| 1997-98 Huntsville Channel Cats | |
|---|---|
| Division | 3rd East |
| League | 4th CHL |
| 1997-98 record | 40-22-8 |
| Home record | 23-9-3 |
| Road record | 17-13-5 |
| Goals for | 333 |
| Goals against | 281 |
| Coach | Larry Floyd |
| Arena | Von Braun Center, Huntsville Alabama |
| Average attendance | 3,123 |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Chris George (52) [5th place League] |
| Assists | Jonathan Dubois (87) [2nd (tied) place League] |
| Points | Jonathan Dubois (124) [3rd (tied) place League] |
| Penalties in minutes | Mike Degurse Phil Daigle (335) [4th (tied) place League] |
| Wins | Steve Pottie (30) [1st place League] |
| Goals against average | Mike Coons (.891) [11th place League] |
The 1997-98 Huntsville Channel Cats season was the 2nd season in the Central Hockey League (CHL) in Huntsville, Alabama, United States. The season began on Thursday, October 16, 1997, with a game in Huntsville against the Memphis Riverkings.
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
| Central Hockey League (CHL) East |
GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 70 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 108 | 341 | 108 |
| Nashville Ice Flyers | 70 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 246 | 92 |
| Huntsville Channel Cats | 70 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 333 | 281 | 88 |
| Macon Whoopee | 70 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 249 | 234 | 83 |
| Fayetteville Force | 70 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 247 | 348 | 53 |
| West | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Blazers | 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 319 | 237 | 99 |
| Wichita Thunder | 70 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 302 | 303 | 74 |
| Tulsa Oilers | 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 308 | 274 | 73 |
| Memphis Riverkings | 70 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 239 | 287 | 55 |
| Fort Worth Fire | 70 | 13 | 53 | 4 | 214 | 397 | 30 |
Game log[]
October[]
Record:3-2-1 ; Home:2-2-1 ; Road:1-0-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 1 | October 16 | Memphis | 6-7 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 2 | October 17 | Fayetteville | 6-5 | Huntsville | OTL | Coons |
| 3 | October 23 | Macon | 7-4 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 4 | October 24 | Huntsville | 6-3 | Macon | W | Coons |
| 5 | October 25 | Fayetteville | 2-5 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 6 | October 31 | Oklahoma City | 5-2 | Huntsville | L | Coons |
November[]
Record:3-5-2 ; Home:3-2-1 ; Road:0-3-1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 7 | November 1 | Tulsa | 4-7 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 8 | November 7 | Huntsville | 3-4 | Fayetteville | OTL | Coons |
| 9 | November 8 | Huntsville | 2-5 | Fayetteville | L | Pottie |
| 10 | November 14 | Huntsville | 4-7 | Columbus | L | Coons |
| 11 | November 15 | Columbus | 1-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 12 | November 21 | Macon | 4-3 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 13 | November 22 | Nashville | 5-3 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 14 | November 27 | Columbus | 5-4 | Huntsville | OTL | Pottie |
| 15 | November 29 | Huntsville | 2-9 | Memphis | L | Coons |
| 16 | November 30 | Fort Worth | 2-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
December[]
Record:10-2-1 ; Home:3-1-0 ; Road:7-1-1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 17 | December 3 | Huntsville | 3-5 | Wichita | L | Pottie |
| 18 | December 5 | Huntsville | 4-5 | Oklahoma City | OTL | Pottie |
| 19 | December 6 | Huntsville | 5-4 | Oklahoma City | W | Pottie |
| 20 | December 10 | Huntsville | 6-4 | Wichita | W | Pottie |
| 21 | December 12 | Huntsville | 6-5 | Tulsa | W | Pottie |
| 22 | December 13 | Huntsville | 4-3 | Tulsa | W | Coons |
| 23 | December 19 | Huntsville | 3-2 | Nashville | W | Pottie |
| 24 | December 20 | Columbus | 6-5 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 25 | December 23 | Huntsville | 8-5 | Columbus | W | Pottie |
| 26 | December 26 | Wichita | 3-9 | Huntsville | W | Coons |
| 27 | December 27 | Huntsville | 4-1 | Macon | W | Coons |
| 28 | December 28 | Nashville | 4-8 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 29 | December 31 | Nashville | 3-4 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
Janurary[]
Record:10-3-2 ; Home:5-1-1 ; Road:5-2-1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 30 | January 2 | Huntsville | 5-1 | Tulsa | W | Coons |
| 31 | January 3 | Huntsville | 3-5 | Oklahoma City | L | Pottie |
| 32 | January 4 | Huntsville | 6-5 | Wichita | W | Coons |
| 33 | January 9 | Huntsville | 9-6 | Fayetteville | W | Pottie |
| 34 | January 10 | Macon | 4-2 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 35 | January 11 | Macon | 2-3 | Huntsville | W | Coons |
| 36 | January 13 | Huntsville | 3-5 | Nashville | L | Coons |
| 37 | January 15 | Fayetteville | 1-9 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 38 | January 16 | Huntsville | 3-2 | Memphis | W | Pottie |
| 39 | January 18 | Macon | 0-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 40 | January 23 | Fort Worth | 3-10 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 41 | January 24 | Fort Worth | 3-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 42 | January 29 | Huntsville | 3-2 | Nashville | W | Pottie |
| 43 | January 30 | Huntsville | 5-6 | Columbus | OTL | Pottie |
| 44 | January 31 | Memphis | 3-2 | Huntsville | OTL | Pottie |
February[]
Record:9-3-0 ; Home:6-0-0 ; Road:3-3-0
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 45 | February 5 | Huntsville | 8-4 | Macon | W | Coons |
| 46 | February 6 | Fort Worth | 2-5 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 47 | February 7 | Tulsa | 1-5 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 48 | February 10 | Huntsville | 3-7 | Columbus | L | Pottie |
| 49 | February 13 | Huntsville | 5-4 | Oklahoma City | W | Pottie |
| 50 | February 14 | Huntsville | 4-5 | Fort Worth | L | Coons |
| 51 | February 15 | Huntsville | 7-8 | Fort Worth | L | Pottie |
| 52 | February 20 | Columbus | 2-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 53 | February 21 | Nashville | 2-10 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 54 | February 24 | Huntsville | 5-4 | Nashville | W | Pottie |
| 55 | February 26 | Fayetteville | 5-6 | Huntsville | W | Coons |
| 56 | February 28 | Memphis | 2-4 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
March[]
Record:5-7-2 ; Home:4-3-0 ; Road:1-4-2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L/OTL | Decision |
| 57 | March 1 | Oklahoma City | 7-1 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 58 | March 3 | Huntsville | 3-4 | Nashville | OTL | Pottie |
| 59 | March 5 | Huntsville | 2-5 | Columbus | L | Pottie |
| 60 | March 6 | Huntsville | 5-6 | Fayetteville | OTL | Pottie |
| 61 | March 7 | Huntsville | 5-3 | Fayetteville | W | Pottie |
| 62 | March 13 | Columbus | 6-4 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 63 | March 14 | Huntsville | 3-9 | Columbus | L | Pottie |
| 64 | March 15 | Fayetteville | 5-9 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 65 | March 17 | Huntsville | 0-2 | Macon | L | Coons |
| 66 | March 20 | Columbus | 5-3 | Huntsville | L | Pottie |
| 67 | March 21 | Wichita | 3-6 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 68 | March 27 | Oklahoma City | 1-4 | Huntsville | W | Pottie |
| 69 | March 28 | Oklahoma City | 0-4 | Huntsville | W | Hamelin |
| 70 | March 31 | Huntsville | 3-6 | Macon | L | Hamelin |
Playoffs[]
Quarter Finals[]
The Huntsville Channel Cats ended the 1997-98 season in 3rd place in the Eastern Division which placed them against the 2nd place Nashville Ice Flyers. Nashville defeated Huntsville 3 games to 0 in the first round.
(2) Nashville Ice Flyers vs. (1) Huntsville Channel Cats[]
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | W/L | Decision |
| 1 | April 3 | Nashville | 2-1 | Huntsville | L | |
| 2 | April 4 | Huntsville | 6-7 | Nashville | L | |
| 3 | April 7 | Huntsville | 4-7 | Nashville | L |
1998 CHL Playoffs
Roster[]
| # | Player Name | Transitions | Position | Games Played |
| Mike Bondy | Defence | 61 | ||
| Igor Bonderev | Defence | 68 | ||
| Steve Chelios | Defence | 3 | ||
| Mark Collicutt | Defence | 55 | ||
| Dave DeFrancesco | Defence | 43 | ||
| John Gibson | Defence | 67 | ||
| Mark Macera | To Nashville | Defence | 55 | |
| Donald MacPherson | Defence | 47 | ||
| Tom Moulton | Defence | 70 | ||
| Craig Arseneau | Forward | 22 | ||
| Phil Daigle | To Wichita | Forward | 61 | |
| Mike Degurse | Forward | 56 | ||
| Jonathan Dubois | Forward | 70 | ||
| Evgeni Feldman | To Wichita | Forward | 3 | |
| Tony Frenette | To Memphis | Forward | 29 | |
| Chris George | Forward | 70 | ||
| David Green | Forward | 9 | ||
| Ron Handy | Forward | 46 | ||
| Phil James | Forward | 6 | ||
| Eddy Marchant | To Wichita | Forward | 3 | |
| John McCabe | Forward | 5 | ||
| Chris MacDonald | Forward | 32 | ||
| Kevin Oakenfold | To Memphis | Forward | 5 | |
| Jeff Schachterle | Forward | 6 | ||
| Matt Stone | Forward | 53 | ||
| Tim Westgate | Forward | 3 | ||
| Ryan Wood | Forward | 64 | ||
| Mike Coons | Goalie | 19 | ||
| Hugo Hamelin | To Wichita | Goalie | 2 | |
| Steve Pottie | Goalie | 54 |