The 1997–98 NAHL season was the 14th season of the North American Hockey League. The season ran from September 1997 to April 1998 with a 56-game schedule for each team. The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the USNTDP 2 games to 0 for the Robertson Cup.
Member changes The Detroit Freeze relocated and became the Chicago Freeze.
The league admitted the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) under-18 team to the league.
Regular season
The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:
Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched regular season title Standings Team xy – Springfield Jr. Blues 564212286274175 x – Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 563916179219151 x – Soo Indians 563520171203138 x – Danville Wings 563120567233218 x – Chicago Freeze 562824460202208 x – USNTDP 562529252184198 x – St. Louis Sting 562332147188237 x – Gaylord Grizzlies 561436634159228 Cleveland Jr. Barons 561538333160269
Statistics Scoring leaders
The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games.
Player Team David Del Monte Chicago Freeze 56 36 49 85 115 Ryan Zoller Springfield Jr. Blues 56 36 41 77 252 David Francis Springfield Jr. Blues 55 30 42 72 49 Aaron Davis Chicago Freeze 49 26 43 69 95 Raffie Kalajian Springfield Jr. Blues 56 37 28 65 97 John Shouneyia Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 55 16 49 65 61 Yevgeni Dubravin Springfield Jr. Blues 50 22 42 64 29 Charlie Daniels Danville Wings 55 35 27 62 65 Nick Field Cleveland Jr. Barons 56 34 28 62 38 T. J. Latorre Springfield Jr. Blues 53 25 34 59 73
Robertson Cup playoffs
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)
References
NAHL reference
External links Official website of the North American Hockey League