1997-98 WHL season

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The 1997-98 WHL season was the 32nd season for the Western Hockey League. Eighteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Portland Winter Hawks won the President's Cup before going on to win the Memorial Cup.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Regina Pats	72	46	21	5	97	334	250
x Swift Current Broncos	72	44	19	9	97	276	220
x Brandon Wheat Kings	72	45	21	6	96	322	235
x Saskatoon Blades	72	25	39	8	58	263	327
x Moose Jaw Warriors	72	23	39	10	56	235	281
Prince Albert Raiders	72	20	47	5	45	222	288

Central Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Calgary Hitmen	72	40	28	4	84	265	232
x Lethbridge Hurricanes	72	32	29	11	75	261	237
x Red Deer Rebels	72	27	40	5	59	281	323
Edmonton Ice	72	17	49	6	40	242	328
Medicine Hat Tigers	72	16	50	6	38	188	340

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	53	14	5	111	342	203
x Spokane Chiefs	72	45	23	4	94	288	235
x Prince George Cougars	72	43	24	5	91	311	236
x Kamloops Blazers	72	37	32	3	77	234	253
x Kelowna Rockets	72	33	35	4	70	313	290
x Seattle Thunderbirds	72	31	35	6	68	286	278
Tri-City Americans	72	17	49	6	40	264	371

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games Played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Sergei Varlamov	Swift Current Broncos	72	66	53	119	132
Cory Cyrenne	Brandon Wheat Kings	72	47	71	118	28
Ronald Petrovicky	Regina Pats	71	64	49	113	178
Shane Willis	Lethbridge Hurricanes	64	58	54	112	73
Quinn Hancock	Prince George Cougars	69	54	58	112	31
Shawn McNeil	Red Deer Rebels	72	47	62	109	69
Mark Smith	Lethbridge Hurricanes	70	42	67	109	206
Todd Robinson	Portland Winter Hawks	71	35	74	109	55
Jason Deleurme	Kelowna Rockets	72	51	52	103	47
Brad Moran	Calgary Hitmen	72	53	49	102	64

Goaltending Leaders

Note: GP = Games Played; TOI = Total Ice Time; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals Against; SO = Total Shutouts; Sv% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals Against Average

Player	Team	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	Sv%	GAA
Brent Belecki	Portland Winter Hawks	51	3052	35	10	5	131	2	.918	2.58
Terry Friesen	Swift Current Broncos	44	2640	26	10	7	124	1	.907	2.82
Scott Myers	Prince George Cougars	48	2823	29	13	4	139	2	.900	2.95
Alexandre Fomitchev	Calgary Hitmen	60	3383	32	23	1	168	1	.898	2.98
Ryan Hoople	Lethbridge/Regina	58	3266	34	18	4	164	4	.899	3.01

WHL Playoffs

Conference Quarterfinals

• Top eight teams in the Eastern Conference (East and Central divsions) qualified for playoffs
• Top six teams in the Western Conference (division) qualified for the playoffs

Eastern Conference

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Western Conference

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Conference semifinals

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Conference finals

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WHL Championship

All-Star Game

On January 21, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 7-6 at Regina, Saskatchewan before a crowd of 6,050.

WHL awards

See also

• 1998 Memorial Cup
• 1998 NHL Entry Draft
• 1997 in sports
• 1998 in sports

References

• [whl.ca]
• 2005-06 WHL Guide

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