The 1997–98 WHL season was the 32nd season of the

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(WHL). The season featured eighteen teams and a 72-game season. The Portland Winter Hawks won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as regular season champions and the President's Cup as playoff champions before going on to win the 1998 Memorial Cup, which was hosted by the

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Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''

Goaltending leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties ; GA = Goals against; SO = Total shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average''

1998 WHL Playoffs

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

Conference quarterfinals

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Conference semifinals

Conference finals

WHL Championship

All-Star Game

On January 21, the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference 7–6 at

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before a crowd of 6,050. The match was refereed by future National Hockey League official Mike Hasenfratz.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

References

whl.ca
*2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1997-98 WHL season Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL