| 1997–98 CHL season | |
| League: | Central Hockey League |
| Sport: | Ice hockey |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Adams’ Cup |
| Season Champs: | Columbus Cottonmouths |
| Mvp: | Joe Burton (Oklahoma City) |
| Top Scorer: | Luc Beausoleil (Tulsa) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | Ray Miron President's Cup |
| Finals Champ: | Columbus Cottonmouths |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Wichita Thunder |
| Seasonslistnames: | CHL |
| Prevseason Year: | 1996–97 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1998–99 |
The 1997–98 CHL season was the sixth season of the Central Hockey League (CHL).
| Eastern Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 51 | 13 | 6 | 341 | 219 | 108 | ||
| 70 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 274 | 246 | 92 | ||
| 70 | 40 | 22 | 8 | 333 | 281 | 88 | ||
| 70 | 38 | 25 | 7 | 249 | 234 | 83 | ||
| 70 | 25 | 42 | 3 | 247 | 348 | 53 |
| Western Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 48 | 19 | 3 | 319 | 237 | 99 | ||
| 70 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 302 | 303 | 74 | ||
| 70 | 34 | 31 | 5 | 308 | 274 | 73 | ||
| 70 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 239 | 287 | 55 | ||
| 70 | 13 | 53 | 4 | 214 | 397 | 30 |
y - clinched league title; x - clinched playoff spot; e - eliminated from playoff contention
| William “Bill” Levins Memorial Cup | Columbus Cottonmouths | |
| Adams Cup: | Columbus Cottonmouths | |
| Coach of the Year: | David Lohrei (Nashville) | |
| Most Valuable Player: | Joe Burton (Oklahoma City) | |
| Playoff Most Valuable Player: | Mike Martens (Columbus) | |
| Most Outstanding Goaltender: | Brian Elder (Oklahoma City) | |
| Most Outstanding Defenseman | Hardy Sauter (Oklahoma City) | |
| Rookie of the Year | David Beauregard (Wichita) | |
| Scoring Champion | Luc Beausoleil (Tulsa) | |
| Community Service Award | Rod Branch (Tulsa) |