IHL 1997/98
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The 1997/98 season was the 53rd regular season of the International Hockey League . During the regular season, the 18 teams played 82 games each. In the play-offs, the Chicago Wolves prevailed and won the first Turner Cup in their club's history.
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Phoenix Roadrunners stopped the game.
Regular season
Closing table
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Eastern Conference
Central Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Fort Wayne Comet | 82 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 6th | 270 | 243 | 100 |
Cincinnati Cyclones | 82 | 40 | 30th | 0 | 12 | 275 | 254 | 92 |
Indianapolis Ice | 82 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 6th | 245 | 261 | 86 |
Cleveland Lumberjacks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 228 | 262 | 80 |
Michigan K-Wings | 82 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 7th | 223 | 261 | 79 |
Northeast Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Detroit Vipers | 82 | 47 | 20th | 0 | 15th | 267 | 232 | 109 |
Orlando Solar Bears | 82 | 42 | 30th | 0 | 10 | 258 | 251 | 94 |
Grand Rapids Griffins | 82 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 225 | 242 | 89 |
Rafales de Quebec | 82 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 7th | 211 | 292 | 61 |
Western Conference
Midwest Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Chicago Wolves | 82 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 301 | 258 | 113 |
Kansas City Blades | 82 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 269 | 258 | 94 |
Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 262 | 91 |
Manitoba mosses | 82 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 7th | 269 | 254 | 85 |
Southwest Division | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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Long Beach Ice Dogs | 82 | 53 | 20th | 0 | 9 | 282 | 210 | 115 |
Houston Eros | 82 | 50 | 22nd | 0 | 10 | 268 | 214 | 110 |
Utah grizzlies | 82 | 47 | 27 | 0 | 8th | 276 | 234 | 102 |
Las Vegas Thunder | 82 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 260 | 305 | 76 |
San Antonio Dragons | 82 | 25th | 49 | 0 | 8th | 233 | 334 | 58 |
Turner Cup Playoffs
Turner Cup round of 16 | Turner Cup Quarter Finals | Turner Cup semi-finals | Turner Cup Final | |||||||||||||||
NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C5 | Michigan K-Wings | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NE3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
C1 | Fort Wayne Comet | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SW4 | Las Vegas Thunder | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
MW2 | Kansas City Blades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
MW2 | Kansas City Blades | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
SW3 | Utah grizzlies | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
MW4 | Manitoba mosses | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
MW3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
SW2 | Houston Eros | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
MW3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 |
Turner Cup winner
Turner Cup winner Chicago Wolves |
Goalkeepers: Stéphane Beauregard , Wendell Young Defenders: Craig Binns , Dave Craievich , Kevin Dahl , Oleksandr Hodynjuk , Paul Koch , Matt Martin , Jeremy Mylymok , Bob Nardella , Tom Tilley , Dennis Vial Attackers: Jamie Baker , Doug Barrault , Tim Bergland , Tim Breslin , Rawil Gusmanow , Steve Larouche , Steve Maltais , Chris Marinucci , Steve Martins , Scott Pearson , Marc Potvin , Marc Rodgers , Alexander Semak Head Coach: John Anderson General Manager: Kevin Cheveldayoff |
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
Award | team |
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Turner Cup winner of the IHL playoffs |
Chicago Wolves |
Fred A. Huber Trophy Best team of the regular season |
Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Individual trophies
Award | player | team |
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James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP of the regular season |
Patrice Lefebvre | Las Vegas Thunder |
Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Best Scorer |
Patrice Lefebvre | Las Vegas Thunder |
Governor's Trophy Best Defender |
Dan Lambert | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
James Norris Memorial Trophy Goalkeeper with the fewest goals against |
Mike Buzak | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
Kay Whitmore | ||
Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Best Rookie |
Todd White | Indianapolis Ice |
Ken McKenzie Trophy Best American Rookie |
Eric Nickulas | Orlando Solar Bears |
Commissioner's Trophy Best Trainer |
John Torchetti | Fort Wayne Comet |
Ironman Award player with all season appearances and consistently high performances |
Mike Tomlak | Milwaukee Admirals |
IHL Man of the Year Player / person with a special commitment to society |
Rod Miller | Utah grizzlies |
Comeback Player of the Year Player with a powerful comeback after a long injury |
Mike Tomlak | Milwaukee Admirals |
Norman R. "Bud" Poile Trophy MVP of the Turner Cup Playoffs |
Alexander Semak | Chicago Wolves |
Web links
- 1997/98 season on hockeydb.com (English)