2007–08 GMHL season

2007–08 GMHL season
League	Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League
Sport	Hockey
Duration	Regular season 2007-09 – 2008-02 Playoffs 2008-02 – 2008-04
Number of teams	13
Finals champions	Bradford Rattlers
GMHL seasons
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The 2007–08 GMHL season was the second season of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League (GMHL). The thirteen teams of the GMHL will play 42-game schedules.

February 2008, the top teams of the league played down for the Russell Cup, emblematic of the grand championship of the GMHL. Since the GMHL is independent from

4-games-to-none.

Changes

• Deseronto Thunder become Deseronto Storm
• League expands by six teams:
  Innisfil Lakers, Tamworth Cyclones, Temiscaming Royals

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For.

Team Centre 2007-08 Record GF GA Points Bradford Rattlers Bradford 37-4-0-1 314 110 75 Temiscaming Royals Témiscaming 31-9-0-2 258 135 64 Innisfil Lakers Innisfil 29-10-0-3 228 129 61 Deseronto Storm Deseronto 27-13-0-2 219 158 56 Elliot Lake Bobcats Elliot Lake 26-13-0-3 202 164 55 Richmond Hill Rams Richmond Hill 25-15-0-2 225 165 52 South Muskoka Shield Gravenhurst 19-17-0-5 207 206 43 King Wild King City 20-20-0-2 186 179 42 Espanola Kings Espanola 15-26-0-1 151 226 31 Toronto Canada Moose Thornhill 14-27-0-1 154 254 29 Nipissing Alouettes Sturgeon Falls 14-27-0-1 178 266 29 Tamworth Cyclones Tamworth 13-25-0-3 208 251 29 Douro Dukes Douro 2-40-0-0 108 392 4

The top 5 teams (blue shaded rows) were given their choice of opponent from the bottom five (purple) or taking a first round bye. Places 6 through 8 had to wait for decisions of the top 5 teams to determine playoff activity.

Teams listed on the official league website.[1]

Standings listed on official league website.^[2]

2007-08 Russell Cup Playoffs

	Bye round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	1	Bradford	4
	11	Toronto	0
						1	Bradford	4
						7	South Muskoka	1
											1	Bradford	4
											5	Elliot Lake	0
	4	Deseronto	4
	10	Tamworth	0
						4	Deseronto	2
						5	Elliot Lake	4
	5	Elliot Lake	4
	12	Nipissing	1
																1	Bradford	4
																3	Innisfil	0
	2	Temiscaming	4
	9	Espanola	0
						2	Temiscaming	4
						8	King	2
	8	King	4
	13	Douro	0
											2	Temiscaming	2
											3	Innisfil	4
						3	Innisfil	4
						6	Richmond Hill	3

Due to the playoff draft, Innisfil, Richmond Hill and South Muskoka elected to take first round byes.

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

Moscow Selects exhibition series

From late December 2007 until mid-January 2008 the best teams of the GMHL faced off against the all-star team of a Moscow-based Junior A league, this was supposed to be finished off with a game between the Moscow Selects and the GMHL All-Star team but Moscow cancelled this game.

Moscow Selects 7 -

Innisfil Lakers

3

Moscow Selects 8 - Bradford Rattlers 4

Moscow Selects 9 -

Elliot Lake Bobcats

2

Moscow Selects 7 -

Richmond Hill Rams

4

Moscow Selects 5 - South Muskoka Shield 1

Moscow Selects 9 - Temiscaming Royals 3

Moscow Selects 7 - Deseronto Storm 1

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Adam Palm Bradford Rattlers - 34 68 102 -

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 GA SO GAA

Awards

• Most Valuable Player - Jonathon Dew (
  Innisfil Lakers
  )
• Top Scorer - Adam Palm (Bradford Rattlers)
• Top Defenceman - Dave Malicek (Bradford Rattlers)
• Top Goaltender - Daniel Jones (
  Richmond Hill Rams
  )
• Top Forward - Sochiro Omi (Bradford Rattlers)
• Rookie of the Year - Phil Grainger (
  Innisfil Lakers
  )
• Most Heart - Brad Clark (Deseronto Storm)
• Most Sportsmanlike Player - Andrew Quinn (
  Elliot Lake Bobcats
  )
• Top Defensive Forward - Connor Hendry (
  Innisfil Lakers
  )
• Coach of the Year - Ryan Leonard (
  Elliot Lake Bobcats
  )
• Official of the Year - Ryan Harrison

See also

• 2007 in ice hockey
• 2008 in ice hockey

References

External links

• Official website of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League

Preceded by 2006–07 GMHL season

GMHL seasons

Succeeded by 2008–09 GMHL season