1997–98 CHL season

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

1997–98 CHL season
League	Central Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Regular season
Adams’ Cup	Columbus Cottonmouths
Season MVP	Joe Burton (Oklahoma City)
Top scorer	Luc Beausoleil (Tulsa)
Finals
Champions	Columbus Cottonmouths
Runners-up	Wichita Thunder

Regular season

Division standings

Eastern Division	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
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

	Quarter Finals					Semi-Finals					Championships
	1	Columbus	3
	4	Macon	0
						1	Columbus	4
	Eastern
						2	Nashville	2
	2	Nashville	3
	3	Huntsville	0
											1	Columbus	4
											2	Wichita	0
	1	Oklahoma City	3
	4	Memphis	1
						1	Oklahoma City	3
	Western
						2	Wichita	4
	2	Wichita	3
	3	Tulsa	1

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)

External links

• 1997–98 CHL season at The Internet Hockey Database