2007–08 WHL season

The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season for the Western Hockey League. 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.

League notes

*The Oil Kings joined the Central Division of the Eastern Conference, bringing the Eastern Conference to twelve teams, while the Western Conference remained at ten. The new team in Alberta's capital is the fourth WHL team to represent the city of Edmonton, preceded by the original Oil Kings franchises that played in the 1960s and 1970s, and later the Edmonton Ice, who played two seasons from 1996–98 before relocating to the Kootenays.
*The playoff format was revised so that the top eight teams in the conference qualify for the playoffs, as opposed to the top four in each division. Division winners are guaranteed a top two seed in each conference.

Final Standings

"Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SOL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; PTS = Points; x - denotes clinched playoff berth; y - denotes clinched conference title"

Eastern Conference

WHL Playoffs

Overview

16TeamBracket | RD1=Conference Quarter-finals
RD2=Conference Semi-finals
RD3=Conference Finals
RD4=WHL Championship
group1=Eastern
group2=Western

RD1-seed01=1
RD1-team01=Calgary
RD1-score01=4
RD1-seed02=8
RD1-team02=Moose Jaw
RD1-score02=2

RD1-seed03=2
RD1-team03=Regina
RD1-score03=2
RD1-seed04=7
RD1-team04=Swift Current
RD1-score04=4

RD1-seed05=3
RD1-team05=Lethbridge
RD1-score05=4
RD1-seed06=6
RD1-team06=Brandon
RD1-score06=2

RD1-seed07=4
RD1-team07=Medicine Hat
RD1-score07=1
RD1-seed08=5
RD1-team08=Kootenay
RD1-score08=4

RD1-seed09=1
RD1-team09=Tri-City
RD1-seed10=8
RD1-team10=Kamloops
RD1-score09=4
RD1-score10=0

RD1-seed11=4
RD1-team11=Seattle
RD1-score11=4
RD1-seed12=5
RD1-team12=Kelowna
RD1-score12=3

RD1-seed13=2
RD1-team13=Vancouver
RD1-score13=4
RD1-seed14=7
RD1-team14=Chilliwack
RD1-score14=0

RD1-seed15=3
RD1-team15=Spokane
RD1-score15=4
RD1-seed16=6
RD1-team16=Everett
RD1-score16=0

RD2-seed01=1
RD2-team01=Calgary
RD2-score01=4
RD2-seed02=7
RD2-team02=Swift Current
RD2-score02=2

RD2-seed03=3
RD2-team03=Lethbridge
RD2-score03=4
RD2-seed04=5
RD2-team04=Kootenay
RD2-score04=1

RD2-seed05=1
RD2-team05=Tri-City
RD2-score05=4
RD2-seed06=4
RD2-team06=Seattle
RD2-score06=1

RD2-seed07=2
RD2-team07=Vancouver
RD2-score07=2
RD2-seed08=3
RD2-team08=Spokane
RD2-score08=4

RD3-seed01=1
RD3-team01=Calgary
RD3-score01=0
RD3-seed02=3
RD3-team02=Lethbridge
RD3-score02=4

RD3-seed03=1
RD3-team03=Tri-City
RD3-score03=3
RD3-seed04=3
RD3-team04=Spokane
RD3-score04=4

RD4-seed01=E3
RD4-team01=Lethbridge
RD4-score01=0
RD4-seed02=W3
RD4-team02=Spokane
RD4-score02=4

Conference Quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Conference semifinals

Conference finals

WHL Championship

Memorial Cup

The 90th Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener, Ontario.

WHL awards

ee also

*2008 Memorial Cup
*2007–08 OHL season
*2007–08 QMJHL season
*2008 NHL Entry Draft
* 2007 in ice hockey
* 2008 in ice hockey

References

* [http://www.whl.ca whl.ca]
*2006–07 WHL Guide