The 2007–08 SIJHL season is the 7th season of the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL). The seven teams of the SIJHL will play 50-game schedules.
| 2007–08 SIJHL season | |
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| League | Superior International Junior Hockey League |
| Sport | Hockey |
| Duration | Regular season 2007-09 – 2008-03 Playoffs 2008-03 – 2008-04 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Finals champions | Dryden Ice Dogs |
Come February, the top teams of the league will play down for the Bill Salonen Cup, the SIJHL championship. The winner of the Bill Salonen Cup will compete in the Central Canadian Junior "A" championship, the Dudley Hewitt Cup. If successful against the winners of the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.
Changes edit
- Fort Frances Jr. Sabres join league.
- Marathon Renegades fold mid-season (February).
Final standings edit
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title
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Teams listed on the official league website.[1]
Standings listed on official league website.[2]
2007-08 Bill Salonen Cup Playoffs edit
| Quarter-final | Semi-final | Salonen Cup | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dryden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Schreiber | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Schreiber | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fort Frances | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dryden | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort William | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort William | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TB Bearcats | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | TB Bearcats | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | TB Bulldogs | 0 | ||||||||||||
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.[3]
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship edit
Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Dryden finished in third place.
Round Robin
- Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 5 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
- Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 7 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
- Dryden Ice Dogs 4 - Sudbury Jr. Wolves (NOJHL) 0
Semi-final
- Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 2 - Dryden Ice Dogs 1
Scoring leaders edit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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Leading goaltenders edit
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
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Awards edit
- Most Valuable Player - Quinn Amiel (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
- Most Improved Player -
- Rookie of the Year - Mitch Cain (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
- Top Defenceman - Brad Pawlowski (Thunder Bay Bearcats)
- Top Defensive Forward -
- Most Gentlemanly Player -
- Top Goaltender - Drew Strandberg (Thunder Bay Bearcats)
- Coach of the Year - Wayne Strachan (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
- Top Scorer Award -
- Top Executive - Carolyn Kellaway, Nancy Gradiman (Fort Frances Jr. Sabres)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "SIJHL | Teams". Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "WebPages | Pointstreak Sites".
- ^ "SIJHL.com - Home". Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2010-09-01.