2007–08 CHL season
Sports season
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The 2007–08 CHL season was the 16th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
| 2007–08 CHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Central Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| Governors’ Cup | Bossier-Shreveport |
| Season MVP | Jeff Bes (Laredo) |
| Top scorer | Alex Leavitt (Arizona) |
| Playoffs | |
| Northern champions | Colorado Eagles |
| Northern runners-up | Texas Brahmas |
| Southern champions | Arizona Sundogs |
| Southern runners-up | Laredo Bucks |
| Playoffs MVP | Rob McVicar (Arizona) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Arizona Sundogs |
| Runners-up | Colorado Eagles |
Teams
Map of teams
Northern Conference 
Southern Conference
Regular season
Conference standings
| Northern Conference | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs | 64 | 44 | 14 | 3 | 214 | 122 | 94 |
| x-Youngstown SteelHounds | 64 | 39 | 20 | 1 | 222 | 192 | 83 |
| x-Texas Brahmas | 64 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 222 | 192 | 83 |
| x-Mississippi RiverKings | 64 | 39 | 21 | 3 | 214 | 177 | 82 |
| x-Colorado Eagles | 64 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 254 | 223 | 81 |
| e-Rocky Mountain Rage | 64 | 36 | 22 | 5 | 241 | 220 | 78 |
| e-Oklahoma City Blazers | 64 | 28 | 30 | 2 | 188 | 193 | 62 |
| e-Tulsa Oilers | 64 | 25 | 35 | 3 | 194 | 243 | 54 |
| e-Wichita Thunder | 64 | 20 | 42 | 1 | 156 | 247 | 42 |
| Southern Conference | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| y-Laredo Bucks | 64 | 42 | 19 | 3 | 233 | 161 | 87 |
| x-Arizona Sundogs | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 294 | 242 | 84 |
| x-New Mexico Scorpions | 64 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 236 | 231 | 74 |
| x-Odessa Jackalopes | 64 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 211 | 210 | 71 |
| x-Austin Ice Bats | 64 | 29 | 33 | 2 | 183 | 195 | 60 |
| e-Amarillo Gorillas | 64 | 22 | 32 | 10 | 218 | 265 | 54 |
| e-Corpus Christi Rayz | 64 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 183 | 195 | 52 |
| e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees | 64 | 16 | 41 | 7 | 171 | 278 | 39 |
Note: y - clinched conference title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention
Source:[1]
Playoffs
Playoff Bracket
| First Round 1 | Conference Semi-finals | Conference Finals | Ray Miron President's Cup Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Bossier-Shreveport | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Texas | 2 | N4 | Texas | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| N5 | Mississippi | 1 | Northern | N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||
| N4 | Texas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Youngstown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Colorado | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S2 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Odessa | 2 | S3 | New Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| S5 | Austin | 1 | Southern | S1 | Laredo | 3 | |||||||||||||
| S2 | Arizona | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Laredo | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Odessa | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Awards
- Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners [2]
- Ray Miron President's Cup (Playoff Champions) - Arizona Sundogs
- Governors’ Cup (regular-season champions) - Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs
- Most Valuable Player - Jeff Bes, Laredo
- Most Outstanding Goaltender - John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
- Most Outstanding Defenseman - Vladimir Hartinger, New Mexico
- Rookie of the Year - David Nimmo, Amarillo
- Coach of the Year - Scott Muscutt, Bossier-Shreveport
- Man of the Year - Stacey Bauman, Oklahoma City
- Rick Kozuback Award - Chris Stewart, Colorado
- Joe Burton Award (Scoring Champion) - Alex Leavitt, Arizona
- Playoff Most Valuable Player - Rob McVicar, Arizona
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (North) - Brent Cullaton, Rocky Mountain
- All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (South) - Alex Leavitt, Arizona
- Athletic Trainer of the Year – Wade Sundbye, Oklahoma City
- Equipment Manager of the Year– Patrick Stevens, Rocky Mountain
All-CHL Team
- Forward: Jeff Bes, Laredo
- Forward: Alex Leavitt, Arizona
- Forward: Brent Cullaton, Rocky Mountain
- Defenseman: Vladimir Hartinger, New Mexico
- Defenseman: Aaron Schneekloth, Colorado
- Goaltender : John DeCaro, Bossier-Shreveport
All-Rookie Team
- Forward - Tyler Skworchinski, Texas
- Forward - Mark Kolanos, Arizona
- Forward - David Nimmo, Amarillo
- Defenseman - Shaun Arvai, Amarillo
- Defenseman - David Schlemko, Arizona
- Goaltender - Alexandre Vincent, Odessa