1997–98 NAHL season

1997–98 NAHL season #FFFFFF; border-top:#2c50a3 3px solid; border-bottom:#ee293d 3px solid #000000 150px North American Hockey League Ice hockey Regular seasonSeptember 1997 – March 1998PostseasonApril 9 – April 24, 1998 56 9 Regular season Detroit Compuware Ambassadors David Del Monte(Chicago Freeze) Robertson Cup Playoffs Detroit Compuware Ambassadors USNTDP List of NAHL seasons NAHL 1996–97 NAHL season 1996–97 1998–99 NAHL season 1998–99 The 1997–98 NAHL season was the 14th season of the North American Hockey League. The season ran from September 1997 to April 1998 with a 56-game schedule for each team. The Detroit Compuware Ambassadors won the regular season championship and went on to defeat the USNTDP 2 games to 0 for the Robertson Cup. Member changes The Detroit Freeze relocated and became the Chicago Freeze. The league admitted the USA Hockey National Team Development Program (USNTDP) under-18 team to the league. Regular season The standings at the end of the regular season were as follows:https://nahl.com/standings/?league_id=4&season_id=142&stat_class=7&type=division&mode=overall NAHL Standings North American Hockey League May 26, 2025 Note: x = clinched playoff berth; y = clinched regular season title Standings Team GP Games played W Wins L Losses OTL Overtime losses Pts Points GF Goals For GA Goals Against xy – Springfield Jr. Blues 564212286274175 x – Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 563916179219151 x – Soo Indians 563520171203138 x – Danville Wings 563120567233218 x – Chicago Freeze 562824460202208 x – USNTDP 562529252184198 x – St. Louis Sting 562332147188237 x – Gaylord Grizzlies 561436634159228 Cleveland Jr. Barons 561538333160269 Statistics Scoring leaders The following players led the league in regular season points at the completion of all regular season games. https://nahl.com/skater-stats/?league_id=4&team_id=all-teams&sort=points&direction=desc&season_id=142&stat_class=4 NAHL Stats North American Hockey League May 26, 2025 Player Team GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points PIM Penalties in minutes David Del Monte Chicago Freeze 56 36 49 85 115 Ryan Zoller Springfield Jr. Blues 56 36 41 77 252 David Francis Springfield Jr. Blues 55 30 42 72 49 Aaron Davis Chicago Freeze 49 26 43 69 95 Raffie Kalajian Springfield Jr. Blues 56 37 28 65 97 John Shouneyia Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 55 16 49 65 61 Yevgeni Dubravin Springfield Jr. Blues 50 22 42 64 29 Charlie Daniels Danville Wings 55 35 27 62 65 Nick Field Cleveland Jr. Barons 56 34 28 62 38 T. J. Latorre Springfield Jr. Blues 53 25 34 59 73 Robertson Cup playoffs 3/3/3 220 0 high Quarterfinal(Best-of-3) Semifinal(Best-of-3) Championship(Best-of-3) 1 Springfield Jr. Blues 7 6 - 8 Gaylord Grizzlies 1 1 - 2 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 2 4 2 7 St. Louis Sting 4 1 1 3 Soo Indians 3 0 - 6 USNTDP 4** 3 - 4 Danville Wings 3 3 5 5 Chicago Freeze 1 4** 4 1 Springfield Jr. Blues 6 3 0 6 USNTDP 2 6 3 2 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 4 5 - 4 Danville Wings 3 2 - 6 USNTDP 2 2 - 2 Detroit Compuware Ambassadors 5 4 - Note: * denotes overtime period(s) References 50em NAHL reference External links Official website of the North American Hockey League Category:North American Hockey League seasons NAHL