1997–98 IHL season

The 1997–98 IHL season was the 53rd season of the International Hockey League, a North American minor professional league.

18 teams participated in the regular season, and the Chicago Wolves won the Turner Cup.

Gordie Howe came out of retirement to play one shift for the Detroit Vipers in the middle of this season.

The banner honoring the Chicago Wolves 1998 Turner Cup Championship hanging in the Allstate Arena