1997–98 MetJHL season

The 1997–98 MetJHL season is the 7th and final season of the Metro Junior A Hockey League (MetJHL). The 16 teams of the Central, Eastern, and Western Divisions competed in a 50-game schedule. The top 12 teams made the playoffs. The winner of the MetJHL playoffs, the Wexford Raiders, failed to defeat the Milton Merchants of the OPJHL for the OHA's Buckland Cup. == Changes == MetJHL rejoins the Ontario Hockey Association. Pittsburgh Jr. Penguins join MetJHL. Muskoka Bears become Huntsville Wildcats. Thornhill Islanders become Thornhill Rattlers. Aurora Tigers leave MetJHL for OPJHL. At the end of the season, league closes doors and teams merge with OPJHL. == Final standings == Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OTL = Overtime losses; SL = Shootout losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; PTS = Points; x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched division title; z = clinched conference title == 1997-98 MetJHL Playoffs == Preliminary Oshawa Legionaires defeated Shelburne Wolves 3-games-to-none Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Pickering Panthers 3-games-to-2 Thornhill Rattlers defeated Huntsville Wildcats 3-games-to-1 Durham Huskies defeated Markham Waxers 3-games-to-1 Quarter-final Caledon Canadians defeated Durham Huskies 3-games-to-none Wexford Raiders defeated Quinte Hawks 3-games-to-none Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 3-games-to-2 Syracuse Jr. Crunch defeated Thornhill Rattlers 3-games-to-1 Semi-final Caledon Canadians defeated Syracuse Jr. Crunch 4-games-to-3 Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2 Final Wexford Raiders defeated Caledon Canadians 4-games-to-3 == OHA Buckland Cup Championship == Best-of-7 series Milton Merchants (OPJHL) defeated Wexford Raiders 4-games-to-1 Milton Merchants 11 - Wexford Raiders 2 Milton Merchants 3 - Wexford Raiders 2 2OT Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1 Wexford Raiders 4 - Milton Merchants 3 OT Milton Merchants 6 - Wexford Raiders 1 == See also == 1998 Royal Bank Cup Dudley Hewitt Cup List of Ontario Hockey Association Junior A seasons Ontario Junior A Hockey League Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League 1997 in ice hockey 1998 in ice hockey == References == == External links == Official website of the Ontario Junior Hockey League Official website of the Canadian Junior Hockey League