2007 NZIHL season
2007 NZIHL Season – Easy Recap
The New Zealand Ice Hockey League’s 2007 season featured a series of preliminary rounds in several cities, followed by main rounds, and a final in Christchurch. Four teams battled for the title: Canterbury Red Devils, Southern Stampede, Botany Swarm, and West Auckland Admirals.
Preliminary rounds were played in Dunedin, Avondale, Christchurch, Botany Downs, and Queenstown from May to August 2007. The main rounds followed in Queenstown, Botany Downs, Christchurch, and Avondale, leading up to the season’s final.
Final
- September 8, 2007, in Christchurch: Botany Swarm 7, Canterbury Red Devils 0. Botany Swarm won the championship.
Awards and honours
- MVPs by team: Canterbury Red Devils – Janos Kaszala; Botany Swarm – Ian Wannamaker; Southern Stampede – Brett Speirs; West Auckland Admirals – Rick Parry
- Best Defenceman: Hayden Argyle (Canterbury Red Devils)
- Top Goaltender: Zak Nothling (Botany Swarm)
- Top Points Scorer: Janos Kaszala (Canterbury Red Devils)
- League MVP: Janos Kaszala (Canterbury Red Devils)
- Top Rookie: Dale Harrop (Canterbury Red Devils)
- Finals MVP: Charlie Huber (Botany Swarm)
Botany Swarm emerged as this season’s champions.
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