The 1997–98 CHL season was the sixth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
Teams 1997-98 Central Hockey League Division Team City Arena 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 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
Map of teams
Regular season
Division standings
Eastern Division 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
Western Division 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
Source:
Playoffs
Playoff bracket
CHL awards
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)
References
External links 1997–98 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database