2007–08 WHL season | |
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League | Western Hockey League |
Sport | Hockey |
Duration |
Preseason 2007-08-29 – 2007-09-15 Regular season 2007-09-20 – 2008-03-16 Playoffs 2008-03-21 – 2008-05-07 |
Number of teams | 22 |
TV partner(s) | Shaw TV |
The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2007, 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.
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
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
The 90th MasterCard Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener, Ontario. It began on May 16, and concluded on May 25, 2008.
First Round