2007–08 USHL season explained

2007-08 USHL season
League:	United States Hockey League
Pixels:	150px
Sport:	Ice hockey
Duration:	Regular season October 2007 – April 2008 Playoffs April – May 2008
Season:	Anderson Cup Champions
Season Champs:	Omaha Lancers
Finals:	Clark Cup Champions
Finals Champ:	Omaha Lancers
Nextseason Year:	2008–09
Prevseason Year:	2006–07
Seasonslistnames:	USHL
No Of Games:	60
No Of Teams:	12

The 2007–08 USHL season is the 29th season of the United States Hockey League as an all-junior league. The regular season began on October 5, 2007, and concluded on April 5, 2008^[1] with the regular season champion winning the Anderson Cup. This was the final season of operation for the Ohio Junior Blue Jackets after failing to find a suitable relocation arrangement.

The Clark Cup playoffs featured the top four teams from each division competing for the league title.

Regular season

Final Standings^[2]
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 league title

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
	60	39	15	6	84	223	193
	60	38	17	5	81	183	151
	60	33	22	5	71	200	156
	60	32	22	6	70	218	199
	60	26	28	6	58	182	215
	60	13	41	6	32	130	224

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	OTL	PTS	GF	GA
	60	43	12	5	91	224	139
	60	35	19	6	76	199	175
	60	31	22	7	69	186	163
	60	32	25	4	67	194	185
	60	24	34	2	50	153	213
	60	14	40	6	34	134	213

Clark Cup Playoffs

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Players

Scoring Leaders

	Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Jack Connolly		58	26	46	72	+18	30
	John Kemp		58	13	59	72	0	20
3	Gregory Squires		58	24	46	70	+13	50
4	Jason Gregoire		54	37	32	69	+18	41
5	Paul Carey		60	34	32	66	+2	32
6			60	23	38	61	+29	40
7	Barry Almeida		56	22	38	60	+11	22
8			60	24	35	59	+5	72
9			60	31	27	58	+16	57
	Ryan Kretzer		60	22	36	58	0	47

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Leading Goaltenders

	Player	Team	GP	MIN	W	L	OTL	SO	GA	GAA	SV	SV%
1			38	2235	23	10	4	6	75	2.01	1086	.935
2			45	2579	32	8	3	3	87	2.02	1035	.922
3			22	1215	13	5	1	2	43	2.12	462	.915
4			42	2437	25	12	4	1	98	2.41	879	.900
5			41	2380	22	15	4	3	99	2.50	1158	.921

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Awards

• Coach of the Year: Steve Poapst Chicago Steel
• Curt Hammer Award

Joey Miller Sioux City Musketeers

• Defenseman of the Year: Blake Kessel Waterloo Black Hawks
• Executive of the Year: Jim Kronschnabel Sioux City Musketeers
• Forward of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars
• General Manager of the Year: Mike Hastings Omaha Lancers
• Goaltender of the Year: David Reekie Lincoln Stars
• Organization of the Year: Indiana Ice
• Player of the Year: Jason Gregoire Lincoln Stars
• Rookie of the Year: Jack Connolly Sioux Falls Stampede
• Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Matt Farris Sioux Falls Stampede

First Team All-Stars

• David Reekie (Goalie) Lincoln Stars
• Blake Kessel (Defense) Waterloo Black Hawks
• Matt Bartkowski (Defense) Lincoln Stars
• Jack Connolly (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede
• Jason Gregoire (Forward) Lincoln Stars
• Barry Almeida (Forward) Omaha Lancers

Second Team All-Stars

• Drew Palmisano (Goalie) Omaha Lancers
• John Carlson (Defense) Indiana Ice
• Paul Carey (Defense) Indiana Ice
• John Kemp (Forward) Indiana Ice
• Eric Springer (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede
• Jake Hansen (Forward) Sioux Falls Stampede

External links

• Official website of the United States Hockey League

Notes and References

1. News: 2007-08 League Schedule. USHL. 2013-07-18.
2. News: 2007-08 USHL Standings . USHL. 2013-07-18.
3. News: 2008 Playoffs League Schedule. USHL. 2013-07-18.
4. News: 2007-08 Scoring Leaders. USHL. 2013-07-18.
5. News: 2007-08 Goalie Leaders. USHL. 2013-07-18.