The 1997-98 WPHL season was the 2nd season of the Western Professional Hockey League. The league brought back all six teams from the inaugural season and added francises in Fort Worth, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana, Monroe, Louisiana, Odessa, Texas, San Angelo, Texas and Shreveport, Louisiana.
The 12 teams each played 69 games including each team playing a home game against Russian Super League side Chelyabinsk Traktor, who were touring the southern United States. The Fort Worth Brahamas finished first overall in the regular season. The El Paso Buzzards repeated as President's Cup champions.
League Realignment[]
With the league expanded to 12 teams, the league was realigned to include two separate divisions, Eastern and Western.
Eastern Division[]
- Austin Ice Bats
- Central Texas Stampede
- Fort Worth Brahmas
- Lake Charles Ice Pirates
- Monroe Moccasins
- Shreveport Mudbugs
- Waco Wizards
Western Division[]
Regular Season[]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Green shade = Clinched playoff spot, Blue shade = Clinched division
| Eastern Division | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth Brahmas | 69 | 41 | 17 | 11 | 93 | 296 | 219 |
| Shreveport Mudbugs | 69 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 91 | 308 | 228 |
| Central Texas Stampede | 69 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 86 | 258 | 251 |
| Austin Ice Bats | 69 | 35 | 23 | 11 | 81 | 247 | 255 |
| Lake Charles Ice Pirates | 69 | 35 | 28 | 6 | 76 | 273 | 280 |
| Monroe Moccasins | 69 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 72 | 225 | 223 |
| Waco Wizards | 69 | 18 | 48 | 3 | 39 | 203 | 319 |
| Western Division | GP | W | L | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Buzzards | 69 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 92 | 338 | 252 |
| New Mexico Scorpions | 69 | 42 | 20 | 7 | 91 | 324 | 236 |
| San Angelo Outlaws | 69 | 29 | 34 | 6 | 64 | 280 | 326 |
| Amarillo Rattlers | 69 | 25 | 32 | 12 | 62 | 228 | 300 |
| Odessa Jackalopes | 69 | 26 | 37 | 6 | 58 | 262 | 360 |
President's Cup playoffs[]
| Divisional Semifinals March 18-29 | Division Finals April 2-15 | President's Cup Finals April 17-22 | ||||||||||||
| E.1 | Fort Worth | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E.4 | Austin | 2 | ||||||||||||
| E.1 | Fort Worth | 4 | ||||||||||||
| E.2 | Shreveport | 0 | ||||||||||||
| E.2 | Shreveport | 3 | ||||||||||||
| E.3 | Central Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| E.1 | Fort Worth | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W.1 | El Paso | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W.2 | New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W.3 | San Angelo | 0 | ||||||||||||
| W.2 | New Mexico | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W.1 | El Paso | 4 | ||||||||||||
| W.1 | El Paso | 3 | ||||||||||||
| W.4 | Lake Charles | 1 | ||||||||||||
| WPHL seasons |
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| 1996-97 · 1997-98 · 1998-99 · 1999-00 · 2000-01 |