2007–08 AHL season
The 2007–08 AHL season was the 72nd season of the American Hockey League. Twenty-nine teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Chicago Wolves won their second Calder Cup, defeating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Calder Cup Final.
| 2007–08 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | October 3, 2007 - April 13, 2008 |
| Regular season | |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy | Providence Bruins |
| Season MVP | Jason Krog |
| Top scorer | Jason Krog |
| Calder Cup playoffs | |
| Calder Cup playoffs MVP | Jason Krog |
| Finals champions | Chicago Wolves |
| Runners-up | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
Team changes
- The dormant Utah Grizzlies relocate to Cleveland, Ohio, playing as the Lake Erie Monsters in the North Division.
- The dormant Cincinnati Mighty Ducks relocate to Rockford, Illinois, playing as the Rockford IceHogs in the West Division, using the name of a previous United Hockey League franchise.
- The Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights relocate to Moline, Illinois (Quad Cities), playing as the Quad City Flames in the West Division.
Standings
Complete standings available here.
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; Pts = Points; Blue shade = clinched division, Green shade = clinched playoff spot
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Bruins (BOS) | 80 | 55 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 117 | 280 | 206 |
| Hartford Wolf Pack (NYR) | 80 | 50 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 110 | 266 | 198 |
| Portland Pirates (ANA) | 80 | 45 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 99 | 238 | 215 |
| Manchester Monarchs (LA) | 80 | 39 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 240 | 228 |
| Springfield Falcons (EDM) | 80 | 35 | 35 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 214 | 257 |
| Worcester Sharks (SJ) | 80 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 75 | 216 | 258 |
| Lowell Devils (NJ) | 80 | 25 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 62 | 183 | 270 |
| East Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (PIT) | 80 | 47 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 101 | 223 | 187 |
| Philadelphia Phantoms (PHI) | 80 | 46 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 236 | 212 |
| Albany River Rats (CAR) | 80 | 43 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 213 | 198 |
| Hershey Bears (WAS) | 80 | 42 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 92 | 253 | 247 |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers (NYI) | 80 | 40 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 84 | 225 | 240 |
| Binghamton Senators (OTT) | 80 | 34 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 82 | 225 | 248 |
| Norfolk Admirals (TB) | 80 | 29 | 44 | 2 | 5 | 65 | 213 | 267 |
Western Conference
| North Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Marlies (TOR) | 80 | 50 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 246 | 203 |
| Syracuse Crunch (CBJ) | 80 | 46 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 247 | 201 |
| Manitoba Moose (VAN) | 80 | 46 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 99 | 236 | 197 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs (MTL) | 80 | 36 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 82 | 208 | 235 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins (DET) | 80 | 31 | 41 | 2 | 6 | 70 | 210 | 245 |
| Lake Erie Monsters (COL) | 80 | 26 | 41 | 6 | 7 | 65 | 209 | 276 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF/FLA) | 80 | 24 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 58 | 197 | 291 |
| West Division | GP | W | L | OTL | SL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Wolves (ATL) | 80 | 53 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 111 | 300 | 226 |
| Rockford IceHogs (CHI) | 80 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 98 | 247 | 231 |
| Houston Aeros (MIN) | 80 | 45 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 96 | 206 | 183 |
| Milwaukee Admirals (NAS) | 80 | 44 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 95 | 231 | 212 |
| San Antonio Rampage (PHX) | 80 | 42 | 28 | 3 | 7 | 94 | 238 | 225 |
| Quad City Flames (CGY) | 80 | 38 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 86 | 203 | 214 |
| Peoria Rivermen (STL) | 80 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 85 | 247 | 242 |
| Iowa Stars (DAL) | 80 | 35 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 78 | 217 | 255 |
- *=clinched division title
- x= clinched playoff berth
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Krog | Chicago Wolves | 73 | 36 | 65 | 101 | 30 |
| Martin St. Pierre | Rockford IceHogs | 63 | 20 | 63 | 83 | 72 |
| Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau | Hartford Wolf Pack | 75 | 34 | 47 | 81 | 73 |
| Teddy Purcell | Manchester Monarchs | 63 | 22 | 55 | 77 | 32 |
| Cal O'Reilly | Milwaukee Admirals | 73 | 15 | 59 | 74 | 18 |
| Brad Moran | Manitoba Moose | 68 | 21 | 52 | 73 | 40 |
| Grant Stevenson | Quad City Flames | 73 | 30 | 41 | 71 | 56 |
| Pascal Pelletier | Providence Bruins | 67 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 60 |
| Rob Schremp | Springfield Falcons | 71 | 19 | 48 | 67 | 58 |
| Andrew Ebbett | Portland Pirates | 69 | 17 | 50 | 67 | 66 |
Stats as of April 2, 2008.
Calder Cup playoffs
In each division, the fourth-place team will play the first-place team in the division semifinals, while the second-place team plays the third-place team.
There is one possible exception to the qualification rules in 2007–08: if the fifth-place team in the West Division finishes with more points than the fourth-place team in the North Division, it would cross over and compete in the North Division playoffs. Thus, the San Antonio Rampage replace the Hamilton Bulldogs in the North Division playoffs.
| Division Semi-finals | Division Finals | Conference Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Providence | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Manchester | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Providence | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Hartford | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Hershey | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Philadelphia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Albany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Toronto | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W5 | San Antonio | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Toronto | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Syracuse | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Syracuse | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Manitoba | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| N1 | Toronto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Chicago | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| West Division | |||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rockford | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| W2 | Rockford | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
All Star Classic
The 21st AHL All-Star Classic was played at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton, New York, on January 28, 2008. The Canadian All-Stars defeated the Planet USA All-Stars 9–8 in a shootout. Teddy Purcell scored a hat trick, scored the winning shootout goal, and was awarded the MVP award.
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Trophy and award winners
Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Chicago Wolves |
| Richard F. Canning Trophy Eastern Conference playoff champions: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Robert W. Clarke Trophy Western Conference playoff champions: | Chicago Wolves |
| Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy Regular season champions, League: | Providence Bruins |
| Frank Mathers Trophy Regular Season champions, Eastern Conference: | Providence Bruins |
| Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy Regular Season champions, Western Conference: | Chicago Wolves |
| Emile Francis Trophy Regular Season champions, Atlantic Division: | Providence Bruins |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, East Division: | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Sam Pollock Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Toronto Marlies |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, West Division: | Chicago Wolves |
Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| Willie Marshall Award Top goal scorer: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Teddy Purcell - Manchester Monarchs |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Andrew Hutchinson - Hartford Wolf Pack |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Michael Leighton - Albany River Rats |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Nolan Schaefer & Barry Brust - Houston Aeros |
| Louis A. R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Scott Gordon - Providence Bruins |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Jordan Sigalet - Providence Bruins |
| Yanick Dupre Memorial Award Community Service Award: | Denis Hamel - Binghamton Senators |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Jason Krog - Chicago Wolves |