The 1997–98 Western Professional Hockey League season was the second season of the Western Professional Hockey League, a North American minor pro league. 12 teams participated in the regular season, and the El Passo Buzzards were the league champions. Traktor Chelyabinsk, which was touring from Russia, played in 12 games.
Regular season edit
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 69 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 296 | 219 | 93 |
| Shreveport Mudbugs | 69 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 308 | 228 | 91 |
| Central Texas Stampede | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 258 | 251 | 86 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 69 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 247 | 255 | 81 |
| Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 69 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 273 | 280 | 76 |
| Monroe Moccasins | 69 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 225 | 223 | 72 |
| Waco Wizards | 69 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 203 | 319 | 39 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Buzzards | 69 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 338 | 252 | 92 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 69 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 324 | 236 | 91 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 69 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 280 | 326 | 64 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 69 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 228 | 300 | 62 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 69 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 262 | 360 | 58 |
| GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traktor Chelyabinsk | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 42 | 18 |
President's Cup-Playoffs edit
| President's Cup-Quarterfinals | President's Cup-Semifinals | President's Cup-Final | ||||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E5 | Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 1 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | New Mexico Scorpions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | New Mexico Scorpions | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | San Angelo Outlaws | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | El Paso Buzzards | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | '3' | ||||||||||||
| E4 | Austin Ice Bats | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Fort Worth Brahmas | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Shreveport Mudbugs | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Central Texas Stampede | 1 | ||||||||||||
External links edit
- Season 1997/98 on hockeydb.com