2007–08 NOJHL season

The 2007–08 NOJHL season is the 30th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The six teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.

2007–08 NOJHL season
LeagueNorthern Ontario Junior Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationRegular season
2007-09-05 – 2008-03-02
Playoffs
2008-03-05 – 2008-04-12
Number of teams6
Finals championsSudbury Jr. Wolves

Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.

Changes

Final standings

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

Final Standings
TeamCentreW-L-T-OTLGFGAPoints
Soo ThunderbirdsSault Ste. Marie33-9-0-8206145101
Abitibi EskimosIroquois Falls31-14-0-522415794
North Bay SkyhawksNorth Bay31-14-0-519115291
Sudbury Jr. WolvesCopper Cliff28-17-0-521617684
Blind River BeaversBlind River25-20-0-518919474
Manitoulin IslandersLittle Current2-47-0-11093116

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.[2]

2007-08 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
  Quarter-finals Semi-finals McNamara Trophy Finals
                           
 
  1 Soo 2  
    4 Sudbury 4  
4 Sudbury 4
  5 Blind River 2  
    4 Sudbury 4
  2 Abitibi 0
   
 
2 Abitibi 4
    3 North Bay 2  
3 North Bay 4
  6 Manitoulin 1  

Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]

Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship

Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Sudbury finished in fourth.

Round Robin

Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 1
Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 3
Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL) 4 - Sudbury Wolves 0

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Scott Restoule Sudbury Jr. Wolves 41 37 48 85 130
Russel Morin Abitibi Eskimos 50 37 27 64 37
Nick Minardi Soo Thunderbirds 50 31 29 60 75
Brenden Biedermann Sudbury Jr. Wolves 48 29 31 60 64
Dustin Fummerton North Bay Skyhawks 48 16 44 60 40
Chris Kangas Sudbury Jr. Wolves 44 20 36 56 63
Chris Pontes Sudbury Jr. Wolves 47 25 30 55 24
Matt Amadio Soo Thunderbirds 50 22 33 55 25
Brandon Ingraham Manitoulin Islanders 50 21 34 55 23
Jeremie Dorval Abitibi Eskimos 49 30 24 54 21

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 T GA SO Sv% GAA
Miles Williams Abitibi Eskimos 20 1045:42 14 2 1 40 2 0.927 2.30
Ryan Dube Soo Thunderbirds 24 1388:26 13 5 6 56 1 0.916 2.42
Jake Rosenthal Blind River Beavers 29 1623:41 15 11 1 91 1 0.911 3.36
Travis O'Brien Soo Thunderbirds 29 1677:03 20 5 1 79 1 0.903 2.83
Andre Laperriere North Bay Skyhawks 22 1160:33 15 4 1 48 1 0.899 2.48

Awards
  • Player of the Year - Mussel Morin (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Most Valuable Player - Jeremie Dorval (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Most Gentlemanly Player - Adam Pyymaki (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Rookie of the Year - Jarret Burton (Blind River Beavers)
  • Top Defenceman - Ben Davey (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Most Improved Player - Dan Vernelli (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Top Defensive Forward - Kody Carnevale (North Bay Skyhawks)
  • Top "Team Player" - Brandon Ingraham (Manitoulin Islanders)
  • Director of the Year - Al Jones (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Coach of the Year - Paul Gagne (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Team Goaltending Award - Ryan Dube, Travis O'Brien (Soo Thunderbirds)
  • Top Goals Against Average - Miles Williams (Abitibi Eskimos)
  • Scoring Champion - Scott Restoule (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
  • Playoff Most Valuable Player - Joey Delwo (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)

See also

References
  1. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=teams.php
  2. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=standings.php
  3. http://www.nojhl.com/?content=playoffs.php
Preceded by
2006–07 NOJHL season		 NOJHL seasons Succeeded by
2008–09 NOJHL season
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