2007–08 WHL season

2007–08 WHL season
LeagueWestern Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationRegular season
September 20, 2007 – March 16, 2008
Playoffs
March 21 – May 7, 2008
Teams22
TV partnerShaw TV
Regular season
Scotty Munro Memorial TrophyTri-City Americans (1)
Season MVPKarl Alzner (Calgary Hitmen)
Top scorerMark Santorelli (Chilliwack Bruins)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPTyler Johnson (Chiefs)
Finals championsSpokane Chiefs (2)
  Runners-upLethbridge Hurricanes
2007–08 CHL season
LeagueCanadian Hockey League
SportHockey
DurationOHL
Sept. 19, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008
QMJHL
Sept. 13, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2008
WHL
Sept. 20, 2007 – Mar. 16, 2009
Teams60
TV partner(s)RDS
Rogers Sportsnet
Rogers TV
Shaw TV
Season MVPJustin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) (OHL)
Top scorerJustin Azevedo (Kitchener Rangers) (OHL)
Memorial Cup
Finals championsSpokane Chiefs (WHL) (2nd title)
  Runners-upKitchener Rangers (OHL)

The 2007–08 WHL season was the 42nd season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The regular season began on September 20, 2007, and ended on March 16, 2008. The Tri-City Americans won the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for the best regular season record. The playoffs began on March 21, and ended on May 7, with the Spokane Chiefs defeating the Lethbridge Hurricanes in the championship series to claim their second Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth at the 2008 Memorial Cup tournament, which Spokane would go on to win.[1]

The Edmonton Oil Kings joined the league as an expansion club—their name paying homage to Edmonton's original WHL team—bringing the WHL to 22 teams.[2]

League notes

  • The WHL had announced at the 2007 Memorial Cup tournament that it would rename its championship trophy—until then, known as the President's Cup—after Ed Chynoweth.[3] The Chiefs 2008 championship was thus the first featuring the renamed trophy.
  • The Edmonton 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 playoff format was revised so that the top eight teams in each 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 = Clinched playoff berth; y = Clinched conference title

Eastern Conference

East Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Rank
x Regina Pats 72 44 22 4 2 94 217 206 2
x Brandon Wheat Kings 72 42 24 3 3 90 253 209 6
x Swift Current Broncos 72 41 24 1 6 89 244 205 7
x Moose Jaw Warriors 72 37 21 6 8 88 229 214 8
Saskatoon Blades 72 29 34 3 6 67 182 229 9
Prince Albert Raiders 72 26 41 3 2 57 196 248 10
Central Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Rank
y Calgary Hitmen 72 47 20 1 4 99 259 166 1
x Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 45 21 2 4 96 245 175 3
x Medicine Hat Tigers 72 43 22 5 2 93 234 198 4
x Kootenay Ice 72 42 22 5 3 92 229 214 5
Edmonton Oil Kings 72 22 39 4 7 55 162 241 11
Red Deer Rebels 72 18 47 4 3 43 145 255 12

Western Conference

B.C. Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Rank
x Vancouver Giants 72 49 15 2 6 106 250 155 2
x Kelowna Rockets 72 38 26 2 6 84 248 215 5
x Chilliwack Bruins 72 28 35 4 5 65 206 241 7
x Kamloops Blazers 72 27 41 2 2 58 197 253 8
Prince George Cougars 72 20 48 1 3 44 172 304 9
U.S. Division GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA Rank
y Tri-City Americans 72 52 16 2 2 108 262 176 1
x Spokane Chiefs 72 50 15 1 6 107 251 160 3
x Seattle Thunderbirds 72 42 23 5 2 91 241 179 4
x Everett Silvertips 72 39 30 0 3 81 205 198 6
Portland Winter Hawks 72 11 58 2 1 25 132 318 10
Map of WHL, 2007–08 to 2010–11
190km
118miles
Wheat Kings
Pats
Warriors
Raiders
Blades
Broncos
Tigers
Hurricanes
Oil Kings
Rebels
Hitmen
Ice
Chiefs
Americans
Rockets
Blazers
Bruins
Silvertips
Thunderbirds
Winterhawks
Cougars
Giants
   East Division
   Central Division
   BC Division
   US Division

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Mark Santorelli Chilliwack Bruins 72 27 74 101 40
Colin Long Kelowna Rockets 72 31 69 100 41
Colton Yellow Horn Tri-City Americans 67 48 49 97 63
Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers 70 43 48 91 42
Steve DaSilva Kootenay Ice 68 40 49 89 47
Mitch Fadden Lethbridge Hurricanes 72 34 55 89 72
Jordan Knackstedt Moose Jaw Warriors 72 31 54 85 116
Dan Gendur Everett Silvertips 60 29 55 84 68
Bud Holloway Seattle Thunderbirds 70 43 40 83 55
Oscar Moller Chilliwack Bruins 63 39 44 83 42

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; SOL = Shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player Team GP Min W L OTL SL GA SO SV% GAA
Tyson Sexsmith Vancouver Giants 62 3678 43 11 2 6 116 9 .911 1.89
Juha Metsola Lethbridge Hurricanes 30 1693 20 7 0 1 56 3 .916 1.98
Dustin Tokarski Spokane Chiefs 45 2543 30 10 0 3 87 6 .922 2.05
Martin Jones Calgary Hitmen 27 1529 18 8 0 1 54 1 .911 2.12
Kevin Armstrong Spokane Chiefs 33 1840 20 5 1 3 66 2 .915 2.15

2008 WHL Playoffs

Overview

Conference Quarter-finals Conference Semi-finals Conference Finals WHL Championship
            
1 Calgary 4
8 Moose Jaw 2
1 Calgary 4
7 Swift Current 2
2 Regina 2
7 Swift Current 4
1 Calgary 0
Eastern
3 Lethbridge 4
3 Lethbridge 4
6 Brandon 2
3 Lethbridge 4
5 Kootenay 1
4 Medicine Hat 1
5 Kootenay 4
E3 Lethbridge 0
W3 Spokane 4
1 Tri-City 4
8 Kamloops 0
1 Tri-City 4
4 Seattle 1
4 Seattle 4
5 Kelowna 3
1 Tri-City 3
Western
3 Spokane 4
2 Vancouver 4
7 Chilliwack 0
2 Vancouver 2
3 Spokane 4
3 Spokane 4
6 Everett 0

Conference quarter-finals

Eastern Conference

(E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (E8) Moose Jaw Warriors

March 21 Calgary Hitmen 5 – 1 Moose Jaw Warriors Scotiabank Saddledome  
3:01 - Ryan Gillen (1)
3:53 - pp - Paul Postma (1) 		First period No scoring
6:58 - Ryan White (1) Second period Riley Holzapfel (1) - pp - 14:47
6:02 - pp - Kyle Bortis (1)
14:28 - pp - Karl Alzner (1) 		Third period No scoring
Daniel Spence (18 saves / 19 shots) Goalie stats Joey Perricone (33 saves / 38 shots)
March 23 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Scotiabank Saddledome  
8:25 - pp - Brandon Kozun (1)
15:12 - Brock Nixon (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Chad Suer (1) - pp - 6:55
Terrance Delaronde (1) - 16:51
Neal Prokop (1) - 17:19
Jason Bast (1) - pp - 19:47
No scoring Third period No scoring
Daniel Spence (22 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Joey Perricone (29 saves / 31 shots)
March 25 Moose Jaw Warriors 3 – 8 Calgary Hitmen Moose Jaw Civic Centre  
9:51 - Riley Holzapfel (2)
11:58 - pp - Frazer McLaren (1) 		First period Ian Schultz (1) - pp - 3:00
16:22 - Jason Bast (2) Second period Brock Nixon (2) - pp - 9:37
Paul Postma (2) - pp - 10:07
Brandon Kozun (2) - 16:43
Brock Nixon (3) - 17:00
No scoring Third period Karl Alzner (2) - pp - 8:11
Kyle Bortis (2) - 14:00
Matt MacKenzie (1) - pp - 16:37
Joey Perricone (29 saves / 37 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (21 saves / 24 shots)
March 26 Moose Jaw Warriors 1 – 3 Calgary Hitmen Moose Jaw Civic Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
6:02 - pp - Ty Wishart (1) Second period Brandon Kozun (3) - 13:21
No scoring Third period TJ Galiardi (1) - 2:44
Kyle Bortis (3) - 13:44
Joey Perricone (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (24 saves / 25 shots)
March 28 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 4 Moose Jaw Warriors Scotiabank Saddledome  
No scoring First period Jason Bast (3) - pp - 10:25
Jason Bast (4) - pp - 11:33
13:07 - TJ Galiardi (2) Second period No scoring
19:10 - Ian Duval (1) Third period Joel Broda (1) - pp - 14:20
Jason Bast (5) - en - 19:48
Daniel Spence (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Joey Perricone (44 saves / 46 shots)
March 30 Moose Jaw Warriors 2 – 4 Calgary Hitmen Moose Jaw Civic Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
5:32 - Riley Holzapfel (3) Second period Brett Sonne (1) - 1:26
Brandon Kozun (4) - 11:35
9:46 - pp - Jordan Knackstedt (1) Third period Ryan White (2) - 8:51
Kyle Bortis (4) - sh - en - 18:14
Joey Perricone (23 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (16 saves / 18 shots)
Calgary wins series 4 – 2

(E2) Regina Pats vs. (E7) Swift Current Broncos

March 21 Regina Pats 2 – 1 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre
March 22 Regina Pats 3 – 5 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre
March 25 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 4 OT Regina Pats InnovationPlex
March 26 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 4 2OT Regina Pats InnovationPlex
March 28 Regina Pats 3 – 6 Swift Current Broncos Brandt Centre
March 29 Swift Current Broncos 5 – 2 Regina Pats InnovationPlex
Swift Current wins series 4 – 2

(E3) Lethbridge Hurricanes vs. (E6) Brandon Wheat Kings

March 21 Lethbridge Hurricanes 2 – 1 Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period No scoring
12:59 - pp - Dwight King (1)
13:57 - pp - Zach Boychuk (1) 		Third period Tyler Dittmer (1) - 3:12
Juha Metsola (27 saves / 28 shots) Goalie stats Joe Caligiuri (22 saves / 24 shots)
March 22 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 – 3 Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre  
2:15 - pp - Nicholas Hotson (1)
10:33 - pp - Luca Sbisa (1) 		First period Matt Lowry (1) - sh - 1:21
Scott Glennie (1) - 12:34
7:53 - pp - Zach Boychuk (2)
14:26 - sh - Mike Wuchterl (1) 		Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Daryl Boyle (1) - pp - 5:45
Juha Metsola (24 saves / 27 shots) Goalie stats Joe Caligiuri (22 saves / 26 shots)
March 25 Brandon Wheat Kings 3 – 4 Lethbridge Hurricanes Westman Place
March 26 Brandon Wheat Kings 5 – 1 Lethbridge Hurricanes Westman Place
March 28 Brandon Wheat Kings 4 – 3 Lethbridge Hurricanes Westman Place
March 30 Lethbridge Hurricanes 4 – 0 Brandon Wheat Kings ENMAX Centre
Lethbridge wins series 4 – 2

(E4) Medicine Hat Tigers vs. (E5) Kootenay Ice

March 21 Medicine Hat Tigers 2 – 5 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena
March 22 Medicine Hat Tigers 3 – 4 OT Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena
March 25 Kootenay Ice 2 – 1 Medicine Hat Tigers Cranbrook Recreational Complex
March 26 Kootenay Ice 3 – 5 Medicine Hat Tigers Cranbrook Recreational Complex
March 28 Medicine Hat Tigers 1 – 3 Kootenay Ice Medicine Hat Arena
Kootenay wins series 4 – 1

Western Conference

(W1) Tri-City Americans vs. (W8) Kamloops Blazers

March 21 Tri-City Americans 6 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Toyota Center
March 22 Tri-City Americans 4 – 1 Kamloops Blazers Toyota Center
March 25 Tri-City Americans 3 – 4 Kamloops Blazers Toyota Center
March 26 Kamloops Blazers 2 – 6 Tri-City Americans Interior Savings Centre
Tri-City wins series 4 – 0

(W4) Seattle Thunderbirds vs. (W5) Kelowna Rockets

March 21 Seattle Thunderbirds 2 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Key Arena
March 22 Seattle Thunderbirds 1 – 3 Kelowna Rockets Key Arena
March 24 Kelowna Rockets 2 – 3 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place
March 25 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 6 Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place
March 27 Seattle Thunderbirds 6 – 2 Kelowna Rockets Key Arena
March 29 Kelowna Rockets 4 – 3 OT Seattle Thunderbirds Prospera Place
April 1 Seattle Thunderbirds 4 – 2 Kelowna Rockets Key Arena
Seattle wins series 4 – 3

(W2) Vancouver Giants vs. (W7) Chilliwack Bruins

March 21 Vancouver Giants 2 – 1 Chilliwack Bruins Pacific Coliseum
March 22 Vancouver Giants 3 – 2 Chilliwack Bruins Pacific Coliseum
March 25 Chilliwack Bruins 3 – 4 3OT Vancouver Giants Prospera Centre
March 26 Chilliwack Bruins 1 – 2 Vancouver Giants Prospera Centre
Vancouver wins series 4 – 0

(W3) Spokane Chiefs vs. (W6) Everett Silvertips

March 21 Spokane Chiefs 5 – 2 Everett Silvertips Numerica Veterans Arena  
12:03 - pp - Drayson Bowman (1)
12:52 - pp - David Rutherford (1)
17:21 - pp - Judd Blackwater (1) 		First period No scoring
3:37 - Chris Bruton (1) Second period Matthew Ius (1) - 0:12
11:42 - pp - Drayson Bowman (2) Third period Jonathan Harty (1) - pp - 5:19
Dustin Tokarski (24 saves / 25 shots) Goalie stats Leland Irving (15 saves / 19 shots)
Shayne Barrie (24 saves / 25 shots)
March 22 Spokane Chiefs 4 – 1 Everett Silvertips Numerica Veterans Arena  
15:57 - pp - Ondřej Roman (1) First period No scoring
10:37 - Seth Compton (1) Second period No scoring
2:18 - Ondřej Roman (2)
18:06 - en - Mitch Wahl (1) 		Third period Clayton Bauer (1) - 14:36
Dustin Tokarski (20 saves / 21 shots) Goalie stats Leland Irving (41 saves / 44 shots)
March 26 Everett Silvertips 1 – 4 Spokane Chiefs Xfinity Arena  
No scoring First period Levko Koper (1) - sh - 7:15
13:49 - Dan Gendur (1) Second period Ondřej Roman (3) - 2:09
No scoring Third period Drayson Bowman (3) - 15:20
Judd Blackwater (2) - en - 16:38
Leland Irving (19 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Tokarski (28 saves / 29 shots)
March 28 Everett Silvertips 2 – 3 OT Spokane Chiefs Xfinity Arena  
No scoring First period Judd Blackwater (3) - 18:56
No scoring Second period No scoring
12:20 - Graham Potuer (1)
19:05 - pp - Jonathan Harty (2) 		Third period Levko Koper (2) - 11:06
No scoring First overtime period Mitch Wahl (2) - 12:21
Shayne Barrie (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Dustin Tokarski (33 saves / 35 shots)
Spokane wins series 4 – 0

Conference semi-finals

(E1) Calgary Hitmen vs. (E7) Swift Current Broncos

April 4 Swift Current Broncos 3 – 2 Calgary Hitmen InnovationPlex  
No scoring First period 2:55 - Karl Alzner (3)
7:01 - pp - Karl Alzner (4)
Levi Nelson (4) - pp - 3:31
Cody Eakin (2) - 15:09 		Second period No scoring
Levi Nelson (5) - 8:37 Third period No scoring
Travis Yonkman (22 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (28 saves / 31 shots)
April 5 Swift Current Broncos 2 – 5 Calgary Hitmen InnovationPlex  
No scoring First period 9:30 - TJ Galiardi (3)
15:09 - Paul Postma (3)
Zack Smith (4) - pp - 6:18 Second period 4:09 - Brock Nixon (4)
Levi Nelson (6) - 14:10 Third period 4:29 - Kyle Bortis (5)
19:07 - en - TJ Galiardi (4)
Travis Yonkman (29 saves / 33 shots) Goalie stats Daniel Spence (38 saves / 40 shots)
April 8 Calgary Hitmen 6 – 5 OT Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome  
Paul Postma (4) - 17:04 First period 0:57 - Dale Weise (4)
6:21 - Matt Tassone (2)
Brock Nixon (5) - pp - 7:50
Karl Alzner (5) - pp - 19:28 		Second period 9:17 - pp - Matt Tassone (3)
11:20 - pp - Michael Wilson (1)
12:08 - Geordie Wudrick (5)
Brock Nixon (6) - 2:14
Ian Schultz (2) - 9:11 		Third period No scoring
Ryan White (3) - 19:07 First overtime period No scoring
Daniel Spence (12 saves / 16 shots)
Martin Jones (20 saves / 21 shots) 		Goalie stats Travis Yonkman (56 saves / 62 shots)
April 9 Calgary Hitmen 3 – 2 Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome  
Paul Postma (5) - pp - 19:26 First period No scoring
Paul Postma (6) - pp - 6:04
Brett Sonne (2) - 17:15 		Second period 13:54 - Dale Weise (5)
No scoring Third period 10:13 - David Stieler (2)
Daniel Spence (18 saves / 20 shots) Goalie stats Travis Yonkman (31 saves / 34 shots)
April 11 Calgary Hitmen 2 – 5 Swift Current Broncos Scotiabank Saddledome  
0:23 - Ryan White (4)
2:19 - pp - Michael Stone (1) 		First period Jesse Dudas (1) - 4:30
Dale Weise (6) - pp - 12:21
Keegan Dansereau (4) - 17:16
Levi Nelson (7) - 17:35
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Dale Weise (7) - sh - en - 19:27
Daniel Spence (8 saves / 12 shots)
Martin Jones (14 saves / 14 shots) 		Goalie stats Travis Yonkman (21 saves / 23 shots)
April 12 Swift Current Broncos 4 – 8 Calgary Hitmen InnovationPlex  
2:47 - Keegan Dansereau (5)
16:00 - Cody Eakin (3) 		First period Brock Nixon (7) - 3:41
TJ Galiardi (5) - 4:00
Brock Nixon (8) - 9:45
Karl Alzner (6) - 19:37
No scoring Second period Kyle Bortis (6) - pp - 15:05
1:24 - Zack Smith (5)
10:18 - Jan Dalecký (1) 		Third period Ryan White (5) - pp - 14:26
Ryan White (6) - en - 18:03
Brock Nixon (9) - pp - en - 19:31
Travis Yonkman (30 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Martin Jones (27 saves / 31 shots)
Calgary wins series 4 – 2

Conference finals

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Lethbridge vs. Calgary
Date Away Home
April 17 Lethbridge 5 2 Calgary
April 18 (OT) Lethbridge 4 3 Calgary
April 22 Calgary 0 6 Lethbridge
April 23 Calgary 2 4 Lethbridge
Lethbridge wins 4–0
Spokane vs. Tri-City
Date Away Home
April 18 (2OT) Spokane 1 0 Tri-City
April 20 Spokane 0 1 Tri-City (2OT)
April 21 Tri-City 0 2 Spokane
April 22 (OT) Tri-City 3 2 Spokane
April 26 (2OT) Spokane 4 3 Tri-City
April 28 (OT) Tri-City 2 1 Spokane
April 29 Spokane 4 1 Tri-City
Spokane wins 4–3

WHL Championship

Lethbridge vs. Spokane
Date Away Home
May 2 Lethbridge 1 4 Spokane
May 3 Lethbridge 2 5 Spokane
May 6 (OT) Spokane 2 1 Lethbridge
May 7 Spokane 4 1 Lethbridge
Spokane wins 4-0

Memorial Cup

Main article: 2008 Memorial Cup

The 90th Memorial Cup was held in Kitchener, Ontario.[4]

WHL awards

Four Broncos Memorial Trophy Player of the Year Karl Alzner Calgary Hitmen
Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy Scholastic Player of the Year Jordan Eberle Regina Pats
Jim Donlevy Memorial Trophy Scholastic team of the Year Chilliwack Bruins
Bob Clarke Trophy Top Scorer Mark Santorelli Chilliwack Bruins
Brad Hornung Trophy Most Sportsmanlike Player Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers
Bill Hunter Trophy Top Defenseman Karl Alzner Calgary Hitmen
Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy Rookie of the Year Brayden Schenn Brandon Wheat Kings
Del Wilson Trophy Top Goaltender Chet Pickard Tri-City Americans
Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy Coach of the Year Don Nachbaur Tri-City Americans
Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy Executive of the Year Bob Tory Tri-City Americans
Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy Regular season champions Tri-City Americans
Allen Paradice Memorial Trophy Top Official Andy Thiessen
St. Clair Group Trophy Marketing/Public Relations Award Kip Reghenas Calgary Hitmen
Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy Humanitarian of the Year Ashton Hewson Prince Albert Raiders
WHL Plus-Minus Award Greg Scott Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL Playoff MVP WHL Finals Most Valuable Player Tyler Johnson Spokane Chiefs
Professional Hockey Achievement
Academic Recipient 		Alumni Achievement Awards Lanny McDonald
Blair St. Martin

All-Star teams

Eastern Conference
First Team Second Team
Goal Linden Rowat Regina Pats Dan Spence Calgary Hitmen
Defense Karl Alzner Calgary Hitmen Ty Wishart Moose Jaw Warriors
Logan Pyett Regina Pats Daryl Boyle Brandon Wheat Kings
Forward Steve DaSilva Kootenay Ice Mitch Fadden Lethbridge Hurricanes
Tyler Ennis Medicine Hat Tigers Zach Boychuk Lethbridge Hurricanes
Jordan Eberle Regina Pats Ryan White Calgary Hitmen
Western Conference
First Team Second Team
Goal Chet Pickard Tri-City Americans Tyson Sexsmith Vancouver Giants
Defense T.J. Fast Tri-City Americans Jonathon Blum Vancouver Giants
Thomas Hickey Seattle Thunderbirds Luke Schenn Kelowna Rockets
Forward Colton Yellow Horn Tri-City Americans Dan Gendur Everett Silvertips
Colin Long Kelowna Rockets Mark Santorelli Chilliwack Bruins
Oscar Moller Chilliwack Bruins Drayson Bowman Spokane Chiefs
  • source: Western Hockey League press release

2008 Bantam Draft

First round[5]

# Player Nationality WHL Team
1 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (C)  Canada Red Deer Rebels
2 Ty Rattie (LW)  Canada Portland Winter Hawks
3 Duncan Siemens (D)  Canada Saskatoon Blades (from Prince George)
4 Michael St. Croix (C)  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings
5 Mark McNeill (C)  Canada Prince Albert Raiders
6 Brent Benson (C)  Canada Saskatoon Blades
7 Colin Smith (C)  Canada Kamloops Blazers
8 Mitch Topping (D)  Canada Chilliwack Bruins
9 Ryan Murray (D)  Canada Everett Silvertips
10 Klarc Wilson (RW)  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings
11 Jesse Forsberg (D)  Canada Moose Jaw Warriors (from Prince George)
12 Reece Scarlett (D)  Canada Swift Current Broncos
13 Shane McColgan (C)  United States Kelowna Rockets
14 Connor Sanvido (C)  Canada Seattle Thunderbirds
15 Brendan Hurley (LW)  Canada Kootenay Ice
16 Dylan Busenius (D)  Canada Medicine Hat Tigers
17 Myles Bell (D)  Canada Regina Pats
18 Phil Tot (C)  Canada Lethbridge Hurricanes
19 Peter Kosterman (D)  Canada Calgary Hitmen
20 Zach Hodder (D)  Canada Vancouver Giants
21 Mitch Holmberg (RW)  Canada Spokane Chiefs
22 Zac Yuen (D)  Canada Tri-City Americans

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Spokane Chiefs win Memorial Cup". CBC Sports. May 25, 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Edmonton joins WHL as 22nd franchise". The Globe and Mail. The Canadian Press. March 17, 2006. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Vanstone, Rob (January 29, 2017). "Ed Chynoweth was an early architect of Canadian junior hockey". Regina Leader-Post. Archived from the original on February 5, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kitchener Rangers to Host 2008 MasterCard Memorial Cup". Ontario Hockey League (OHL). May 9, 2007. Retrieved October 28, 2008.
  5. ^ "2008 WHL Bantam Draft: Round 1". WHL. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2008.

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