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1997–98 WCHL season
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
| Division | Team | City | Arena | North | South | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||||
| 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
| RD1-seed1= S1 | RD1-team1= San Diego Gulls | RD1-score1= 3 | RD1-seed2= S4 | RD1-team2= Bakersfield Fog | RD1-score2= 1
| RD1-seed3= S2 | RD1-team3= Phoenix Mustangs | RD1-score3= 3 | RD1-seed4= S3 | RD1-team4= Fresno Fighting Falcons | RD1-score4= 2
| RD1-seed5= N1 | RD1-team5= Tacoma Sabercats | RD1-score5= 3 | RD1-seed6= N4 | RD1-team6= Reno Rage | RD1-score6= 0
| RD1-seed7= N2 | RD1-team7= Anchorage Aces | RD1-score7= 3 | RD1-seed8= N3 | RD1-team8= Idaho Steelheads | RD1-score8= 1
| RD2-seed1= S1 | RD2-team1= San Diego Gulls | RD2-score1= 4 | RD2-seed2= S2 | RD2-team2= Phoenix Mustangs | RD2-score2= 0
| RD2-seed3= N1 | RD2-team3= Tacoma Sabercats | RD2-score3= 4 | RD2-seed4= N2 | RD2-team4= Anchorage Aces | RD2-score4= 0
| RD3-seed1= S1 | RD3-team1= San Diego Gulls | RD3-score1= 4 | RD3-seed2= N1 | RD3-team2= Tacoma Sabercats | RD3-score2= 1
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