2007–08 CHL season#Playoffs

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2007–08 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name= Governors’ Cup

| season_champs = Bossier-Shreveport

| MVP = Jeff Bes
(Laredo)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Alex Leavitt
(Arizona)

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs = Playoffs

| playoffs_link =

| conf1 = Northern

| conf1_link =

| conf1_champ = Colorado Eagles

| conf1_runner-up = Texas Brahmas

| conf2 = Southern

| conf2_link =

| conf2_champ = Arizona Sundogs

| conf2_runner-up = Laredo Bucks

| finals = Finals

| finals_link = Ray Miron President's Cup

| finals_champ = Arizona Sundogs

| finals_runner-up = Colorado Eagles

| playoffs_MVP = Rob McVicar (Arizona)

| playoffs_MVP_link=

| seasonslistnames = CHL

| prevseason_year = 2006–07

| nextseason_year = 2008–09

}}

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

Teams

class="wikitable" style="width:auto"
bgcolor="#236192" align="center" colspan="5"\|2007-08 Central Hockey League
Conference \|\| Team \|\| City \|\| Arena
rowspan="9" \| 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
rowspan="8" \| 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

class="wikitable" style="width:auto"

bgcolor="#236192" align="center" colspan="5"|2007-08 Central Hockey League

Conference || Team || City || Arena

rowspan="9" | 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, Oklahoma

| Wichita, Kansas

Youngstown SteelHounds

| Youngstown, Ohio

| Covelli Center

rowspan="8" | 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

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| label = Tulsa

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| label = Wichita

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| lon_deg = -80.65

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| label = Corpus
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| label = Laredo

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| lon_deg = -106.69

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| label = New Mexico

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| lat_deg = 31.88

| lon_deg = -102.39

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| label = Odessa

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| lat_deg = 26.12

| lon_deg = -98.25

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| position = bottom

| label = Rio Grande
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Regular season

=Conference standings=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" \| Northern Conference ! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|L\|Losses}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|T\|Ties}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
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
bgcolor="#cccccc" \|
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

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" \| Southern Conference ! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|L\|Losses}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|T\|Ties}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
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
bgcolor="#cccccc" \|
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

Playoffs

=Playoff Bracket=

{{10TeamBracket

| RD1=First Round 1

| RD2=Conference Semi-finals

| RD3=Conference Finals

| RD4=Ray Miron President's Cup Finals

| RD2-group1=Northern

| RD2-group2=Southern

| RD1-seed1=N4

| RD1-team1=Texas

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=N5

| RD1-team2= Mississippi

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=S4

| RD1-team3=Odessa

| RD1-score3=2

| RD1-seed4=S5

| RD1-team4=Austin

| RD1-score4=1

| RD2-seed1=N1

| RD2-team1= Bossier-Shreveport

| RD2-score1= 0

| RD2-seed2=N4

| RD2-team2=Texas

| RD2-score2= 4

| RD2-seed3=N2

| RD2-team3= Colorado

| RD2-score3= 4

| RD2-seed4=N3

| RD2-team4= Youngstown

| RD2-score4= 1

| RD2-seed5=S2

| RD2-team5= Arizona

| RD2-score5= 4

| RD2-seed6=S3

| RD2-team6= New Mexico

| RD2-score6= 2

| RD2-seed7=S1

| RD2-team7= Laredo

| RD2-score7= 4

| RD2-seed8=S4

| RD2-team8= Odessa

| RD2-score8= 0

| RD3-seed1=N2

| RD3-team1= Colorado

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=N4

| RD3-team2= Texas

| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3=S1

| RD3-team3=Laredo

| RD3-score3=3

| RD3-seed4=S2

| RD3-team4=Arizona

| RD3-score4=4

| RD4-seed1=N2

| RD4-team1=Colorado

| RD4-score1=0

| RD4-seed2=S2

| RD4-team2=Arizona

| RD4-score2=4

}}

Awards

:Source:Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners [http://www.centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ Central Hockey League Historical Award Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514051507/http://centralhockeyleague.com/pressroom/winners/ |date=2011-05-14 }}

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

References

External links

[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/chl19932008.html 2007–08 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database]

Chl Season, 2007-08

Category:Central Hockey League seasons