WPHL 1997/98
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The 1997/98 season was the second regular season of the Western Professional Hockey League . The twelve regular WPHL teams completed 69 games each in the regular season , while the HK Traktor Chelyabinsk from the Russian Super League played a game as a visiting team against each of the other teams. The team with the highest points in the regular season were the Fort Worth Brahmas , while the El Paso Buzzards won the President's Cup for the second time in the play-offs .
Team changes
The following changes were made before the start of the season:
- The Russian ice hockey club HK Traktor Chelyabinsk took part as a visiting team in the WPHL and played a total of twelve season games.
- The Fort Worth Brahmas were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Lake Charles Ice Pirates were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Monroe Moccasins were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Odessa Jackalopes were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The San Angelo Outlaws were added to the league as an expansion team.
- The Shreveport Mudbugs were added to the league as an expansion team.
Regular season
Closing tables
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
| Eastern Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Fort Worth Brahmas | 69 | 41 | 17th | 11 | 296 | 219 | 93 |
| Shreveport mudbugs | 69 | 42 | 20th | 7th | 308 | 228 | 91 |
| Central Texas Stampede | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6th | 258 | 251 | 86 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 69 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 247 | 255 | 81 |
| Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 69 | 35 | 28 | 6th | 273 | 280 | 76 |
| Monroe Moccasins | 69 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 223 | 72 |
| Waco Wizards | 69 | 18th | 48 | 3 | 203 | 319 | 39 |
| Western Division | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| El Paso Buzzards | 69 | 43 | 20th | 6th | 338 | 252 | 92 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 69 | 42 | 20th | 7th | 324 | 236 | 91 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 69 | 29 | 34 | 6th | 280 | 326 | 64 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 69 | 25th | 32 | 12 | 228 | 300 | 62 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 69 | 26th | 37 | 6th | 262 | 360 | 58 |
| Visiting team | GP | W. | L. | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
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| HK tractor Chelyabinsk | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 18th |
President's Cup playoffs
| President's Cup Quarter Finals | President's Cup semi-finals | President's Cup Final | |||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 3 | |||||||||||
| E5 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 1 | |||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 4th | |||||||||||
| W2 | New Mexico Scorpions | 3 | |||||||||||
| W2 | New Mexico Scorpions | 3 | |||||||||||
| W3 | San Angelo Outlaws | 0 | |||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 4th | |||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 0 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 4th | |||||||||||
| E4 | Austin Ice Bats | 1 | |||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 4th | |||||||||||
| E2 | Shreveport mudbugs | 0 | |||||||||||
| E2 | Shreveport mudbugs | 3 | |||||||||||
| E3 | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | |||||||||||
Awarded trophies
| Award | player | team |
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Coach of the Year Best Trainer |
Bill McDonald | Fort Worth Brahmas |
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Most Valuable Player Best regular season player |
Jamie Thompson | El Paso Buzzards |
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Playoff Most Valuable Player Best player in the playoffs |
Bill Trew | El Paso Buzzards |
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Man of the Year Player of the Year |
Jamie Thompson | El Paso Buzzards |
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Most Outstanding Defenseman Best regular season defender |
Eric Ricard | New Mexico Scorpions |
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Most Outstanding Goaltender Best Regular Season Goalkeeper |
Kevin St. Pierre | Shreveport mudbugs |
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Rookie of the Year Best rookie of the regular season |
Sami Laine | Odessa Jackalopes |
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Scoring Champion Best scorer of the regular season |
Carl Boudreau | San Angelo Outlaws |
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President's Cup winner of the WPHL playoffs |
El Paso Buzzards | |
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Governors' Cup Best regular season team |
Fort Worth Brahmas | |
Web links
- 1997/98 season on hockeydb.com (engl.)
- Awarded trophies and awards