2007–08 CHL season

2007–08 CHL season
LeagueCentral Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Regular season
Governors’ CupBossier-Shreveport
Season MVPJeff Bes
(Laredo)
Top scorerAlex Leavitt
(Arizona)
Playoffs
Northern championsColorado Eagles
  Northern runners-upTexas Brahmas
Southern championsArizona Sundogs
  Southern runners-upLaredo Bucks
Playoffs MVPRob McVicar (Arizona)
Finals
ChampionsArizona Sundogs
  Runners-upColorado Eagles

The 2007–08 CHL season was the 16th season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

2007-08 Central Hockey League
ConferenceTeamCityArena
Northern Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs Bossier City, Louisiana CenturyTel Center
Colorado Eagles Loveland, Colorado Budweiser Events Center
Mississippi RiverKings Southaven, Mississippi DeSoto Civic Center
Oklahoma City Blazers Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Ford Center
Rocky Mountain Rage Broomfield, Colorado Broomfield Event Center
Texas Brahmas North Richland Hills, Texas NYTEX Sports Centre
Tulsa Oilers Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder Wichita, Kansas Britt Brown Arena
Youngstown SteelHounds Youngstown, Ohio Covelli Center
Southern Amarillo Gorillas Amarillo, Texas Amarillo Civic Center
Arizona Sundogs Prescott Valley, Arizona Tim's Toyota Center
Austin Ice Bats Austin, Texas Chaparral Ice
Corpus Christi Rayz Corpus Christi, Texas American Bank Center
Laredo Bucks Laredo, Texas Laredo Entertainment Center
New Mexico Scorpions Rio Rancho, New Mexico Santa Ana Star Center
Odessa Jackalopes Odessa, Texas Ector County Coliseum
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees Hidalgo, Texas Dodge Arena

Map of teams

Northern Conference Southern Conference

Regular season

Conference standings

Northern Conference GP W L T GF GA Pts
y-Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs644414321412294
x-Youngstown SteelHounds643920122219283
x-Texas Brahmas644020122219283
x-Mississippi RiverKings643921321417782
x-Colorado Eagles643720225422381
e-Rocky Mountain Rage643622524122078
e-Oklahoma City Blazers642830218819362
e-Tulsa Oilers642535319424354
e-Wichita Thunder642042115624742
Southern Conference GP W L T GF GA Pts
y-Laredo Bucks644219323316187
x-Arizona Sundogs643919629424284
x-New Mexico Scorpions643424623623174
x-Odessa Jackalopes643225721121071
x-Austin Ice Bats642933218319560
e-Amarillo Gorillas6422321021826554
e-Corpus Christi Rayz642234818319552
e-Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees641641717127839

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 NorthernN2 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 SouthernS1 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

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

References

  1. ↑ "2007-08 Central Hockey League Standings". statscrew.com. Retrieved August 1, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ↑ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine
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