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1997–98 WCHL season

The 1997-98 West Coast Hockey League season was the third season of the West Coast Hockey League, a North American minor professional league. Nine teams participated in the regular season, and the San Diego Gulls were the league champions. In addition to league play, WCHL teams played regular season games against the Russian Superleague team CKA-Amur (now Amur Khabarovsk).

Four new teams joined the WCHL as of the 1997–98 season, nearly doubling the league's size: the Tacoma Sabercats, Idaho Steelheads, Phoenix Mustangs and Tucson Gila Monsters. From this expansion, as of 2014 only the Idaho Steelheads remain operational as an ECHL team.

Teams

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1997-98 West Coast Hockey League
Division Team City Arena
North Anchorage Aces Anchorage, Alaska Sullivan Arena
Idaho Steelheads Boise, Idaho Bank of America Centre
Reno Rage Reno, Nevada Reno-Sparks Convention Center
Tacoma Sabercats Tacoma, Washington Tacoma Dome
South Bakersfield Fog Bakersfield, California Bakersfield Convention Center
Fresno Fighting Falcons Fresno, California Selland Arena
Phoenix Mustangs Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
San Diego Gulls San Diego, California San Diego Sports Arena
Tucson Gila Monsters Tucson, Arizona Tucson Convention Center

Map of teams

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  North Division   South Division

Regular season

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North Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Tacoma Sabercats 64 42 19 3 300 214 87
Anchorage Aces 64 36 20 8 308 261 80
Idaho Steelheads 64 27 30 7 253 275 61
Reno Rage 64 23 39 2 219 297 48
South Division GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
San Diego Gulls 64 53 10 1 347 198 107
Phoenix Mustangs 64 36 25 3 267 235 75
Fresno Fighting Falcons 64 33 29 2 273 262 68
Bakersfield Fog 64 22 37 5 226 330 49
Tucson Gila Monsters 64 16 43 5 213 334 37

Taylor Cup-Playoffs

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Taylor Cup-Quarterfinals Taylor Cup-Semifinals Taylor Cup-Final
         
S1 San Diego Gulls 3
S4 Bakersfield Fog 1
S1 San Diego Gulls 4
S2 Phoenix Mustangs 0
S2 Phoenix Mustangs 3
S3 Fresno Fighting Falcons 2
S1 San Diego Gulls 4
N1 Tacoma Sabercats 1
N1 Tacoma Sabercats 3
N4 Reno Rage 0
N1 Tacoma Sabercats 4
N2 Anchorage Aces 0
N2 Anchorage Aces 3
N3 Idaho Steelheads 1
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