1997–98 CHL season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 1997–98 CHL season

| league = Central Hockey League

| sport = Ice hockey

| duration =

| season = Regular season

| season_champ_name= Adams’ Cup

| season_champs = Columbus Cottonmouths

| MVP = Joe Burton (Oklahoma City)

| MVP_link =

| top_scorer = Luc Beausoleil (Tulsa)

| top_scorer_link =

| playoffs =

| playoffs_link =

| finals = Finals

| finals_link = Ray Miron President's Cup|William Levins Memorial Cup

| finals_champ = Columbus Cottonmouths

| finals_runner-up = Wichita Thunder

| playoffs_MVP =

| playoffs_MVP_link=

| seasonslistnames = CHL

| prevseason_year = 1996–97

| nextseason_year = 1998–99

}}

The 1997–98 CHL season was the sixth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).

Teams

class="wikitable" style="width:auto"
bgcolor="#051C2C" align="center" colspan="5"\|1997-98 Central Hockey League
Division \|\| Team \|\| City \|\| Arena
rowspan="5" \| Eastern \| Columbus Cottonmouths \| Columbus, Georgia \| Columbus Civic Center
Fayetteville Force \| Fayetteville, North Carolina \| Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Huntsville Channel Cats \| Huntsville, Alabama \| Von Braun Civic Center
Macon Whoopee \| Macon, Georgia \| Macon Coliseum
Nashville Ice Flyers \| Nashville, Tennessee \| Nashville Municipal Auditorium
rowspan="5" \| Western \| Fort Worth Fire \| Fort Worth, Texas \| Fort Worth Convention Center
Memphis RiverKings \| Memphis, Tennessee \| Mid-South Coliseum
Oklahoma City Blazers \| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma \| Myriad Convention Center
Tulsa Oilers \| Tulsa, Oklahoma \| Tulsa Coliseum
Wichita Thunder \| Wichita, Kansas \| Britt Brown Arena

class="wikitable" style="width:auto"

bgcolor="#051C2C" align="center" colspan="5"|1997-98 Central Hockey League

Division || Team || City || Arena

rowspan="5" | Eastern

| Columbus Cottonmouths

| Columbus, Georgia

| Columbus Civic Center

Fayetteville Force

| Fayetteville, North Carolina

| Cumberland County Crown Coliseum

Huntsville Channel Cats

| Huntsville, Alabama

| Von Braun Civic Center

Macon Whoopee

| Macon, Georgia

| Macon Coliseum

Nashville Ice Flyers

| Nashville, Tennessee

| Nashville Municipal Auditorium

rowspan="5" | Western

| Fort Worth Fire

| Fort Worth, Texas

| Fort Worth Convention Center

Memphis RiverKings

| Memphis, Tennessee

| Mid-South Coliseum

Oklahoma City Blazers

| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

| Myriad Convention Center

| Tulsa, Oklahoma

| Wichita, Kansas

Map of teams

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Regular season

=Division standings=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" \| Eastern Division ! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|L\|Losses}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|T\|Ties}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
y-Columbus Cottonmouths	70	51	13	6	341	219	108
x-Nashville Ice Flyers	70	41	19	10	274	246	92
x-Huntsville Channel Cats	70	40	22	8	333	281	88
x-Macon Whoopee	70	38	25	7	249	234	83

e-Fayetteville Force	70	25	42	3	247	348	53

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="width:20em;" class="unsortable" \| Western Division ! style="width:4em;" class="unsortable" \| {{abbr\|GP\|Games played}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|W\|Wins}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|L\|Losses}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|T\|Ties}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GF\|Goals for}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|GA\|Goals against}} ! style="width:4em;" \| {{abbr\|Pts\|Points}}
x-Oklahoma City Blazers	70	48	19	3	319	237	99
x-Wichita Thunder	70	35	31	4	302	303	74
x-Tulsa Oilers	70	34	31	5	308	274	73
x-Memphis RiverKings	70	25	40	5	239	287	55

e-Fort Worth Fire	70	13	53	4	214	397	30

y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention

Playoffs

=Playoff bracket=

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| RD3=Championships

| RD1-group1= Eastern

| RD1-group2= Western

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Columbus

| RD1-score1=3

| RD1-seed2=4

| RD1-team2=Macon

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=2

| RD1-team3=Nashville

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=3

| RD1-team4=Huntsville

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=1

| RD1-team5=Oklahoma City

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=4

| RD1-team6=Memphis

| RD1-score6=1

| RD1-seed7=2

| RD1-team7=Wichita

| RD1-score7=3

| RD1-seed8=3

| RD1-team8=Tulsa

| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Columbus

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=2

| RD2-team2=Nashville

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=1

| RD2-team3=Oklahoma City

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=2

| RD2-team4=Wichita

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Columbus

| RD3-score1=4

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Wichita

| RD3-score2=0

}}

CHL awards

cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" \| William “Bill” Levins Memorial Cup:	Columbus Cottonmouths
Adams Cup:	Columbus Cottonmouths
Coach of the Year:	David Lohrei (Nashville)
Most Valuable Player:	Joe Burton (Oklahoma City)
Playoff Most Valuable Player:	Mike Martens (Columbus)
Most Outstanding Goaltender:	Brian Elder (Oklahoma City)
Most Outstanding Defenseman	Hardy Sauter (Oklahoma City)
Rookie of the Year	David Beauregard (Wichita)
Scoring Champion	Luc Beausoleil (Tulsa)
Community Service Award	Rod Branch (Tulsa)

External links

[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/chl19931998.html 1997–98 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database]

Chl Season, 1997-98

Category:Central Hockey League seasons