38 24 4 2 82 250 230 5 x-Guelph Storm Midwest 68 34 25 5 4 77 213 187 6 x-Sarnia Sting West 68 37 29 2 0 76 251 229 7 x-Saginaw Spirit West 68 33 25 8 2 76 234 231 8 x-Plymouth Whalers West 68 34 28 2 4 74 228 223 9 Owen Sound Attack Midwest 68 20 41 2 5 47 200 290 10 Erie Otters Midwest 68 18 46 2 2 40 206 343 Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJustin AzevedoKitchener Rangers 67438112469Brett MacLeanOshawa Generals 61615811942John TavaresOshawa Generals 59407811869Luca Caputi Niagara IceDogs 665160111107Steven Stamkos Sarnia Sting 61584710588Chris Terry Plymouth Whalers 684457101107Jack Combs Saginaw Spirit 67425810093Michael Swift Niagara IceDogs 683862100130Dustin Jeffrey Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 5638599730Josh BaileyWindsor Spitfires 6729679632 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 SL GA SO Sv% GAA Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 49 2942 36 7 3 1 110 3 0.929 2.24 Kyle Gajewski Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 603562391613 14530.9132.44 Josh Unice Kitchener Rangers 422376306129740.9082.45 Tom McCollum Guelph Storm 51297825173312440.9142.50 Steve Mason London / Kitchener 4225303271210630.9162.51 Playoffs Conference quarterfinals Conference semifinals Conference finals OHL championship Eastern Western 1 Belleville 4 8 Peterborough 1 2 Brampton 1 7 Barrie 4 3 Oshawa 4 6 Ottawa 0 4 Niagara 4 5 Mississauga 0 1 Kitchener 4 8 Plymouth 0 3 Windsor 1 6 Sarnia 4 2 Sault Ste. Marie 4 7 Saginaw 0 4 London 1 5 Guelph 4 1 Belleville 4 7 Barrie 0 3 Oshawa 4 4 Niagara 2 1 Kitchener 4 6 Sarnia 0 2 Sault Ste. Marie 4 5 Guelph 1 1 Belleville 4 3 Oshawa 1 1 Kitchener 4 2 Sault Ste. Marie 1 E1 Belleville 3 W1 Kitchener 4 Conference quarterfinals Eastern conference (1) Belleville Bulls vs. (8) Peterborough Petes Belleville Bulls Peterborough Petes Yardmen Arena Peterborough Memorial Centre March 19 4 – 1 1 1 5:58 - pp - Andrew Self (1) 8:31 - Stephen Johnston (1) 13:52 - Nigel Williams (1) No scoring No scoring Branislav Rehuš (1) - pp - 16:37 19:59 - en - P.K. Subban (1) No scoring Mike Murphy (25 saves / 26 shots) Trevor Cann (29 saves / 32 shots) March 20 5 – 4 1 2 2 16:46 - Cory Tanaka (1) Brett Theberge (1) - 4:47 Zack Kassian (1) - pp - 6:40 17:39 - pp - Matt Beleskey (1) Kenzie Sheppard (1) - 2:35 11:19 - P.K. Subban (2) 17:39 - Jan Muršak (1) Justin Soryal (1) - 5:50 No scoring Brett Theberge (2) - pp - 11:03 Mike Murphy (33 saves / 38 shots) Trevor Cann (51 saves / 55 shots) March 22 4 – 3 1 1 Keaton Turkiewicz (1) - 10:43 Bryan Cameron (1) - 11:28 13:26 - sh - Artūrs Kulda (1) Adam Perry (1) - 4:50 8:09 - sh - Yves Bastien (1) Matt Beleskey (2) - pp - 9:12 6:15 - pp - Kenzie Sheppard (2) Mike Murphy (29 saves / 32 shots) Trevor Cann (45 saves / 49 shots) March 24 2 – 3 1 2 1 Jan Muršak (2) - pp - 7:58 No scoring Nigel Williams (2) - sh - 15:18 1:29 - Zach Harnden (1) No scoring 19:28 - Justin Soryal (2) P.K. Subban (3) - 6:24 No scoring Mike Murphy (32 saves / 34 shots) Trevor Cann (45 saves / 48 shots) March 25 1 – 7 2 1 6:16 - Matthew Tipoff (1) 14:55 - Stephen Johnston (2) Yves Bastien (2) - 3:40 6:39 - pp - Jan Muršak (3) No scoring 11:39 - Andrew Self (2) 12:09 - Stephen Johnston (3) 18:04 - pp - Nigel Williams (3) 18:23 - Bryan Cameron (2) No scoring Mike Murphy (31 saves / 32 shots) Trevor Cann (24 saves / 31 shots) Belleville wins series 4 – 1 (2) Brampton Battalion vs. (7) Barrie Colts Brampton Battalion Barrie Colts Powerade Centre Barrie Molson Centre March 20 1 – 3 1 2 No scoring No scoring 0:40 - pp - Cody Hodgson (1) Stefan Della Rovere (1) - pp - 6:52 No scoring Tomáš Marcinko (1) - 14:22 Tomáš Marcinko (2) - en - 19:29 Bryan Pitton (25 saves / 27 shots) Michael Hutchinson (31 saves / 32 shots) March 22 3 – 2 1 2 2 No scoring Shawn Frank (1) - 10:13 16:36 - Cody Hodgson (2) Daniel Michalsky (1) - 18:58 16:44 - Thomas Stajan (1) Daniel Michalsky (2) - 13:35 Bryan Pitton (36 saves / 39 shots) Michael Hutchinson (49 saves / 51 shots) March 23 5 – 1 1 1 Bobby Sanguinetti (1) - pp - 16:24 No scoring John Hughes (1) - 4:06 4:49 - Marcus Pepe (1) Matt Duchene (1) - 16:44 Cody Hodgson (3) - sh - en - 18:46 Cody Hodgson (4) - 19:42 No scoring Bryan Pitton (31 saves / 32 shots) Michael Hutchinson (45 saves / 48 shots) March 25 2 – 1 1 2 2 Cody Hodgson (5) - 3:00 No scoring No scoring 12:02 - Ryan Gottschalk (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring 19:50 - Daniel Michalsky (3) Bryan Pitton (29 saves / 31 shots) Michael Hutchinson (62 saves / 63 shots) March 27 0 – 2 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Shawn Frank (2) - 5:37 Colt Kennedy (1) - 6:24 Bryan Pitton (29 saves / 31 shots) Michael Hutchinson (34 saves / 34 shots) Barrie wins series 4 – 1 (3) Oshawa Generals vs. (6) Ottawa 67's Oshawa Generals Ottawa 67's General Motors Centre Ottawa Civic Centre March 21 3 – 2 1 1:24 - Michael Del Zotto (1) No scoring 12:19 - Dale Mitchell (1) No scoring 4:53 - Brett MacLean (1) Jamie McGinn (1) - pp - 0:40 Mathieu Méthot (1) - 10:19 Michal Neuvirth (33 saves / 35 shots) Adam Courchaine (22 saves / 25 shots) March 23 5 – 2 1 1:13 - Brett Parnham (1) 19:34 - pp - Patrick Asselin (1) No scoring 4:44 - Michael Del Zotto (2) 8:47 - John Tavares (1) Logan Couture (1) - pp - 19:04 15:05 - Corey Cowick (1) Tyler Cuma (1) - pp - 9:59 Michal Neuvirth (29 saves / 31 shots) Adam Courchaine (12 saves / 16 shots) Chris Perugini (14 saves / 15 shots) March 25 1 – 2 1 No scoring No scoring Brett Parnham (2) - 2:18 James DeLory (1) - pp - 13:32 No scoring No scoring 18:58 - pp - Jamie McGinn (2) Michal Neuvirth (46 saves / 47 shots) Adam Courchaine (22 saves / 24 shots) March 27 1 – 4 1 John Tavares (2) - 5:26 Dale Mitchell (2) - 7:58 Ryan McGinnis (1) - pp - 9:55 No scoring No scoring 16:52 - Logan Couture (2) Kory Nagy (1) - 18:26 No scoring Michal Neuvirth (34 saves / 35 shots) Adam Courchaine (2 saves / 5 shots) Chris Perugini (26 saves / 27 shots) Oshawa wins series 4 – 0 (4) Niagara IceDogs vs. (5) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Niagara IceDogs Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Gatorade Garden City Complex Hershey Centre March 20 4 – 0 1 No scoring No scoring 1:59 - Barry Sanderson (1) 8:36 - pp - Stefan Legein (1) 12:08 - sh - Michael Swift (1) No scoring 11:26 - pp - Michael Swift (2) No scoring Sebastian Dahm (29 saves / 29 shots) Chris Carrozzi (31 saves / 35 shots) March 21 1 – 3 2 1 13:21 - pp - Alex Pietrangelo (1) Kaspars Daugaviņš (1) - pp - 9:05 12:58 - Alex Pietrangelo (2) 19:43 - sh - Stefan Legein (2) No scoring No scoring No scoring Sebastian Dahm (32 saves / 33 shots) Chris Carrozzi (21 saves / 24 shots) March 23 5 – 0 1 1 Chris DeSousa (1) - pp - 11:02 No scoring No scoring No scoring Jordan Foreman (1) - pp - 0:43 Luca Caputi (1) - 5:34 Michael Swift (3) - pp - 7:46 Alex Pietrangelo (3) - 13:00 No scoring Sebastian Dahm (33 saves / 33 shots) Chris Carrozzi (34 saves / 39 shots) March 25 3 – 6 2 1 No scoring 17:34 - pp - Michael Pelech (1) 18:16 - Kaspars Daugaviņš (2) Alex Pietrangelo (4) - 1:30 Chris DeSousa (2) - 1:59 Stefan Legein (3) - sh - ps - 17:49 No scoring Luca Caputi (2) - pp - 4:15 Andrew Merrett (1) - 10:20 Stefan Legein (4) - sh - 15:02 18:32 - pp - Casey Cizikas (1) Sebastian Dahm (30 saves / 33 shots) Chris Carrozzi (21 saves / 27 shots) Niagara wins series 4 – 0 * Note: Game 3 was played at Jack Gatecliff Arena. Western conference (1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (8) Plymouth Whalers Kitchener Rangers Plymouth Whalers Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Compuware Arena March 21 9 – 2 1 1 3:05 - Matthew Halischuk (1) 6:43 - Ben Shutron (1) 8:01 - pp - Yannick Weber (1) 17:18 - pp - Yannick Weber (2) Chris Terry (1) - pp - 12:20 8:48 - pp - Matthew Halischuk (2) 16:41 - pp - Nick Spaling (1) 18:38 - pp - Nick Spaling (2) 19:37 - Nazem Kadri (1) No scoring 6:16 - Nick Spaling (3) Patrick Lee (1) - 14:39 Steve Mason (25 saves / 27 shots) Jeremy Smith (38 saves / 47 shots) March 22 4 – 6 2 1 14:36 - pp - Yannick Weber (3) 15:47 - Nazem Kadri (2) Chris Terry (2) - 8:14 9:14 - ps - Matthew Halischuk (3) 18:13 - Mike Duco (1) A.J. Jenks (1) - pp - 15:16 3:37 - Yannick Weber (4) 4:01 - Nazem Kadri (3) Christian Steingraber (1) - 8:23 Patrick Lee (2) - pp - 9:04 Steve Mason (36 saves / 40 shots) Jeremy Smith (22 saves / 28 shots) Matt Hackett (10 saves / 10 shots) March 24 7 – 3 1 1 Mike Duco (2) - 11:18 Mikkel Bødker (1) - pp - 15:18 No scoring Nazem Kadri (4) - 5:42 Matthew Halischuk (4) - pp - 8:15 0:22 - Joe McCann (1) 9:04 - pp - Chris Terry (3) Matthew Halischuk (5) - pp - 5:42 Justin Azevedo (1) - 18:38 Mike Mascioli (1) - pp - 19:00 9:42 - pp - Chris Terry (4) Josh Unice (20 saves / 23 shots) Jeremy Smith (25 saves / 32 shots) March 26 4 – 7 2 1 Mikkel Bødker (2) - pp - 1:57 Scott Timmins (1) - 3:00 12:55 - Jordon O'Neill (1) Matthew Halischuk (6) - sh - ps - 8:19 Nick Spaling (4) - 15:40 13:17 - pp - Patrick Lee (3) Ben Shutron (2) - 0:58 Mike Duco (3) - 15:09 Scott Tregunna (1) - 15:47 0:12 - Tyler Brown (1) 8:45 - pp - Andrew Fournier (1) Josh Unice (32 saves / 36 shots) Jeremy Smith (48 saves / 55 shots) Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (7) Saginaw Spirit Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Saginaw Spirit Steelback Centre Dow Event Center March 21 5 – 4 1 1:38 - Jacob Lalonde (1) 11:50 - Matt Caria (1) 18:05 - Matt Caria (2) Garrett Sinfield (1) - pp - 3:51 Kyle Tront (1) - 17:18 No scoring No scoring 1:38 - pp - Josh Godfrey (1) 14:11 - Matthew Lyall (1) Ryan McDonough (1) - pp - 9:36 Ryan McDonough (2) - 19:24 Kyle Gajewski (22 saves / 26 shots) Ryan Daniels (34 saves / 39 shots) March 24 2 – 1 1 4:30 - Dustin Jeffrey (1) 14:37 - pp - Josh Godfrey (2) Chris Chappell (1) - 19:58 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Kyle Gajewski (19 saves / 20 shots) Ryan Daniels (32 saves / 34 shots) March 26 2 – 6 1 Matt Caria (3) - pp - 1:41 James Livingston (1) - 11:45 Josh Godfrey (3) - 17:50 No scoring Wayne Simmonds (1) - 2:16 James Livingston (2) - 12:46 18:35 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (1) Anthony Peluso (1) - pp - 14:29 12:52 - pp - Tomáš Záborský (2) Kyle Gajewski (29 saves / 31 shots) Ryan Daniels (12 saves / 16 shots) Edward Pasquale (13 saves / 15 shots) March 27 2 – 4 1 Anthony Peluso (2) - 14:03 Brandon Biggers (1) - 15:45 10:09 - Chris Chappell (2) Wayne Simmonds (2) - 18:56 11:49 - Nick Crawford (1) Dustin Jeffrey (2) - en - 19:55 No scoring Kyle Gajewski (32 saves / 34 shots) Edward Pasquale (28 saves / 31 shots) Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 0 (3) Windsor Spitfires vs. (6) Sarnia Sting Windsor Spitfires Sarnia Sting Windsor Arena Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre March 20 0 – 3 1 2 No scoring Steven Stamkos (1) - 5:32 Jared Gomes (1) - 11:15 Steven Stamkos (2) - 14:23 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Jakub Kovář (26 saves / 29 shots) Andrew Perugini (31 saves / 31 shots) March 21 5 – 2 2 2 No scoring Jamie Arniel (1) - pp - 12:26 No scoring Jared Gomes (2) - 5:39 Steven Stamkos (3) - 14:59 Steven Stamkos (4) - pp - 18:34 6:40 - Jordan Nolan (1) 10:58 - pp - Ryan Ellis (1) Justin DiBenedetto (1) - pp - 5:07 Jakub Kovář (28 saves / 32 shots) Andrew Engelage (11 saves / 12 shots) Andrew Perugini (37 saves / 39 shots) March 23 4 – 2 1 1 No scoring 3:10 - pp - Matt Martin (1) Adam Henrique (1) - 4:58 Jordan Nolan (2) - 15:52 11:23 - sh - Steven Stamkos (5) Greg Nemisz (1) - pp - 10:57 Taylor Hall (1) - pp - 12:00 No scoring Jakub Kovář (19 saves / 21 shots) Andrew Perugini (62 saves / 66 shots) March 25 5 – 4 2 2 Jordan Nolan (3) - 5:17 1:31 - Steven Stamkos (6) 9:23 - pp - Steven Stamkos (7) Adam Henrique (2) - 14:12 1:31 - pp - Steven Stamkos (8) 7:53 - pp - Steven Stamkos (9) 16:42 - Matt Martin (2) Josh Bailey (1) - pp - 3:16 Greg Nemisz (2) - 18:54 No scoring Jakub Kovář (16 saves / 20 shots) Andrew Engelage (13 saves / 14 shots) Andrew Perugini (34 saves / 38 shots) March 27 3 – 4 1 1 2 11:24 - pp - Ryan Ellis (2) Justin DiBenedetto (2) - 6:23 1:24 - Taylor Hall (2) Jared Gomes (3) - 2:37 Matt Martin (3) - 19:18 3:14 - pp - Elgin Reid (1) No scoring No scoring Devin DiDiomete (1) - 17:21 Andrew Engelage (43 saves / 47 shots) Andrew Perugini (51 saves / 54 shots) Sarnia wins series 4 – 1 (4) London Knights vs. (5) Guelph Storm London Knights Guelph Storm John Labatt Centre Sleeman Centre March 21 2 – 3 1 1 2 No scoring No scoring 1:12 - Jadran Beljo (1) Stephen Miller (1) - 9:09 19:33 - Akim Aliu (1) Brandon Buck (1) - pp - 13:02 No scoring Drew Doughty (1) - 0:34 Jhase Sniderman (26 saves / 29 shots) Tom McCollum (36 saves / 38 shots) March 22 4 – 1 2 2 9:25 - Steven Tarasuk (1) No scoring No scoring Drew Doughty (2) - 3:42 Rafael Rotter (1) - pp - 8:44 No scoring Michael Caruso (1) - 6:26 Anthony Nigro (1) - sh - en - 16:20 Jhase Sniderman (33 saves / 36 shots) Tom McCollum (24 saves / 25 shots) March 25 3 – 5 1 2 Phil Varone (1) - 7:42 2:22 - Denis Hollenstein (1) 17:05 - sh - Matt Kennedy (1) Jadran Beljo (2) - 14:17 17:16 - Derek Brochu (1) Daniel Erlich (1) - 10:08 13:57 - pp - Rafael Rotter (2) 19:35 - en - Brandon Buck (2) Jhase Sniderman (14 saves / 16 shots) Jason Guy (14 saves / 16 shots) Tom McCollum (36 saves / 39 shots) March 27 1 – 2 2 1 No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Tony Romano (1) - 17:14 Akim Aliu (2) - pp - 18:40 0:38 - pp - Harrison Reed (1) Jason Guy (27 saves / 28 shots) Tom McCollum (24 saves / 26 shots) March 28 0 – 5 1 2 No scoring Brandon Buck (3) - 0:43 Anthony Nigro (2) - 16:23 No scoring Corey Syvret (1) - 4:44 Harrison Reed (2) - 12:52 Matt Kennedy (2) - pp - 19:28 No scoring No scoring Jason Guy (27 saves / 32 shots) Tom McCollum (31 saves / 31 shots) Guelph wins series 4 – 1 Conference semifinals Eastern conference (1) Belleville Bulls vs. (7) Barrie Colts Belleville Bulls Barrie Colts Yardmen Arena Barrie Molson Centre April 2 7 – 2 1 1 12:26 - Cory Tanaka (2) 16:03 - Jan Muršak (4) No scoring 18:13 - pp - Matt Beleskey (3) No scoring 3:34 - pp - Nigel Williams (4) 4:03 - Stephen Johnston (4) 7:22 - P.K. Subban (4) 12:57 - Keaton Turkiewicz (2) Ryan Gottschalk (2) - 6:18 Tomáš Marcinko (3) - 15:48 Mike Murphy (28 saves / 30 shots) Michael Hutchinson (50 saves / 56 shots) Peter Di Salvo (5 saves / 6 shots) April 3 1 – 5 2 1 12:56 - pp - Eric Tangradi (1) No scoring 9:43 - Keaton Turkiewicz (3) Tomáš Marcinko (4) - pp - 15:35 1:09 - Cory Tanaka (3) 10:50 - sh - Jan Muršak (5) 13:07 - pp - P.K. Subban (5) No scoring Mike Murphy (30 saves / 31 shots) Michael Hutchinson (32 saves / 37 shots) April 5 2 – 1 1 1 Matt Beleskey (4) - pp - 10:08 2:28 - pp - Cory McGillis (1) Eric Tangradi (2) - 16:53 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Murphy (26 saves / 27 shots) Peter Di Salvo (32 saves / 34 shots) April 8 2 – 3 2 1 No scoring No scoring Bryan Cameron (3) - pp - 18:01 Andrew Self (3) - pp - 18:23 1:18 - pp - Ryan Berard (1) 2:39 - Tyson Aitcheson (1) P.K. Subban (6) - pp - 0:26 No scoring Mike Murphy (20 saves / 22 shots) Michael Hutchinson (45 saves / 48 shots) Belleville wins series 4 – 0 (3) Oshawa Generals vs. (4) Niagara IceDogs Oshawa Generals Niagara IceDogs General Motors Centre Jack Gatecliff Arena April 3 6 – 1 1 1 6:59 - Brett MacLean (2) 15:41 - Dale Mitchell (3) No scoring 8:03 - pp - Brett Parnham (3) 11:29 - John Tavares (3) No scoring 10:10 - pp - Brett Parnham (4) 13:07 - pp - Patrick Asselin (2) Alex Pietrangelo (5) - pp - 6:54 Michal Neuvirth (40 saves / 41 shots) Sebastian Dahm (34 saves / 40 shots) April 5 5 – 3 2 2 5:04 - pp - Patrick Asselin (3) 6:10 - Kevin Baker (1) 6:30 - Kory Nagy (2) Stefan Legein (5) - pp - 11:12 Drew Schiestel (1) - pp - 11:34 No scoring Luca Caputi (3) - 9:30 Michael Swift (4) - sh - 12:05 No scoring Stefan Legein (6) - en - 19:25 Michal Neuvirth (33 saves / 37 shots) Sebastian Dahm (42 saves / 45 shots) April 6 4 – 1 1 1 Eric Regan (1) - pp - 19:31 Kevin Baker (2) - 19:47 No scoring No scoring 0:55 - pp - Jordan Foreman (2) Ryan McGinnis (2) - pp - 7:11 Kory Nagy (3) - 18:28 No scoring Michal Neuvirth (30 saves / 31 shots) Sebastian Dahm (34 saves / 38 shots) April 8 4 – 6 2 1 Patrick Asselin (4) - pp - 7:00 Dale Mitchell (4) - 18:03 No scoring Kory Nagy (4) - 6:14 Brett MacLean (3) - 15:51 Kory Nagy (5) - sh - 19:00 0:21 - Luca Caputi (4) 1:53 - sh - Michael Swift (5) 2:46 - Michael Swift (6) Brett MacLean (4) - en - 18:55 3:18 - Michael Swift (7) Michal Neuvirth (34 saves / 38 shots) Sebastian Dahm (42 saves / 47 shots) April 11 3 – 8 1 2 6:17 - Jonathan Sciacca (1) 9:19 - Kevin Baker (3) Jordan Foreman (3) - 3:28 Chris DeSousa (3) - 3:38 Luca Caputi (5) - 16:51 3:39 - Kevin Baker (4) Luca Caputi (6) - pp - 0:54 Luca Caputi (7) - sh - 7:10 Michael Swift (8) - 15:44 No scoring Stefan Legein (7) - 11:14 Jordan Foreman (4) - 13:15 Michal Neuvirth (11 saves / 16 shots) Daryl Borden (5 saves / 8 shots) Sebastian Dahm (41 saves / 44 shots) April 13 2 – 5 2 1 Dale Mitchell (5) - pp - 5:23 Patrick Asselin (5) - pp - 14:10 7:04 - Luca Caputi (8) 19:25 - pp - Michael Swift (9) Dale Mitchell (6) - 6:12 No scoring Dale Mitchell (7) - pp - 4:21 Patrick Asselin (6) - en - 19:14 No scoring Daryl Borden (43 saves / 45 shots) Sebastian Dahm (40 saves / 44 shots) Oshawa wins series 4 – 2 Western conference (1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (6) Sarnia Sting Kitchener Rangers Sarnia Sting Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre April 4 3 – 0 1 1 12:58 - Mike Mascioli (2) No scoring 14:37 - T.J. Battani (1) No scoring 6:17 - pp - Mike Duco (4) No scoring Steve Mason (38 saves / 38 shots) Andrew Perugini (41 saves / 44 shots) April 5 2 – 3 3 2 1 3:49 - Mikkel Bødker (3) No scoring 0:51 - pp - Mikkel Bødker (4) No scoring No scoring Steven Stamkos (10) - pp - 10:05 Steven Stamkos (11) - 13:11 11:30 - Mike Duco (5) No scoring Steve Mason (62 saves / 64 shots) Andrew Perugini (64 saves / 67 shots) April 8 6 – 2 1 1 Justin Azevedo (2) - 0:32 Matthew Halischuk (7) - 2:14 Matthew Halischuk (8) - pp - 17:38 3:24 - Jamie Arniel (2) 6:01 - Steve Reese (1) Mikkel Bødker (5) - 2:30 Matt Pepe (1) - 14:14 No scoring Nick Spaling (5) - pp - 9:55 No scoring Steve Mason (14 saves / 16 shots) Josh Unice (9 saves / 9 shots) Andrew Perugini (33 saves / 39 shots) April 9 2 – 6 2 1 Mike Duco (6) - pp - 3:47 15:05 - pp - Vladimir Nikiforov (1) Mike Duco (7) - 11:39 Mike Duco (8) - pp - 15:52 Matthew Halischuk (9) - 18:13 No scoring Justin Azevedo (3) - pp - 11:32 Justin Azevedo (4) - en - 17:17 15:15 - pp - Justin DiBenedetto (3) Josh Unice (25 saves / 27 shots) Andrew Perugini (35 saves / 40 shots) Kitchener wins series 4 – 0 (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds vs. (5) Guelph Storm Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Guelph Storm Steelback Centre Sleeman Centre April 3 1 – 4 2 11:06 - Michael Fine (1) No scoring No scoring No scoring No scoring Drew Doughty (3) - pp - 4:43 Corey Syvret (2) - 11:42 Denis Hollenstein (2) - 12:43 Harrison Reed (3) - en - 19:28 Kyle Gajewski (35 saves / 38 shots) Tom McCollum (25 saves / 26 shots) April 4 3 – 1 1 No scoring No scoring 6:07 - pp - Josh Godfrey (4) No scoring 18:50 - en - Brandon MacLean (1) 19:33 - en - Brandon MacLean (2) Michael Caruso (2) - 19:59 Kyle Gajewski (24 saves / 25 shots) Tom McCollum (28 saves / 29 shots) April 7 1 – 2 1 No scoring No scoring Dustin Jeffrey (3) - 4:02 Arron Alphonso (1) - 14:15 18:46 - pp - Brandon Buck (4) No scoring No scoring Kyle Gajewski (34 saves / 35 shots) Tom McCollum (31 saves / 33 shots) April 8 2 – 3 1 Matthew Lyall (2) - 10:43 Wayne Simmonds (3) - 15:27 19:44 - Brandon Buck (5) No scoring No scoring Andrew Campbell (1) - 16:22 9:00 - Rafael Rotter (3) Kyle Gajewski (27 saves / 29 shots) Tom McCollum (26 saves / 29 shots) April 10 4 – 1 1 9:56 - Matt Caria (4) Matt Kennedy (3) - 4:44 14:33 - Brandon MacLean (3) 16:16 - Wayne Simmonds (4) No scoring 10:38 - Matt Caria (5) No scoring Kyle Gajewski (27 saves / 28 shots) Tom McCollum (21 saves / 25 shots) Sault Ste. Marie wins series 4 – 1 Conference finals Eastern conference (1) Belleville Bulls vs. (3) Oshawa Generals Belleville Bulls Oshawa Generals Yardmen Arena General Motors Centre April 16 3 – 2 1 1 0:28 - Adam Perry (2) 8:48 - sh - Cory Tanaka (4) Brett Parnham (5) - 1:42 12:39 - pp - Adam Perry (3) Brett MacLean (5) - 17:38 No scoring No scoring Mike Murphy (27 saves / 29 shots) Daryl Borden (45 saves / 48 shots) April 18 3 – 4 2 1 No scoring 0:45 - Dale Mitchell (8) 1:31 - Dale Mitchell (9) 3:56 - pp - Brett Parnham (6) Adam Perry (4) - 1:51 Eric Tangradi (3) - 6:47 Shawn Lalonde (1) - 11:09 Matt Beleskey (5) - 13:23 No scoring No scoring No scoring Mike Murphy (2 saves / 5 shots) Parker Van Buskirk (28 saves / 28 shots) Daryl Borden (44 saves / 48 shots) April 19 5 – 2 1 1 Nigel Williams (5) - 11:59 Jan Muršak (6) - 15:46 Bryan Cameron (4) - pp - 19:03 12:52 - Patrick Asselin (7) 15:40 - Kory Nagy (6) No scoring No scoring Andrew Self (4) - pp - 3:27 Cory Tanaka (5) - ps - 13:39 No scoring Mike Murphy (32 saves / 34 shots) Daryl Borden (38 saves / 43 shots) April 21 2 – 1 2 2 Jan Muršak (7) - pp - 6:10 17:34 - Dale Mitchell (10) No scoring No scoring No scoring 6:44 - Brett Parnham (7) Mike Murphy (29 saves / 31 shots) Daryl Borden (32 saves / 33 shots) April 23 11 – 0 1 1 4:24 - Cory Tanaka (6) 17:33 - pp - Adam Perry (5) 19:18 - pp - Adam Perry (6) No scoring 2:19 - Shawn Lalonde (2) 7:21 - pp - Jan Muršak (8) 10:04 - pp - Matt Beleskey (6) 14:26 - Keaton Turkiewicz (4) 16:46 - Matt Beleskey (7) No scoring 9:24 - Matt Beleskey (8) 11:34 - pp - Andrew Self (5) 14:24 - pp - Stephen Blunden (1) No scoring Mike Murphy (28 saves / 28 shots) Daryl Borden (36 saves / 47 shots) Belleville wins series 4 – 1 Western conference (1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (2) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener Rangers Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Steelback Centre April 16 3 – 1 1 4:35 - Justin Azevedo (5) 7:10 - Mikkel Bødker (6) No scoring No scoring Arron Alphonso (2) - 2:38 12:34 - Nick Spaling (6) No scoring Josh Unice (35 saves / 36 shots) Kyle Gajewski (22 saves / 25 shots) April 17 1 – 3 2 No scoring No scoring 9:45 - Scott Tregunna (2) Wayne Simmonds (5) - 1:35 Matt Caria (6) - pp - 14:13 No scoring Andrew Campbell (2) - en - 19:41 Josh Unice (16 saves / 18 shots) Kyle Gajewski (43 saves / 44 shots) April 20 3 – 6 1 Scott Timmins (2) - sh - 14:09 5:54 - Arron Alphonso (3) Nick Spaling (7) - 4:32 Mike Duco (9) - 5:37 Nazem Kadri (5) - 16:00 17:56 - Dylan King (1) Nick Spaling (8) - 9:22 Matthew Halischuk (10) - en - 19:45 10:27 - Jake Muzzin (1) Josh Unice (25 saves / 28 shots) Kyle Gajewski (19 saves / 24 shots) April 21 3 – 7 1 Justin Azevedo (6) - pp - 4:38 11:55 - pp - Josh Godfrey (5) Mikkel Bødker (7) - 4:00 Scott Timmins (3) - 8:20 Matthew Halischuk (11) - pp - 12:45 Mike Duco (10) - sh - 17:40 5:16 - Brandon MacLean (4) Nazem Kadri (6) - 12:24 Mike Duco (11) - 18:49 5:53 - Brandon Biggers (2) Josh Unice (24 saves / 27 shots) Kyle Gajewski (26 saves / 33 shots) April 23 5 – 0 1 1:48 - Matthew Halischuk (12) No scoring 10:48 - Mike Duco (12) No scoring 14:01 - pp - Matthew Halischuk (13) 14:46 - pp - Nick Spaling (9) 16:42 - pp - Scott Tregunna (3) No scoring Josh Unice (25 saves / 25 shots) Kyle Gajewski (37 saves / 42 shots) Kitchener wins series 4 – 1 J. Ross Robertson Cup (W1) Kitchener Rangers vs. (E1) Belleville Bulls Kitchener Rangers Belleville Bulls Kitchener Memorial Auditorium Yardmen Arena April 30 5 – 2 1 1 5:25 - Mikkel Bødker (8) P.K. Subban (7) - 10:35 2:08 - Nazem Kadri (7) 3:01 - Matt Pepe (2) 14:51 - pp - Nick Spaling (10) No scoring 7:04 - Nick Spaling (11) Nigel Williams (6) - 7:37 Josh Unice (34 saves / 36 shots) Mike Murphy (17 saves / 21 shots) Parker Van Buskirk (5 saves / 6 shots) May 2 2 – 5 2 1 18:17 - Brandon Mashinter (1) 19:59 - Mike Duco (13) No scoring 16:05 - Matthew Halischuk (14) Stephen Blunden (2) - 14:54 Matt Beleskey (9) - 16:23 9:25 - Mikkel Bødker (9) 14:19 - Justin Azevedo (7) No scoring Josh Unice (23 saves / 25 shots) Parker Van Buskirk (30 saves / 35 shots) May 4 5 – 3 1 1 Mike Duco (14) - pp - 4:18 No scoring Matthew Halischuk (15) - pp - 12:48 Nick Spaling (12) - pp - 16:22 9:55 - Stephen Johnston (5) Scott Tregunna (4) - 8:55 Mike Duco (15) - 17:57 10:17 - Jan Muršak (9) 17:17 - pp - Eric Tangradi (4) Josh Unice (26 saves / 29 shots) Parker Van Buskirk (45 saves / 50 shots) May 6 5 – 4 1 2 2 Matthew Halischuk (16) - sh - 4:15 Nick Spaling (13) - pp - 13:18 Nazem Kadri (8) - 18:32 19:43 - pp - P.K. Subban (8) Mike Mascioli (3) - 2:12 7:00 - Keaton Turkiewicz (5) No scoring 1:15 - Keaton Turkiewicz (6) 15:42 - Eric Tangradi (5) No scoring 8:57 - pp - Matt Beleskey (10) Josh Unice (38 saves / 43 shots) Mike Murphy (24 saves / 28 shots) May 8 1 – 2 1 2 No scoring No scoring No scoring Cory Tanaka (7) - 17:44 0:17 - pp - Justin Azevedo (8) Eric Tangradi (6) - pp - 13:23 Josh Unice (19 saves / 21 shots) Mike Murphy (41 saves / 42 shots) May 10 6 – 3 2 2 Justin Azevedo (9) - 12:57 15:25 - Cory Tanaka (8) 17:53 - Nigel Williams (7) Justin Azevedo (10) - pp - 6:15 Alex Dzielski (1) - pp - 17:55 1:05 - Eric Tangradi (7) No scoring 1:22 - pp - Matt Beleskey (11) 14:54 - Adam Perry (7) 18:49 - en - Matt Beleskey (12) Josh Unice (32 saves / 37 shots) Mike Murphy (35 saves / 38 shots) May 12 4 – 1 1 1 17:56 - Brandon Mashinter (2) No scoring 1:31 - pp - Nick Spaling (14) Shawn Matthias (1) - pp - 13:45 6:18 - Nazem Kadri (9) 19:11 - en - Mike Duco (16) No scoring Josh Unice (26 saves / 27 shots) Mike Murphy (47 saves / 50 shots) Kitchener wins series 4 – 3 J. Ross Robertson Cup Champions Roster 2007-08 Kitchener Rangershttps://ontariohockeyleague.com/roster/10/34 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League Goaltenders 30 Josh Unice 31 Matt Smith 35 Steve Mason Defencemen 3 Frank Perna 4 Alex Dzielski 5 Yannick Weber 7 Ben Shutron 8 Dan Kelly 9 Myles Barbieri 20 Matt Pepe - C 21 Robert Bortuzzo Wingers 11 Nick Spaling – A 12 Scott Tregunna 14 Mike Duco 16 Josh Schram 17 Mike Mascioli 18 Matthew Halischuk – A 23 Brandon Mashinter 24 Spencer Anderson 25 Jason Akeson 26 T.J. Battani 29 Alexei Dostoinov 89 Mikkel Bødker Centres 10 Michael Catenacci 13 Scott Timmins 15 Justin Azevedo – A 19 Nazem Kadri Coach: Peter DeBoer General Manager: Peter DeBoer Playoff scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes Player Team GP G A Pts PIMJustin Azevedo Kitchener Rangers 2010263633Mikkel Bødker Kitchener Rangers 20926352Matt Beleskey Belleville Bulls 2112213323Matthew Halischuk Kitchener Rangers 201616320Nick Spaling Kitchener Rangers 201416309Nazem Kadri Kitchener Rangers 209172626Jan Muršak Belleville Bulls 219152410P. K. Subban Belleville Bulls 218152328Mike Duco Kitchener Rangers 201662237Michael Swift Niagara IceDogs 10991822 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 Player Team GP Mins W L GA SO Sv% GAA Bryan Pitton Brampton Battalion 5333 1 4 10 00.9381.80 Tom McCollum Guelph Storm 10596 5 5 19 10.9371.91 Steve Mason Kitchener Rangers 5313 5 0 10 1 0.9461.92 Mike Murphy Belleville Bulls 191085 14 4 42 10.9272.32 Josh Unice Kitchener Rangers 16948 11 4 38 10.9152.41 All-Star teams First team Justin Azevedo, Centre, Kitchener Rangers Brett MacLean, Left Wing, Oshawa Generals Matthew Halischuk, Right Wing, Kitchener Rangers Drew Doughty, Defence, Guelph Storm Zach Bogosian, Defence, Peterborough Petes Mike Murphy, Goaltender, Belleville Bulls Bob Boughner, Coach, Windsor Spitfires Second team Steven Stamkos, Centre, Sarnia Sting Luca Caputi, Left Wing, Niagara IceDogs Stefan Legein, Right Wing, Niagara IceDogs Bob Sanguinetti, Defence, Brampton Battalion Yannick Weber, Defence, Kitchener Rangers Steve Mason, Goaltender, Kitchener Rangers Peter DeBoer, Coach, Kitchener Rangers Third team Shawn Matthias, Centre, Belleville Bulls Matt Beleskey, Left Wing, Belleville Bulls Wayne Simmonds, Right Wing, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Alex Pietrangelo, Defence, Niagara IceDogs Ryan Wilson, Defence, Sarnia Sting Thomas McCollum, Goaltender, Guelph Storm George Burnett, Coach, Belleville Bulls All-Star Classic The OHL All-Star Classic was played February 6, 2008 at the Steelback Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, won 8–7 in a shootout by the Eastern Conference.http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=4805 THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE 2008-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080317011202/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=4805 2008-03-17 dead The skills competition was held the previous night on February 5, with the Eastern Conference winning 19–18.http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=4791 THE OFFICIAL OHL WEBSITE 2008-02-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20080208052012/http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/news/?sub=&id=4791 2008-02-08 dead Awards J. Ross Robertson Cup: Kitchener RangersHamilton Spectator Trophy: Kitchener RangersBobby Orr Trophy: Belleville BullsWayne Gretzky Trophy: Kitchener RangersEmms Trophy: Brampton BattalionLeyden Trophy: Belleville BullsHolody Trophy: Kitchener RangersBumbacco Trophy: Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsRed Tilson Trophy: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener RangersEddie Powers Memorial Trophy: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener RangersMatt Leyden Trophy: Bob Boughner, Windsor SpitfiresJim Mahon Memorial Trophy: John Hughes, Brampton BattalionMax Kaminsky Trophy: Drew Doughty, Guelph StormOHL Goaltender of the Year: Mike Murphy, Belleville BullsJack Ferguson Award: John McFarland, Sudbury WolvesDave Pinkney Trophy: Kyle Gajewski, Sault Ste. Marie GreyhoundsOHL Executive of the Year: Denise Burke, Niagara IceDogsBill Long Award: Don Brankley, London Knights & Gil Hughes, Oshawa GeneralsEmms Family Award: Taylor Hall, Windsor SpitfiresF. W. "Dinty" Moore Trophy: Josh Unice, Kitchener RangersDan Snyder Memorial Trophy: Pete Stevens, Kingston FrontenacsWilliam Hanley Trophy: Nick Spaling, Kitchener RangersLeo Lalonde Memorial Trophy: Michael Swift, Niagara IceDogsBobby Smith Trophy: Ryan Ellis, Windsor SpitfiresRoger Neilson Memorial Award: Scott Aarssen, London KnightsIvan Tennant Memorial Award: Alex Friesen, Niagara IceDogsTim Adams Memorial Trophy: John McFarland, Toronto Jr. Canadiens Wayne Gretzky 99 Award: Justin Azevedo, Kitchener Rangers 2008 OHL Priority Selection On May 3, 2008, the OHL conducted the 2008 Ontario Hockey League Priority Selection. The Sudbury Wolves held the first overall pick in the draft, and selected John McFarland from the Toronto Jr. Canadiens. McFarland was awarded the Jack Ferguson Award, 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.https://ontariohockeyleague.com/draft/2008 Ontario Hockey League – Official Site of the Ontario Hockey League # Player Nationality OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 John McFarland (RW) Canada Sudbury Wolves Richmond Hill, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 2 Greg McKegg (C) Canada Erie Otters St. Thomas, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 3 Steven Shipley (C) Canada Owen Sound Attack Ilderton, Ontario Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs 4 Erik Gudbranson (D) Canada Kingston Frontenacs Orleans, Ontario Ottawa Jr. 67's 5 Ryan Spooner (C) Canada Peterborough Petes Kanata, Ontario Ottawa Jr. Senators 6 Ryan O'Connor (D) Canada Barrie Colts Hamilton, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 7 Tyler Toffoli (RW) Canada Ottawa 67's Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 8 Devante Smith-Pelly (RW) Canada Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Scarborough, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 9 Tyler Seguin (C) Canada Plymouth Whalers Brampton, Ontario Toronto Nationals 10 Brandon Saad (LW) United States Saginaw Spirit Gibsonia, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Hornets 11 Gregg Sutch (RW) Canada Sarnia Sting Newmarket, Ontario York-Simcoe Express 12 Cody McNaughton (RW) Canada Guelph Storm Etobicoke, Ontario Toronto Jr. Canadiens 13 Christian Thomas (LW) Canada London Knights Toronto, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 14 Freddie Hamilton (RW) Canada Niagara IceDogs St. Catharines, Ontario Toronto Marlboros 15 Sam Carrick (C) Canada Brampton Battalion Goodwood, Ontario Toronto Red Wings 16 Kevin Bailie (G) Canada Oshawa Generals Belleville, Ontario Quinte Red Devils 17 Cam Fowler (D) United States Windsor Spitfires Farmington Hills, Michigan USA U17 18 Brock Beukeboom (D) Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Port Perry, Ontario Central Ontario Wolves 19 Stephen Silas (D) Canada Belleville Bulls Georgetown, Ontario Halton Hills Hurricanes 20 Jeff Skinner (LW) Canada Kitchener Rangers Markham, Ontario Toronto Nationals 2008 CHL Import Draft On June 29, 2008, the Canadian Hockey League conducted the 2008 CHL Import Draft, in which teams in all three CHL leagues participate in. The Sudbury Wolves held the first pick in the draft by a team in the OHL, and selected Nikita Filatov from Russia 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.https://chl.ca/draft/2008 CHL # Player OHL team Hometown Minor team 1 Nikita Filatov (LW) Sudbury Wolves Moscow, Russia Moscow HC CSKA-2 4 Edgar Rybakov (C) Erie Otters Vilnius, Lithuania Moscow HC CSKA-2 7 Andrei Loktionov (C) Windsor Spitfires Voskresensk, Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2 10 Richard Panik (RW) Windsor Spitfires Martin, Slovakia Trinec HC Zelenzarny Jr. 13 Adam Sedlak (D) Peterborough Petes Ostrava, Czech Republic Vitkovice Ostrave Jr. 16 William Wallén (RW) Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Stockholm, Sweden Djurgarden IF Jr. 19 Tomas Rachunek (RW) Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Zlín, Czech Republic Vsetin Jr. 22 Sergei Sheleg (D) Sudbury Wolves Minsk, Belarus Minsk Junost 2 25 Philipp Grubauer (G) Belleville Bulls Rosenheim, Germany Starbulls Rosenheim Jr. 28 Jakub Svoboda (LW) Saginaw Spirit Přerov, Czech Republic Brno Kometa Jr. 31 Miroslav Preisinger (C) Sarnia Sting Bratislava, Slovakia Bratislava Slovan Jr. 34 Robert Kousal (LW) Oshawa Generals Pardubice, Czech Republic Pardubice Jr. 37 Sergei Korostin (RW) London Knights Prokopievsk, Russia Texas Tornado 40 Evgeny Grachev (LW) Brampton Battalion Yaroslavl, Russia Yaroslavl Lokomotiv-2 43 Maximilian Englbrecht (G) Niagara IceDogs Landshut, Germany Landshut EV Jr. 46 Evgeny Molotilov (D) Guelph Storm Moscow, Russia Moscow Dynamo-2 49 Richard Jarusek (RW) Saginaw Spirit Brno, Czech Republic Brno Kometa Jr. 52 Kirill Polozov (RW) Barrie Colts Ufa, Russia Ufa Salavat Yulayev-2 55 Jan Latal (D) Plymouth Whalers Středokluky, Czech Republic Kladno Jr. 57 Simon Groenvaldt (D) Kitchener Rangers Rodovre, Denmark Rodovre Mighty Bulls 2008 NHL entry draft On June 20–21, 2008, the National Hockey League conducted the 2008 NHL entry draft held at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa, Ontario. In total, 46 players from the Ontario Hockey League were selected in the draft. Steven Stamkos of the Sarnia Sting was the first player from the OHL to be selected, as he was taken with the first overall pick by the Tampa Bay Lightning. Below are the players selected from OHL teams at the NHL Entry Draft.NHL & WHA Draft History Hockey DB. Retrieved November 29, 2022 Round # Player NHL team Hometown OHL team 1 1 Steven Stamkos (C) Tampa Bay Lightning Unionville, Ontario Sarnia Sting 1 2 Drew Doughty (D) Los Angeles Kings London, Ontario Guelph Storm 1 3 Zach Bogosian (D) Atlanta Thrashers Massena, New York Peterborough Petes 1 4 Alex Pietrangelo (D) St. Louis Blues King City, Ontario Niagara IceDogs 1 8 Mikkel Boedker (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Brondby, Denmark Kitchener Rangers 1 9 Josh Bailey (C) New York Islanders Bowmanville, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 1 10 Cody Hodgson (C) Vancouver Canucks Markham, Ontario Brampton Battalion 1 20 Michael Del Zotto (D) New York Rangers Stouffville, Ontario Oshawa Generals 1 23 Tyler Cuma (D) Minnesota Wild Bowmanville, Ontario Ottawa 67's 1 25 Greg Nemisz (RW) Calgary Flames Courtice, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 1 30 Tom McCollum (G) Detroit Red Wings Sanborn, New York Guelph Storm 2 33 Philip McRae (C) St. Louis Blues Chesterfield, Missouri London Knights 2 39 Eric O'Dell (C) Anaheim Ducks Ottawa, Ontario Sudbury Wolves 2 49 Jared Staal (RW) Phoenix Coyotes Thunder Bay, Ontario Sudbury Wolves 2 50 Cameron Gaunce (D) Colorado Avalanche Markham, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 2 59 Tyler Beskorowany (G) Dallas Stars Hanmer, Ontario Owen Sound Attack 3 68 Shawn Lalonde (D) Chicago Blackhawks Orleans, Ontario Belleville Bulls 3 70 James Livingston (RW) St. Louis Blues Newmarket, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 71 Josh Brittain (LW) Anaheim Ducks Milton, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs 3 74 Andrew Campbell (D) Los Angeles Kings Caledonia, Ontario Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 3 77 Michael Hutchinson (G) Boston Bruins Barrie, Ontario Barrie Colts 3 80 Adam Comrie (D) Florida Panthers Ashburn, Virginia Saginaw Spirit 3 82 Adam Henrique (C) New Jersey Devils Burford, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 4 97 Jamie Arniel (C) Boston Bruins Kingston, Ontario Sarnia Sting 4 100 A.J. Jenks (LW) Florida Panthers Wolverine Lake, Michigan Plymouth Whalers 4 105 Michal Jordan (D) Carolina Hurricanes Zlín, Czech Republic Plymouth Whalers 4 114 T.J. Brodie (D) Calgary Flames Dresden, Ontario Saginaw Spirit 4 116 Jason Missiaen (G) Montreal Canadiens Chatham, Ontario Peterborough Petes 4 120 Nathan Moon (C) Pittsburgh Penguins Belleville, Ontario Kingston Frontenacs 5 142 Kory Nagy (LW) New Jersey Devils Walsingham, Ontario Oshawa Generals 5 146 Julien Demers (D) San Jose Sharks Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa 67's 5 147 Kyle DeCoste (RW) Tampa Bay Lightning London, Ontario Brampton Battalion 5 148 Matt Martin (LW) New York Islanders Windsor, Ontario Sarnia Sting 6 153 Justin Azevedo (C) Los Angeles Kings West Lorne, Ontario Kitchener Rangers 6 154 Chris Carrozzi (G) Atlanta Thrashers Nepean, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 6 155 Anthony Nigro (C) St. Louis Blues Woodbridge, Ontario Guelph Storm 6 164 Nick Crawford (D) Buffalo Sabres Caledon, Ontario Saginaw Spirit 6 165 Mike Murphy (G) Carolina Hurricanes Inverary, Ontario Belleville Bulls 6 171 Mitch Gaulton (D) New York Rangers Grimsby, Ontario Erie Otters 6 175 Justin DiBenedetto (LW) New York Islanders Vaughan, Ontario Sarnia Sting 6 178 Zac Rinaldo (LW) Philadelphia Flyers Hamilton, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 6 180 Patrick Killeen (G) Pittsburgh Penguins Carp, Ontario Brampton Battalion 6 181 Stephen Johnston (C) Detroit Red Wings Guelph, Ontario Belleville Bulls 7 189 Tim Billingsley (D) Phoenix Coyotes Ottawa, Ontario Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 7 202 Harry Young (D) New Jersey Devils Windsor, Ontario Windsor Spitfires 7 204 Stefan Della Rovere (LW) Washington Capitals Maple, Ontario Barrie Colts See also List of OHA Junior A standings List of OHL seasons 2008 NHL entry draft 2008 Memorial Cup 2007–08 QMJHL season 2007–08 WHL season 2007 in ice hockey 2008 in ice hockey References External links OHL web site HockeyDB 2006–07 OHL season 2008–09 OHL season OHL seasons OHL Category:Ontario Hockey League seasons