The 2007–08 NOJHL season is the 30th season of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL). The six teams of the East and West Divisions will play 50-game schedules.
Come February, the top teams of each division will play down for the Copeland-McNamara Trophy, the NOJHL championship. The winner of the Copeland-McNamara Trophy 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 Superior International Junior Hockey League, the champion would then move on to play in the Canadian Junior Hockey League championship, the 2008 Royal Bank Cup.
Changes Soo Eagles take one year's leave.
Final standings 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
Final Standings Team Centre W-L-T-OTL GF GA Points Soo Thunderbirds Sault Ste. Marie 33-9-0-8 206 145 101 Abitibi Eskimos Iroquois Falls 31-14-0-5 224 157 94 North Bay Skyhawks North Bay 31-14-0-5 191 152 91 Sudbury Jr. Wolves Copper Cliff 28-17-0-5 216 176 84 Blind River Beavers Blind River 25-20-0-5 189 194 74 Manitoulin Islanders Little Current 2-47-0-1 109 311 6
Teams listed on the official league website.
Standings listed on official league website.
2007-08 Copeland-McNamara Trophy Playoffs
Playoff results are listed on the official league website.
Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship Hosted by the Newmarket Hurricanes in Newmarket, Ontario. Sudbury finished in fourth.
Round Robin Newmarket Hurricanes (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 1 Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 5 - Sudbury Wolves 3 Dryden Ice Dogs (SIJHL) 4 - Sudbury Wolves 0
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIMScott RestouleSudbury Jr. Wolves41374885130Russel MorinAbitibi Eskimos5037276437Nick MinardiSoo Thunderbirds5031296075Brenden BiedermannSudbury Jr. Wolves4829316064Dustin FummertonNorth Bay Skyhawks4816446040Chris KangasSudbury Jr. Wolves4420365663Chris PontesSudbury Jr. Wolves4725305524Matt AmadioSoo Thunderbirds5022335525Brandon IngrahamManitoulin Islanders5021345523Jeremie DorvalAbitibi Eskimos4930245421
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 T GA SO Sv% GAAMiles WilliamsAbitibi Eskimos201045:4214214020.9272.30Ryan DubeSoo Thunderbirds241388:2613565610.9162.42Jake RosenthalBlind River Beavers291623:41151119110.9113.36Travis O'BrienSoo Thunderbirds291677:0320517910.9032.83Andre LaperriereNorth Bay Skyhawks221160:3315414810.8992.48
Awards Player of the Year - Mussel Morin (Abitibi Eskimos) Most Valuable Player - Jeremie Dorval (Abitibi Eskimos) Most Gentlemanly Player - Adam Pyymaki (Soo Thunderbirds) Rookie of the Year - Jarret Burton (Blind River Beavers) Top Defenceman - Ben Davey (Soo Thunderbirds) Most Improved Player - Dan Vernelli (Soo Thunderbirds) Top Defensive Forward - Kody Carnevale (North Bay Skyhawks) Top "Team Player" - Brandon Ingraham (Manitoulin Islanders) Director of the Year - Al Jones (Soo Thunderbirds) Coach of the Year - Paul Gagne (Abitibi Eskimos) Team Goaltending Award - Ryan Dube, Travis O'Brien (Soo Thunderbirds) Top Goals Against Average - Miles Williams (Abitibi Eskimos) Scoring Champion - Scott Restoule (Sudbury Jr. Wolves) Playoff Most Valuable Player - Joey Delwo (Sudbury Jr. Wolves)
See also 2008 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of NOHA Junior A seasons Ontario Junior Hockey League Superior International Junior Hockey League Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League
References
External links Official website of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League