 St. Catharines built on their 1996 season, and added reinforcements to the roster with the signings of Salvatore Borgh, and Gary Hughes.The Wolves continued their dynasty with another double victory for the club, going undefeated the entire league season and posting the best offensive record.In the first round of the postseason the Wolves faced Kosova Albanians, and advanced to the championship finals by winning the series 5–4 on goals on aggregate.