2007–08 USHL season

Sports season

2007-08 USHL season

League| United States Hockey League
Sport| Ice hockey
Duration| Regular season
October 2007 – April 2008
Playoffs
April – May 2008
Number of games| 60
Number of teams| 12
Anderson Cup Champions
Season champions| Omaha Lancers
Clark Cup Champions
Champions| Omaha Lancers
USHL seasons

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2008–09 →

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

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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

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | OTL  | PTS  | GF  | GA

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yIndiana Ice | 60 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 84 | 223 | 193
xWaterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 81 | 183 | 151
xCedar Rapids RoughRiders | 60 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 71 | 200 | 156
xChicago Steel | 60 | 32 | 22 | 6 | 70 | 218 | 199
Ohio Junior Blue Jackets | 60 | 26 | 28 | 6 | 58 | 182 | 215
Green Bay Gamblers | 60 | 13 | 41 | 6 | 32 | 130 | 224

### West Division

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Team  | GP  | W  | L  | OTL  | PTS  | GF  | GA

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zOmaha Lancers | 60 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 224 | 139
xSioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 76 | 199 | 175
xLincoln Stars | 60 | 31 | 22 | 7 | 69 | 186 | 163
xSioux City Musketeers | 60 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 67 | 194 | 185
Tri-City Storm | 60 | 24 | 34 | 2 | 50 | 153 | 213
Des Moines Buccaneers | 60 | 14 | 40 | 6 | 34 | 134 | 213

## Clark Cup Playoffs

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Clark Cup Championship |

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| 1 | Indiana | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | – | | |
| 4 | Chicago Steel | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | – |
| | 4 | Chicago | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| East Division |
| | | 2 | Waterloo | 4 | 5 | 3 | – | – |
| 2 | Waterloo | 4 | 3 | 5 | – | – |

| 3 | Cedar Rapids | 3 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| | E | Waterloo | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| | | W | Omaha | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | Omaha | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | |

| 4 | Sioux City | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | – |
| | 1 | Omaha | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| West Division |
| | | 3 | Lincoln | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | Sioux Falls | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | – |

| 3 | Lincoln | 3 | 5 | 7 | – | – |

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## Players

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### Scoring Leaders

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| Player  | Team  | GP  | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM

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1 | Jack Connolly | Sioux Falls Stampede | 58 | 26 | 46 | 72 | +18 | 30
| John Kemp | Indiana Ice | 58 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 0 | 20
3 | Gregory Squires | Indiana Ice | 58 | 24 | 46 | 70 | +13 | 50
4 | Jason Gregoire | Lincoln Stars | 54 | 37 | 32 | 69 | +18 | 41
5 | Paul Carey | Indiana Ice | 60 | 34 | 32 | 66 | +2 | 32
6 | Brian O'Neill | Chicago Steel | 60 | 23 | 38 | 61 | +29 | 40
7 | Barry Almeida | Omaha Lancers | 56 | 22 | 38 | 60 | +11 | 22
8 | Billy Maday | Waterloo Black Hawks | 60 | 24 | 35 | 59 | +5 | 72
9 | Jake Hansen | Sioux Falls Stampede | 60 | 31 | 27 | 58 | +16 | 57
| Ryan Kretzer | Lincoln Stars | 60 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 0 | 47

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### Leading Goaltenders

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| Player  | Team  | GP  | MIN  | W  | L  | OTL  | SO | GA  | GAA | SV  | SV%

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1 | David Reekie | Lincoln Stars | 38 | 2235 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 75 | 2.01 | 1086 | .935
2 | Drew Palmisano | Omaha Lancers | 45 | 2579 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 87 | 2.02 | 1035 | .922
3 | Joe Howe | Waterloo Black Hawks | 22 | 1215 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 2.12 | 462 | .915
4 | Matthew DiGirolamo | Waterloo Black Hawks | 42 | 2437 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 98 | 2.41 | 879 | .900
5 | Brady Hjelle | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders | 41 | 2380 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 99 | 2.50 | 1158 | .921

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## Awards

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* 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

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* 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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ "2007-08 League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
2. ^ "2007-08 USHL Standings". USHL. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
3. ^ "2008 Playoffs League Schedule". USHL. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
4. ^ "2007-08 Scoring Leaders". USHL. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
5. ^ "2007-08 Goalie Leaders". USHL. Retrieved July 18, 2013.

## External links

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* Official website of the United States Hockey League

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