1997-1998 Hill-Murray Hockey
Twin Cities Suburban East Champion
- An overtime win over White Bear Lake in the final game of the regular season gave Hill-Murray another TCS East title, the school's seventh conference championship in a row. The Pioneers rallied down 4-2 in the third period, with four-year defenseman Zach Scribner scoring the tying goal and another four-year defenseman, David Graham, scoring the winner.
- Hill-Murray tied Elk River 5-5 after being down 5-1 in the third period at Elk River Arena, a place that was nearly impossible for visiting teams to win during the 1990s.
- Former assistant coach Bill Lechner returned to Hill-Murray, this time as head coach, after a stint at Stillwater.
- Nine losses were the most by a Hill-Murray team since 1968. However, the team had to replace its top three forward lines, an all-state defenseman, and starting goalie for half the season, and faced perhaps the toughest schedule in the state, going 3-6 against teams that reached the state tournament.
- Hill-Murray returned to the Edina Holiday Classic, now a four team round-robin tournament at Braemar Arena, which was moved after suffering declining crowds at the St. Paul Civic Center. There, the Pioneers lost to state powerhouse Jefferson, a game in which Hill-Murray had two would-be tying goals nullified in the final minute of the game.
- This was the only season that Forest Lake seriously challenged for the conference title. Hill-Murray ended their contention with a 6-5 overtime win at Forest Lake.
- Eight players on the roster went on to play Division 1 hockey.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Location | |
| 12/4 | Edina | 4-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/6 | Duluth East | 0-3 | L | Aldrich |
| 12/13 | Stillwater | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 12/18 | White Bear Lake | 2-1 | W (OT) | Aldrich |
| 12/20 | Roseville | 2-7 | L | Roseville Arena |
| 12/29 | Edina | 1-2 | L | Braemar Arena |
| 12/30 | Bloomington Jefferson | 3-4 | L | Braemar Arena |
| 12/31 | Moorhead | 5-0 | W | Braemar Arena |
| 1/3 | Maple Grove* | 6-3 | W | Maple Grove Arena |
| 1/8 | Coon Rapids* | 4-0 | W | Coliseum |
| 1/10 | Osseo* | 2-2 | T (OT) | Aldrich |
| 1/15 | Park Center* | 4-5 | L | Brooklyn Park Arena |
| 1/17 | Stillwater* | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/22 | Elk River* | 5-5 | T (OT) | Elk River Arena |
| 1/24 | Champlin Park* | 8-0 | W | Champlin Arena |
| 1/29 | Mounds View* | 9-1 | W | Aldrich |
| 1/31 | Roseville* | 3-4 | L | Coliseum |
| 2/3 | Bloomington Jefferson | 4-5 | L | BIG (Bloomington) |
| 2/5 | Forest Lake* | 6-5 | W (OT) | Forest Lake Arena |
| 2/7 | Blaine* | 5-2 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/12 | Anoka* | 0-3 | L | Anoka Arena |
| 2/14 | White Bear Lake* | 5-4 | W (OT) | Aldrich |
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| Section 3AA Playoffs | ||||
| 2/19 | Woodbury | 8-4 | W | Aldrich |
| 2/24 | Tartan | 6-4 | W | Coliseum |
| 2/27 | White Bear Lake | 1-4 | L | Coliseum |
Final Record 14-9-2
Varsity Roster
Assistant: Dave Schwartz
| No. | Name | Pos. | Grade | Height | Weight |
| Landon Franzmeier | G | 9 | |||
| 6 | Troy Maher | G | 12 | 5' 10" | 170 |
| 7 | Steve Czech | D | 10 | 5' 11" | 180 |
| 8 | Rob Stoy | F | 12 | 5' 11" | 170 |
| 9 | Kyle Holzinger | F | 9 | 5' 10" | 145 |
| 10 | Christian Toll | F | 10 | 5' 11" | 160 |
| 12 | Josh Singer | D | 11 | 6' 0" | 185 |
| 14 | Dave Klosner | D | 12 | 5' 9" | 155 |
| 15 | Mike Engstrom | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 195 |
| 16 | David Graham (C) | D | 12 | 6' 0" | 180 |
| 17 | Cole Bassett | F | 10 | 5' 11" | 165 |
| 18 | Adam Nelson | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 175 |
| 19 | Bobby Ahmann | F | 10 | 6' 0" | 180 |
| 20 | Brad Holzinger | D | 11 | 5' 11" | 190 |
| 21 | Jason Carey (C) | G | 12 | 5' 9" | 170 |
| 22 | Scott Savre | F | 11 | 6' 0" | 185 |
| 24 | Matt Koalska | F | 11 | 5' 10" | 170 |
| 25 | Derek Larson | F | 11 | 6' 2" | 210 |
| 26 | Zach Scribner (C) | D | 12 | 5' 11" | 180 |
| 27 | Joe Shillings | F | 12 | 5' 9" | 165 |
| 28 | Dan Miller | F | 11 | 6' 2" | 180 |
Pioneer Press All-state honorable mention: David Graham, Zach Scribner
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