The 1997–98 Wichita Thunder season was the sixth season of the CHL franchise in Wichita, Kansas.
The Thunder won the 1997–98 CHL Western Conference Champions, but were swept in the finals by the Columbus Cottonmouths.
Regular season
Division standings
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
Player statistics
Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 68 38 39 77 - 78 65 33 39 72 - 261 57 42 29 71 - 86 67 8 62 70 - 112 60 32 33 65 - 62 61 35 27 62 - 176 70 27 35 62 - 84 37 18 20 38 - 63 31 9 29 38 - 75 39 10 22 32 - 78 43 12 16 28 - 129 33 4 20 24 - 22 53 3 21 24 - 195 60 5 16 21 - 108 60 8 12 20 - 267 34 8 11 19 - 33 34 1 15 16 - 45 22 3 4 7 - 56 6 1 5 6 - 2 23 1 5 6 - 62 34 0 6 6 - 72 10 2 3 5 - 4 8 0 4 4 - 9 15 0 3 3 - 9 12 1 1 2 - 6 18 0 2 2 - 81 12 2 1 3 0 0 4 1 0 1 - 10 6 0 1 1 - 11 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 2 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 0 0 - 18 4 0 0 0 - 11 30 0 0 0 - 20
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Awards Regular Season Player Award David Beauregard CHL Rookie of the Year
See also 1997–98 CHL season
References
External links 1997–98 Wichita Thunder season at Hockey Database