The 1997-98 West Coast Hockey League season was the third season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the San Diego Gulls were the league champions. In addition to league play, WCHL teams played regular season games against the Russian Superleague team CKA-Amur (now Amur Khabarovsk).
Four new teams joined the WCHL as of the 1997–98 season, nearly doubling the league's size: the Tacoma Sabercats, Idaho Steelheads, Phoenix Mustangs and Tucson Gila Monsters. From this expansion, as of 2014 only the Idaho Steelheads remain operational as an ECHL team.
Teams 1997-98 West Coast Hockey League Division Team City Arena North Anchorage Aces Anchorage, Alaska Sullivan Arena Idaho Steelheads Boise, Idaho Bank of America Centre Reno Rage Reno, Nevada Reno-Sparks Convention Center Tacoma Sabercats Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome South Bakersfield Fog Bakersfield, California Bakersfield Convention Center Fresno Fighting Falcons Fresno, California Selland Arena Phoenix Mustangs Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena Tucson Gila Monsters Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center
Map of teams
Regular season North Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts Tacoma Sabercats 64 42 19 3 300 214 87 Anchorage Aces 64 36 20 8 308 261 80 Idaho Steelheads 64 27 30 7 253 275 61 Reno Rage 64 23 39 2 219 297 48
South Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts San Diego Gulls 64 53 10 1 347 198 107 Phoenix Mustangs 64 36 25 3 267 235 75 Fresno Fighting Falcons 64 33 29 2 273 262 68 Bakersfield Fog 64 22 37 5 226 330 49 Tucson Gila Monsters 64 16 43 5 213 334 37
Taylor Cup-Playoffs
External links Season 1997/98 on hockeydb.com