2007–08 CWHL season
Introduction The '''2007–08 CWHL season''' was the first season in Canadian Women's Hockey League history. Jayna Hefford was named CWHL Most Valuable Player and a CWHL Central All-Star. She led the league with 26 goals scored in 27 games played. Jayna Hefford was voted the league's regular-season Most Valuable Player. Jennifer Botterill won the Angela James Bowl after winning the league scoring title with 61 points and was voted the CWHL Top Forward. Becky Kellar was voted the CWHL Top Defender, Kim St-Pierre was voted the CWHL Top Goaltender, and Marie-Philip Poulin was voted the CWHL Outstanding Rookie.
Final standings Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, OTL = Overtime Losses, SOL = Shootout Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Pts = Points.+ CWHL Division No. Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA1 '''Brampton Thunder'''  30  22  7  0  1  45  111  592 '''Mississauga Chiefs'''  30  21 8  0  1  43  115  613 '''Vaughan Flames'''  30  12  16  2  0  26  69  1014 '''Burlington Barracudas'''  30  11  18  0  1  23  76  98+ Eastern Division No. Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA1 '''Montreal Stars'''  30  23  6  1  0  47  115  552 '''Ottawa Capital Canucks '''  30  8  19  0  3  19  58  1043 '''Quebec Phenix'''  30  8  21  0  1  17  56  122
Playoffs ===First round===*Burlington 2, Ottawa 1*Mississauga 6, Vaughan 2===Second round===*Mississauga 4, Montreal 3**Mississauga 4, Montreal 4*Brampton 5, Burlington 2**Brampton 3, Burlington 3===CWHL championship===*The Brampton Thunder won the first Championship of the CWHL. Molly Engstrom scored the game-winning goal as the Thunder beat the Mississauga Chiefs by a score of 4–3 in overtime. Lori Dupuis won the Championship Game MVP honours.
Player stats ===Scoring leaders=== '''Player'''  '''Team'''  '''Goals'''  '''Assists'''  '''Points''' Jennifer Botterill  Mississauga  24  37 61 Jayna Hefford  Brampton 26 32  58 Sommer West  Mississauga  23  25 48 Marie-Philip Poulin  Montreal 22  21 43 Vicky Sunohara  Brampton  13  25 38 Jana Harrigan Burlington  18 17  35 Leslie Oles  Montreal  16 16  32 Caroline Laforge  Montreal  12  20 32 Lisa-Marie Breton  Montreal  11  21 32Lori Dupuis Brampton  17  12 29
Awards and honours * Most Valuable Player: Jayna Hefford, Brampton* Angela James Bowl: Top Scorer Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga* Outstanding Rookie: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal* Championship Game MVP: Lori Dupuis, Brampton===CWHL Top Players===* Top Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton* Top Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington* Top Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal===CWHL All-Stars===Central All-Stars* Goaltender: Cindy Eadie, Brampton* Defender: Becky Kellar, Burlington* Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton* Forward: Jayna Hefford, Brampton* Forward: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga* Forward: Jana Harrigan, BurlingtonEastern All-Stars* Goaltender: Kim St-Pierre, Montreal (unanimous selection)* Defender: Nathalie Déry, Montreal* Defender: Lyne Landry, Ottawa* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal (unanimous selection)* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montreal* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montreal===CWHL All-Rookie Team===* Goaltender: Christine Dufour, Quebec* Defender: Molly Engstrom, Brampton* Defender: Bobbi-Jo Slusar, Brampton* Forward: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal* Forward: Leslie Oles, Montreal* Forward: Katie Weatherston, Ottawa/Montreal===Monthly Top Scorers===* September: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (3+8=11 points, 3 games)* October: Marie-Philip Poulin, Montreal (12+7=19 points, 7 games)* November: Jana Harrigan, Burlington (5+3=8 points, 5 games)* December: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (8+9=17 points, 7 games)* January: Jayna Hefford, Brampton (7+10=17 points, 7 games)* February: Jennifer Botterill, Mississauga (8+10=18 points, 6 games)
References
See also * Canadian Women's Hockey League* 2007–08 Brampton Thunder season