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.Year-end statistics can be reviewed in the 2007–08 CWHL Year in Review document at http://hockeymedia.ca/CWHL_2009_pdf.pdf .
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 122Angela James Bowl Scoring Champions, p. 6, hockeyMedia Richard Scott, Up North Productions, 2013,
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, Burlington Eastern 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