United Hockey League 1997/98
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The 1997/98 season was the seventh regular season of the United Hockey League (until 1997 Colonial Hockey League ). The ten teams completed 74 encounters each in the regular season . The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Quad City Mallards , who won the Colonial Cup for the second time in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Dayton Ice Bandits went inactive.
- The BC Icemen were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Utica Blizzard were relocated to Winston-Salem , North Carolina and changed their name to the Winston-Salem IceHawks .
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
| East Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Flint Generals | 74 | 46 | 22nd | 6th | 371 | 278 | 98 |
| Brantford Smoke | 74 | 33 | 27 | 14th | 312 | 307 | 80 |
| Port Huron Border Cats | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 256 | 303 | 72 |
| Winston-Salem Icehawks | 74 | 33 | 38 | 3 | 228 | 305 | 69 |
| BC Icemen | 74 | 25th | 40 | 9 | 237 | 339 | 59 |
| Saginaw Lumber Kings | 74 | 23 | 46 | 5 | 231 | 342 | 51 |
| West Division | GP | W. | L. | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quad City Mallards | 74 | 55 | 18th | 1 | 360 | 257 | 111 |
| Muskegon Fury | 74 | 43 | 23 | 8th | 341 | 244 | 94 |
| Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | 74 | 42 | 26th | 6th | 337 | 304 | 90 |
| Madison Monsters | 74 | 39 | 24 | 11 | 271 | 265 | 89 |
Colonial Cup playoffs
| Colonial Cup quarterfinals | Colonial Cup semi-finals | Colonial Cup Final | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 4th | |||||||||||
| W4 | Madison Monsters | 3 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 4th | |||||||||||
| W2 | Muskegon Fury | 2 | |||||||||||
| W2 | Muskegon Fury | 4th | |||||||||||
| W3 | Thunder Bay Thunder Cats | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | Quad City Mallards | 4th | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 3 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 4th | |||||||||||
| E5 | BC Icemen | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Flint Generals | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Brantford Smoke | 1 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Brantford Smoke | 4th | |||||||||||
| E3 | Port Huron Border Cats | 0 | |||||||||||
Awarded trophies
Team trophies
| Award | team |
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Colonial Cup winners of the playoffs |
Quad City Mallards |
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Tarry Cup Best team of the regular season |
Quad City Mallards |
Web links
- 1997/98 season on hockeydb.com (English)
