ECHL 1997/98
Die Saison 1997/98 war die zehnte reguläre Saison der East Coast Hockey League (ECHL). Die 25 Teams absolvierten in der regulären Saison je 70 Begegnungen. Das punktbeste Team der regulären Saison waren die Louisiana IceGators, während die Hampton Roads Admirals in den Play-offs ihren dritten Meistertitel gewannen.
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East Coast Hockey League | ||
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| ◄ vorherige | Saison 1997/98 | nächste ► | |
| Meister: | Hampton Roads Admirals | ||
| ↑↑ NHL | ↑ AHL | ↑ IHL | • ECHL | WCHL • | CHL • | WPHL • | UHL • | LHSPQ ↓ | |||
Teamänderungen
BearbeitenFolgende Änderungen wurden vor Beginn der Saison vorgenommen:
- Die Knoxville Cherokees wurden nach Florence, South Carolina, umgesiedelt und spielten fortan unter dem Namen Pee Dee Pride.
- Die Chesapeake Icebreakers wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
- Die New Orleans Brass wurden als Expansionsteam in die Liga aufgenommen.
Reguläre Saison
BearbeitenAbschlusstabellen
BearbeitenAbkürzungen: GP = Spiele, W = Siege, L = Niederlagen, T = Unentschieden, OTL = Niederlage nach Overtime, GF = Erzielte Tore, GA = Gegentore, Pts = Punkte
Northern Conference
Bearbeiten| Northeast Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roanoke Express | 70 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 235 | 208 | 91 |
| Wheeling Nailers | 70 | 37 | 24 | 9 | 255 | 255 | 83 |
| Chesapeake Icebreakers | 70 | 34 | 28 | 8 | 252 | 239 | 76 |
| Hampton Roads Admirals | 70 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 222 | 225 | 74 |
| Richmond Renegades | 70 | 30 | 33 | 7 | 218 | 277 | 67 |
| Johnstown Chiefs | 70 | 23 | 41 | 6 | 219 | 297 | 52 |
| Northwest Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria Rivermen | 70 | 44 | 19 | 7 | 296 | 213 | 95 |
| Toledo Storm | 70 | 41 | 21 | 8 | 251 | 210 | 90 |
| Dayton Bombers | 70 | 36 | 26 | 8 | 255 | 256 | 80 |
| Huntington Blizzard | 70 | 34 | 29 | 7 | 230 | 259 | 75 |
| Columbus Chill | 70 | 33 | 30 | 7 | 221 | 220 | 73 |
| Louisville Riverfrogs | 70 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 228 | 257 | 71 |
Southern Conference
Bearbeiten| Southeast Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina Stingrays | 70 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 246 | 218 | 88 |
| Charlotte Checkers | 70 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 251 | 237 | 81 |
| Pee Dee Pride | 70 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 214 | 215 | 76 |
| Jacksonville Lizard Kings | 70 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 243 | 239 | 76 |
| Raleigh Icecaps | 70 | 32 | 33 | 5 | 236 | 254 | 69 |
| Tallahassee Tiger Sharks | 70 | 24 | 44 | 2 | 210 | 320 | 50 |
| Southwest Division | GP | W | L | SOL | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana IceGators | 70 | 43 | 17 | 10 | 298 | 232 | 96 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 70 | 39 | 23 | 8 | 293 | 257 | 86 |
| Pensacola Ice Pilots | 70 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 276 | 262 | 82 |
| New Orleans Brass | 70 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 278 | 263 | 82 |
| Mobile Mysticks | 70 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 236 | 233 | 78 |
| Mississippi Sea Wolves | 70 | 34 | 27 | 9 | 225 | 224 | 77 |
| Baton Rouge Kingfish | 70 | 33 | 27 | 10 | 220 | 238 | 76 |
Kelly-Cup-Playoffs
Bearbeiten| Erste Runde | Zweite Runde | Dritte Runde | Kelly-Cup-Finale | |||||||||||||||
| N1 | Peoria Rivermen | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Toledo Storm | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Wheeling Nailers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Wheeling Nailers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N5 | Dayton Bombers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N4 | Wheeling Nailers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| N3 | Toledo Storm | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N6 | Chesapeake Icebreakers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Roanoke Express | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N2 | Roanoke Express | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| N7 | Huntington Blizzard | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| N8 | Hampton Roads Admirals | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Louisiana IceGators | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S8 | Mobile Mysticks | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Louisiana IceGators | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S7 | Pee Dee Pride | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S5 | New Orleans Brass | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Louisiana IceGators | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| S3 | Birmingham Bulls | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Charlotte Checkers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S4 | Pensacola Ice Pilots | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| S6 | Charlotte Checkers | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | South Carolina Stingrays | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| S7 | Pee Dee Pride | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Kelly-Cup-Sieger
Bearbeiten| Kelly-Cup-Sieger Hampton Roads Admirals |
Chad Ackerman, Olexander Alexejew, Rob Bonneau, Dan Carney, Dan Ceman, Alexander Charlamow, Sébastien Charpentier, Marty Clapton, Jeff Corbett, Victor Gervais, Juri Jeresko, Wadim Jepantschinzew, Dominic Maltais, Drew Palmer, Chris Phelps, Joel Poirier, Jason Saal, Boris Selenko, Kayle Short, Rod Taylor Trainer: John Brophy |