# IHL 1997/98

Die Saison 1997/98 war die 53. reguläre Saison der International Hockey League. Während der regulären Saison bestritten die 18 Teams jeweils 82 Spiele. In den Play-offs setzten sich die Chicago Wolves durch und gewannen den ersten Turner Cup in ihrer Vereinsgeschichte.

## Teamänderungen

Folgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:
* Die Phoenix Roadrunners stellten den Spielbetrieb ein.

## Reguläre Saison
### Abschlusstabelle

Abkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte

#### Eastern Conference

| Central Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Fort Wayne Komets | 82 | 47 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 270 | 243 | 100 |
| Cincinnati Cyclones | 82 | 40 | 30 | 0 | 12 | 275 | 254 | 92 |
| Indianapolis Ice | 82 | 40 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 245 | 261 | 86 |
| Cleveland Lumberjacks | 82 | 35 | 37 | 0 | 10 | 228 | 262 | 80 |
| Michigan K-Wings | 82 | 36 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 223 | 261 | 79 |
| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Detroit Vipers | 82 | 47 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 267 | 232 | 109 |
| Orlando Solar Bears | 82 | 42 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 258 | 251 | 94 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 82 | 38 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 225 | 242 | 89 |
| Rafales de Québec | 82 | 27 | 48 | 0 | 7 | 211 | 292 | 61 |

#### Western Conference

| Midwest Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Chicago Wolves | 82 | 55 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 301 | 258 | 113 |
| Kansas City Blades | 82 | 41 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 269 | 258 | 94 |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 82 | 43 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 267 | 262 | 91 |
| Manitoba Moose | 82 | 39 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 269 | 254 | 85 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Long Beach Ice Dogs | 82 | 53 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 282 | 210 | 115 |
| Houston Aeros | 82 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 268 | 214 | 110 |
| Utah Grizzlies | 82 | 47 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 276 | 234 | 102 |
| Las Vegas Thunder | 82 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 10 | 260 | 305 | 76 |
| San Antonio Dragons | 82 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 8 | 233 | 334 | 58 |

## Turner-Cup-Playoffs

| Turner-Cup-Achtelfinale | Turner-Cup-Achtelfinale | Turner-Cup-Achtelfinale | | | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Viertelfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | Turner-Cup-Halbfinale | | | Turner-Cup-Finale | Turner-Cup-Finale | Turner-Cup-Finale |
| NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Michigan K-Wings | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C5 | Michigan K-Wings | 1 | | | NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| C2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 3 | | | C2 | Cincinnati Cyclones | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| NE3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE3 | Grand Rapids Griffins | 0 | | | | | | NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 4 | | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 2 | | | | | |
| NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 3 | | | | | | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 2 | | | | | |
| C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C3 | Indianapolis Ice | 2 | | | NE2 | Orlando Solar Bears | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Fort Wayne Komets | 1 | | | C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C4 | Cleveland Lumberjacks | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | NE1 | Detroit Vipers | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4 |
| SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4 |
| SW4 | Las Vegas Thunder | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW4 | Las Vegas Thunder | 1 | | | SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MW2 | Kansas City Blades | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| MW2 | Kansas City Blades | 3 | | | MW2 | Kansas City Blades | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| SW3 | Utah Grizzlies | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| SW3 | Utah Grizzlies | 1 | | | | | | SW1 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | 2 | | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4 | | | | | |
| MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 3 | | | | | | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4 | | | | | |
| MW4 | Manitoba Moose | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW4 | Manitoba Moose | 0 | | | MW1 | Chicago Wolves | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | MW3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| SW2 | Houston Aeros | 1 | | | MW3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Milwaukee Admirals | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Turner-Cup-Sieger

| Turner-Cup-Sieger Chicago Wolves | Torhüter: Stéphane Beauregard, Wendell Young Verteidiger: Craig Binns, Dave Craievich, Kevin Dahl, Oleksandr Hodynjuk, Paul Koch, Matt Martin, Jeremy Mylymok, Bob Nardella, Tom Tilley, Dennis Vial Angreifer: Jamie Baker, Doug Barrault, Tim Bergland, Tim Breslin, Rawil Gusmanow, Steve Larouche, Steve Maltais, Chris Marinucci, Steve Martins, Scott Pearson, Marc Potvin, Marc Rodgers, Alexander Semak Cheftrainer: John Anderson General Manager: Kevin Cheveldayoff |

## Vergebene Trophäen
### Mannschaftstrophäen

| Auszeichnung | Team |
| Turner Cup Gewinner der IHL-Playoffs | Chicago Wolves |
| Fred A. Huber Trophy Bestes Team der regulären Saison | Long Beach Ice Dogs |

### Individuelle Trophäen

| Auszeichnung | Spieler | Team |
| James Gatschene Memorial Trophy MVP der regulären Saison | Patrice Lefebvre | Las Vegas Thunder |
| Leo P. Lamoureux Memorial Trophy Bester Scorer | Patrice Lefebvre | Las Vegas Thunder |
| Governor’s Trophy Bester Verteidiger | Dan Lambert | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy Torhüter mit den wenigsten Gegentoren | Mike Buzak | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy Torhüter mit den wenigsten Gegentoren | Kay Whitmore | Long Beach Ice Dogs |
| Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy Bester Rookie | Todd White | Indianapolis Ice |
| Ken McKenzie Trophy Bester US-amerikanischer Rookie | Eric Nickulas | Orlando Solar Bears |
| Commissioner’s Trophy Bester Trainer | John Torchetti | Fort Wayne Komets |
| Ironman Award Spieler mit allen Saisoneinsätzen und beständig hohen Leistungen | Mike Tomlak | Milwaukee Admirals |
| IHL Man of the Year Spieler/Person mit besonderen Engagement in der Gesellschaft | Rod Miller | Utah Grizzlies |
| Comeback Player of the Year Spieler mit leistungsstarkem Comeback nach langer Verletzung | Mike Tomlak | Milwaukee Admirals |
| Norman R. „Bud“ Poile Trophy MVP der Turner-Cup-Playoffs | Alexander Semak | Chicago Wolves |